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How to Prepare a Chicken Fajita Pie
Total time105 min
Prep90 min
Cook15 min
Yield6 servings
DifficultyHard
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ChefLoubna Fawaz

How to Prepare a Chicken Fajita Pie

This tested, home-friendly recipe turns the usual chicken fajita sandwich into a complete, tasty pie—looks great and tastes even better.

Ingredients

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  • 1 kg chicken breasts, boneless
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon chicken fajita seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon dried coriander
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon paprika or ground red pepper
  • hot sauce or chili to taste
  • colored bell peppers
  • fresh mushrooms or canned mushroom
  • corn kernels
  • Dough for the Tart Pan
  • 4 cups flour
  • 2 tablespoons powdered milk
  • 1/2 cup corn flour
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 cup yogurt
  • Water as needed
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 tablespoon yeast
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • Preparation of the dough
  • Avocado Sauce
  • In a blender, combine two ripe avocados with two tablespoons powdered milk, a pinch of white pepper, a pinch of fajita spice, a spoon of lemon juice, a spoon of olive oil, and a spoon of white vinegar. Blend until creamy.

Method

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  1. Wash the chicken well with vinegar and salt and slice it.
  2. Add to the chicken the crushed garlic, crushed onion, mustard, spices, dried coriander, cumin, paprika and chili.
  3. Let the chicken marinate in the mixture for at least 5 hours.
    Timers: 300 min
  4. After the required time, heat a wide skillet with a little sesame oil or olive oil, fry the green, yellow and red peppers, and also fry slices of onion, garlic, mushrooms and corn..
  5. Set the fried vegetables aside and in the same skillet fry the chicken well until cooked, then return the fried vegetables to the skillet with the chicken and add a tablespoon of tomato sauce, soy sauce and grated cheese.
  6. Dough ingredients for the pie crust:
  7. 4 cups flour
  8. 2 tablespoons powdered milk
  9. 1/2 cup corn flour
  10. 2 tablespoons sugar
  11. 1/4 cup olive oil
  12. 1/2 cup yogurt
  13. water as needed for the dough
  14. pinch of salt
  15. 1 tablespoon yeast
  16. 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  17. Method for making the dough:

Recipe tags

MainsInternationalDairy freeGluten freeNut freeEgg freeHardLong cook

Notes and serving ideas

  • Chicken Sub

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