Mexican food is one of my all time favourites and it can be very healthy too! These fajitas are so tasty – you’d never know they were packed full of fresh vegetables!
Ingredients
Spicy Chicken:
- 500g Chicken Breast
- 3 Garlic Cloves, crushed
- 1 Tsp Ancho Chilli Powder (available in local supermarkets)
- ½ Tsp Cumin
- ½ Tsp Dried Oregano
- 3 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
Vegetables:
- 3 Mixed Peppers
- 2 Large Onions
- Vegetable Oil
- 200g Button mushrooms
- Knob of Butter
Guacamole:
- ½ Red Onion
- 2 Ripe Avocados
- 6 Cherry Tomatoes
- Handful Fresh Coriander
- Juice of 2 Limes
- Olive Oil
- Salt and Pepper
Fresh Salsa:
- Handful Cherry Tomatoes
- ½ Cucumber
- Small Bunch Spring Onions
- Squeeze of Lime Juice
- Small bunch coriander
Directions
- For the chicken: Cut the chicken breasts into small even sized pieces. Add all ingredients to a bowl and mix together well. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and place in the fridge until needed.
- Heat a little oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat and add the chicken. Stir constantly, making sure all sides of the chicken are browning evenly.
- Check that the chicken is cooked through by cutting one piece in half. Keep in mind that the marinade may have coloured the meat so it might not look white all the way through, but it should be in the middle
- For the vegetables: Finely slice all three peppers and the two onions. Heat a splash of oil in a large frying pan and fry the pepper and onion until slightly soft and charring around the edges.
- Clean and slice the mushrooms. In a saucepan, melt a knob of butter and cook the mushrooms until soft. Season with salt and pepper.
- For the Guacamole: Finely chop the red onion and coriander. Halve, deseed and finely chop the tomatoes. Half the avocados, remove the stone and scoop out the flesh. Add everyone to a bowl, only adding half of the lime juice.
- Stir all together until smooth. Season with salt, pepper and the remaining lime juice.
- For the fresh Salsa: Halve, deseed and finely chop the tomatoes, alongside the cucumber, spring onions and coriander.
- Season with lime juice, salt and pepper.
- To assemble your fajita: Chose your fillings, spoon onto a large flour tortilla and finish with sour cream and grated cheese. Wrap up and enjoy!
