Chicken Fajitas

Alicia Calvo, MPH, RDN, CDCES, CEDRD

Quick, easy, tasty, loaded with colorful bell peppers and red onion and low in fat and sodium!

Prep Time: 15min | Cook Time: 30min | Total Time: 45min | Yield: 4

Ingredients

• 1 pound chicken breast, skinned, deboned, cut into strips

• 1 Tbsp. chili powder

• 1 Tbsp. cumin

• 1 tsp. cayenne pepper

• 1 tsp. olive oil

• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped

• ½ medium red onion, sliced into strips

• 1 red pepper, cut into strips

• 1 yellow pepper, cut into strips

• 2 Tbsp. chicken broth

• Cilantro, chopped

• 4 corn tortillas

Instructions:

1. In a bowl, mix chicken with chili powder, cumin, and cayenne pepper.

2. Cook chicken mixture in a non stick frying pan with oil until thoroughly cooked, about 10 minutes.

3. Add peppers, garlic, onion to chicken mixture and sauté tossing continuously to desired texture.

4. Add chicken broth and cook over low heat for 2 minutes.

5. Add chopped cilantro.

6. Serve with steamed corn tortillas.

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Nutriton Facts:

Serving Size: 4 oz. chicken 1 tortilla

Calories: 265

Total Fat: 13 g

Total Carbohydrates: 20 g

Protein: 28 g

Equivalents:

4 lean proteins, 1 starch