Flavorful Caribbean-style
chicken fajitas served with a fresh orange picante salsa.
Caribbean
Chicken Fajitas
- 4 chicken breast halves,
skinned, boned, cut in long strips
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon seasoned pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 large garlic cloves, minced
1 medium green pepper, roasted, cut in strips*
1 medium gold pepper, roasted, cut in strips*
1 medium red pepper, roasted, cut in strips*
1 medium yellow pepper, roasted, cut in strips*
1/3 cup julienne-cut jicama
1/3 cup chopped green onion
1/3 cup sliced red onion
10 (6 to 7-inch) flour tortillas
Orange Picante Salsa (recipe follows)
Green onions cut into daisies
Cilantro
- In shallow bowl, place
chicken; sprinkle with garlic salt and seasoned pepper. Stir
to coat.
- In frypan, place oil and
heat to medium-high temperature. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute.
Add chicken and cook, stirring, about 10 minutes or until fork
tender. Remove from heat.
- In large bowl, mix together
green pepper, gold pepper, red pepper, yellow pepper, jicama,
green onion and red onion.
- On warm serving platter,
arrange in three parts, chicken, pepper mixture and tortillas
with bowl of Orange Picante Salsa in center. Garnish with green
onion daisies and cilantro.
- To serve, place in center
of each tortilla, chicken strips and pepper mixture. Top with
Orange Picante Salsa and fold both sides of tortilla over filling.
Makes 5 servings.
Orange Picante Salsa: In medium bowl, mix together 1
cup bottled picante sauce, 2 tablespoons orange marmalade and
1/4 cup fresh cilantro. Stir to blend.
*To roast peppers, place
under broiler, turning until charred. Cool. With knife point,
remove stem, seeds and skin.
Recipe provided courtesy
of the National Chicken Council. Used with permission.
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