Chicken and Vegetable Fajitas

Chicken fajitas are one of my all time favorite weeknight dinners. It takes no time at all and can be healthy and filling. Flavors come together magically to taste just like your favorite Mexican restaurant fajitas, but from the comfort of home!

When you put the chicken in the cast iron with the vegetables they will release a lot of their juices. The best way to get that classic fajita flavor is to continue to cook it down until those juices evaporate.

Serves 2

Ingredients:
-2 chicken breasts, cubed⁣
-1 bell pepper, sliced⁣
-1 zucchini, chopped⁣
-1/2 onion if not low-fodmap⁣
-avocado or guac⁣amole
-salsa or tomatoes⁣
-cheese if desired (I always fry up some queso fresco slices!)⁣
-cilantro & lime wedges⁣
-corn tortillas, optional
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For the marinade:⁣
-1/4 cup tamari or soy sauce or coconut aminos⁣
-1 tbsp chili powder⁣
-1 tbsp cumin powder⁣
-dash of cayenne if you want it spicy!

Instructions:
Marinate the chicken while you slice your veggies. Add the veggies to a hot cast iron with a little avocado oil. Once they cook down (about 5-6 minutes or so), add in the chicken with the marinade. Cook everything together until the chicken is cooked through and the liquid has cooked out. Serve with whatever you like to have with fajitas!

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Chicken and Vegetable Fajitas

Flavorful weeknight Mexican-American restaurant inspired fajitas from home.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American, Mexican, Tex-Mex

Ingredients

• 1 lb chicken breasts sliced or cubed
• 1 bell pepper sliced
• 1 medium zucchini sliced
• 1/2 onion, sliced optional; leave out if low-FODMAP
• avocado or guacamole
• salsa and/or tomatoes
• cheese optional
• cilantro optional
• lime wedges

Chicken Marinade Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup tamari or soy sauce or coconut aminos
• 1 tbsp chili powder
• 1 tbsp cumin powder
• dash of cayenne

Instructions

• Marinate the chicken while you slice your veggies.
• Add the veggies to a hot cast iron with a little avocado or olive oil.
• Once they cook down (about 5-6 minutes or so), add in the chicken with the marinade.
• Cook everything together until the chicken is cooked through and the liquid has cooked out.
• Serve with whatever you like to have with fajitas!