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Chicken Fajitas with Guacamole

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Chicken Fajitas with Guacamole

An excellent, complete recipe for chicken fajitas with guacamole sauce. A Mexican classic you can easily make at home with this recipe.

Total time35 min
Prep15 min
Cook20 min
Yield2 servings
DifficultyEasy
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Recipe story

Fajita ingredients:

1/2 kg boneless chicken

1 small cup olive oil

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon lemon zest

1 teaspoon grated ginger

2 tablespoons vinegar

1 tablespoon red pepper paste

1 teaspoon chicken seasoning

1 teaspoon dried coriander

1 teaspoon cumin

2 tablespoons yogurt

1 teaspoon mustard

Salt

4 cloves garlic, mashed

Chicken fajita:

Slice the chicken after washing into shawarma-like strips and marinate in all the above ingredients for an hour, then brown in a skillet over low heat…

Separately sauté two onions, chopped, in a little oil; then add 3 colorful peppers cut into strips and sauté them with a cup of fresh sliced mushrooms (or canned mushrooms as available)…

Add a teaspoon of garlic powder with a pinch of black pepper, a teaspoon of paprika, and a pinch of tomato and corn.

After the vegetables are sautéed and wilted, add the fried chicken and stir well; simmer for another 5 minutes on the heat, then spoon the chicken and vegetables onto a serving dish... You can sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the chicken and vegetables and pop it in the oven for a few minutes until the cheese melts.

Guacamole ingredients:

2 avocados

1 onion

1 tomato

1 teaspoon ground cumin

Salt 2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tablespoon lemon juice

2 tablespoons green onions

How to make Guacamole:

Mash the avocados until creamy; add the chopped onion and tomato finely, then the cumin, coriander, salt, and lemon juice, followed by the garlic and green onion.

Mix well and serve the guacamole as a dip alongside the fajitas

Serve the fajitas with the special tortilla bread. For the tortilla recipe, click here: How to Make Tortilla Bread

A recipe and method for Chicken Fajitas with Guacamole from a friend and chef on Sho Tabbakheen Today:

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 kg boneless chicken
  • 1 small cup olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 teaspoon grated ginger
  • 2 tablespoons vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon red pepper paste
  • 1 teaspoon chicken seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon dried coriander
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 2 tablespoons yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon mustard
  • Salt
  • 4 cloves garlic, mashed
  • Chicken fajita:
  • Slice the chicken after washing into shawarma-like strips and marinate in all the above ingredients for an hour, then brown in a skillet over low heat…
  • Guacamole ingredients:
  • 2 avocados
  • 1 onion
  • 1 tomato
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • Salt 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons green onions
  • How to make Guacamole:
  • Mash the avocados until creamy; add the chopped onion and tomato finely, then the cumin, coriander, salt, and lemon juice, followed by the garlic and green onion.

Method

  1. Add a teaspoon of garlic powder with a pinch of black pepper, a teaspoon of paprika, and a pinch of tomato and corn.
  2. After the vegetables are sautéed and wilted, add the fried chicken and stir well; simmer for another 5 minutes on the heat, then spoon the chicken and vegetables onto a serving dish... You can sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the chicken and vegetables and pop it in the oven for a few minutes until the cheese melts.
    Timers: 5 min
  3. Mix well and serve the guacamole as a dip alongside the fajitas
  4. Separately sauté two onions, chopped, in a little oil; then add 3 colorful peppers cut into strips and sauté them with a cup of fresh sliced mushrooms (or canned mushrooms as available)…

Notes and serving ideas

  • How to Make Tortilla Bread
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