Healthy Chicken Fajitas

Close-up shoot of a tortilla wrap with chicken fajitas

5 from 1 vote

Healthy Chicken Fajitas, a lovely light and super quick midweek dinner that is ready in under 15 minutes. Grilled chicken pieces, lightly fried onions and peppers in a delicious tortilla wrap, and served with sour cream - what a treat, full of Mexican flavours!

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican

Servings: people

Calories: 278kcal

Author: Daniela Apostol

Ingredients

250 g chicken breasts
1 large onion
½ red pepper
½ green pepper
½ yellow pepper
2 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
1 tablespoon smoked bbq sauce
salt and pepper to taste
4 tablespoon sour cream / mayonnaise to serve
parsley to decorate
2 tablespoon tomato paste
4 tortilla wraps

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

To cook the chicken, heat up a grill pan, cut the chicken breasts into cubes and place them in a bag.
Add one tablespoon of oil, paprika, bbq sauce, pepper and salt, seal the bag and shake well.
Grill on both sides until cooked through, approximately 3 minutes on each side.
Remove from the heat and set aside.
Cut the onion and peppers into strips, add the remaining oil to a pan, and fry the onion with a pinch of salt until tender.
Add the peppers and stir, leaving them to cook for about 5 minutes until slightly tender.
Season well with salt and pepper, add the tomato paste and chicken, then stir. Garnish with parsley and remove from the heat.
Warm up the tortilla wrap, spread the sour cream or mayonnaise over, then add chicken mixture to it.
Wrap well, and serve immediately.

Notes

To see the measurements in cups and ounces, please click on the US CUSTOMARY link.
The amount of ingredients listed can be adjusted depending on the number of servings you need, just click on the number next to SERVINGS.
If you are keen on cutting down the amount of carbs, you can enjoy this fajitas without the tortilla wraps. You got chicken and veggies, and that is a filling enough meal that is nutritious and delicious.
Or use wholemeal wraps instead of the plain flour ones, and that should up the fibre intake and make it a healthier, better option.
Swap chicken for beef or pork if you like, it will still be a winner, it might just add extra time to your cooking, as chicken usually cooks a lot faster.

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