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Chicken fajitas
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Chicken fajitas

Spiced chicken, peppers and onions are wrapped in warm tortillas with yoghurt and lime.

Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Serves
4
Level
Easy
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Gather

Ingredients

  • 500 gchicken breast, cut into thin strips
  • 2peppers, deseeded and sliced
  • 1onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 tbspvegetable oil
  • 2 tspsmoked paprika
  • 1 tspground cumin
  • ½ tspmild chilli powder
  • 1lime, halved
  • 8small flour tortillas
  • 150 gnatural yoghurt
  • salt and black pepper, to taste

Make

Method

  1. 1.

    Mix the chicken with 1 tbsp of the oil, the paprika, cumin, chilli powder and a little salt and pepper.

  2. 2.

    Heat the remaining oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Fry the peppers and onion until softened and lightly browned, then transfer to a clean plate.

    6 minutes
  3. 3.

    Add the chicken to the pan and fry for 7–8 minutes, turning frequently, until browned and cooked through to 75°C in the centre.

    8 minutes
  4. 4.

    Return the vegetables to the pan and toss together until hot. Squeeze over the lime juice.

    1 minutes
  5. 5.

    Warm the tortillas according to the packet instructions while the filling cooks. Fill with the chicken and vegetables, spoon over the yoghurt and fold to serve.