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Chicken fajitas
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Chicken fajitas

Sizzling chicken and peppers. Everyone builds their own, so everyone eats.

Time 25 min
EffortMedium
Per portionΒ£3.02
Calories699 kcal

Cost at UK average prices for what the recipe uses. Your shop's live price is shown when you tap through from your list.

Ingredients

4 servings
  • Chicken breast fillets500 g
  • Peppers3 peppers
  • Brown onions150 g
  • Plain tortilla wraps8 wraps
  • Mature Cheddar80 g
  • Natural yoghurt100 g

Also uses from the cupboard: vegetable oil, table salt, ground black pepper, paprika, ground cumin. Missing any? You can add them to your shop on the shopping list.

Usually contains: Gluten, Milk.

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Nutrition per adult portion
699
calories
49g
protein
74g
carbs
23g
fat
6g
fibre

Estimated from typical ingredient values, including a teaspoon of oil. Children's portions are smaller.

Method

  1. Slice the chicken, peppers and onion into thin strips.500 g chicken breast fillets3 peppers150 g brown onions
  2. Toss the chicken in a bowl with a teaspoon of paprika, a teaspoon of cumin and a pinch of salt.
  3. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a large frying pan over a high heat. Fry the chicken for 5 minutes, turning, then add the peppers and onion and cook for 5 minutes more, until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are soft with charred edges.
  4. Warm the wraps for 20 seconds a side in a dry pan. Grate the cheese. Put everything on the table with the yoghurt and let everyone fill their own.8 wraps80 g mature cheddar100 g natural yoghurt
The trick that makes it

Toss the chicken in the spices with a pinch of salt as soon as you get home, even 15 minutes helps.

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