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Grilled Chicken Fajitas - a delicious, simple Mexican meal that everyone in your family will enjoy - put it all together on the grill and enjoy!
My daughter-in-law, Lindsay asked what she could bring for a get-away weekend we were spending together. I asked if she'd mind preparing one of the lunches and she happily obliged.
Wow, what an amazing lunch it was, Grilled Chicken Fajitas; we oohed and aahed and mmmmmmmed our way through the fabulous mid-day meal, with lots of smiles and compliments to the chef. It was so delicious, I asked her to share it with you.
This past year, Nick got a charcoal grill for his birthday. Everyday when we're talking about what to make for dinner, his request is always "Something I can grill." He has loved experimenting with his new toy and this works out well for both of us!
- ½ cup freshly squeezed lime juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1 jalapeño seeded and diced
- 2 tablespoons minced cilantro
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2-3 large chicken breasts butterflied also works well with skirt or flank steak
- 2 bell peppers seeded and cut in half (I used 6 mini bell peppers)
- 1 large onion cut into thin slices do not separate the rings
- flour tortillas
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In a medium bowl mix together the lime juice, oil, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, jalapeño cilantro, salt and pepper. Reserve ⅓ cup of the marinade and set aside. Place chicken in the marinade, cover and let sit in the refrigerator 15-30 minutes.
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Brush the peppers and onion slices with oil and season with salt and pepper.
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Place vegetables and marinated chicken on grill, turning the chicken 45 degrees after about 3 minutes to create grill marks.
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Continue to cook peppers and onions, flipping them until they are charred and the onions are translucent.
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Flip chicken breast and continue cooking until they reach 160 degrees or are no longer pink inside. Transfer to a platter and allow chicken to rest, so juices redistribute.
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Separate the onions into rings and slice the peppers and chicken into strips.
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Drizzle remaining marinade over the chicken and vegetables and toss to coat.
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Serve the chicken and vegetables with the flour tortillas and your choice of toppings.
Nutritional Information does not include optional toppings: Sour cream (we use Greek yogurt), smashed avocado or guacamole, lime slices, chopped cilantro.
Adapted from Annie's Eats
plasterers bristol says
Yum my favorite type of food.
Amanda says
i'm drooling!
Jennifer@ Peanut Butter and Peppers says
Chicken Fajitas are one of my favorite, favorite dishes! I swear I could eat it every night! Yours look so delicious!!
Inside a British Mum's Kitchen says
wonderful Chris - I'm using this marinade for dinner tonight!
Mary x
Laura Dembowski says
Chicken fajitas were one of my favorite dinners when I was younger but I haven't had them in forever. This is making me crave them for sure!
Liz Berg says
I always just wing my chicken fajitas. I am so excited to actually use a tried and true recipe...hope to put these on our menu next week. Definitely a winner, Chris!
Kitchen Riffs says
This is certainly grilling season! I love anything grilled, and I love Mexican. Thus, I love this dish! Super recipe, and looks so great. Thanks so much.
Denise Browning@From Brazil To You says
I love fajitas and yours look like a feast ready to be devoured!!!!!!
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
I love chicken fajitas, especially when they're grilled!
Angie Schneider says
A fuss free recipe. I love fajitas and this looks really tasty with grilled chicken.
Dining Alone says
The worcestershire sauce is such a good idea, I love the flavor it brings to beef but have not used it much with chicken.
Mr. & Mrs. P says
One of our favorite dishes.... Cant get enough of them!!
Pam says
I love chicken fajitas... now I have a sudden craving for Mexican food!
twodogsinthekitchen says
Fajitas are one of my favorite things to eat. These sound great Lindsay and Chris! Can't wait to give them a try. Oh, I love to grill too. We have been grilling almost nightly here 🙂
Georgia | The Comfort of Cooking says
Oh, wow! This looks like such a scrumptious, easy meal and I love that you cooked the chicken over charcoal. There's just no better taste!
Ms Lemon of Make Mine Lemon says
This looks delicious and it is breakfast time.
Gloria Baker says
Chris this sounds absolutely delicious here the kids love fajitas!:)
La Table De Nana says
Chris ours son-in-law made us thse on the grill in Florida and we LOVED them too..I like when the kids teach us things..DElish they were..I understand your loving them too.
Debra Eliotseats says
We have just about run out of charcoal we are using our grill so much. Must put that on the grocery list so I can make these!
scrambledhenfruit says
My hubby has a grill obsession right now, but it's okay with me since he makes dinner almost every night. We love fajitas, and these look wonderful. 🙂
The Mom Chef says
Oooooh, I love the fact that everything's grilled. That's totally a summer treat. I think the marinade sounds perfect too. No wonder you guys were oohing and aahing.
Rosemary Wolbert says
Everything looks so pretty! All those grill marks. I realize they're not necessary to the ttaste of anything, but they look so good. And anything topped with a little avocado and a little sour cream has my name on it!
Vicki Bensinger says
My family loves fajitas and we have them often with chicken or beef I even enjoy seafood fajitas but my family doesn't like those.
Nice marinade. I'll have to try this one next time. Thanks for sharing.
Kim G. says
This is totally my king of meal during spring and summer! The marinade looks perfect! And I agree with you Lindsay, with avocado and sour cream it's delicious:)