Recipe of the Week-Fajitas

Fajitas

Celebrate Cinco De Mayo by serving these festive fajitas for dinner. They are just as good with the beef or chicken filling. 

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Serves 6   Time 

Ingredients:
1 pound steak or boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts 
1 onion 
2 large bell peppers, seeded
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded (If you want more spice leave the seeds in)
1/4 cup olives, sliced (optional)
12 corn tortillas
2 tablespoons peanut, grape seed or olive oil (divided)
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 garlic clove, finely minced
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper flakes

Directions:

1. Slice steak or chicken into strips.
   
2. In a bowl, mix together 1 tablespoon oil, lime juice, garlic, chili powder, cumin and hot pepper flakes.
   
3. Add meat to marinade, refrigerate 1 hour or more. 
4. Slice onion and bell peppers in half lengthwise, then slice each half into strips.
5. Slice jalapeno pepper.
6. Heat remaining tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
7. Remove steak or chicken strips from marinade and cook about 4-5 minutes. Set aside.
8. Saute onion, bell peppers and jalapeno pepper for about 3-4 minutes.
9. Return meat to pan, add olives and heat through.
10. Heat corn tortillas a couple at a time in an iron skillet or click here to use one of my other methods.
11. Spoon mixture into heated tortillas.

2 Chicken Fajitas:
Calories 304, Fat 9.5g, Cholesterol 64mg, Sodium 135mg
Carbohydrates 27.5mg Fiber 4.8g, Sugars 3.7g, Protein 27.1g

2 Steak Fajitas:
Calories 329, Fat 10.5g, Cholesterol 68mg, Sodium 113mg
Carbohydrates 27.5, Fiber 4.8g, Sugars 3.7g, Protein 31.0g