Tex-Mex Chicken Fajitas

"I discovered this recipe in Southern Living. Being the Beer Month, I thought I would post it. Preparation time includes time to marinate."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 22mins
Ingredients:
15
Serves:
6-8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Whisk together first 7 ingredients until well blended.
  • Place onion and bell pepper in 1 zip-top bag; add 1/2 cup beer mixture.
  • Seal, turning to coat.
  • Chill 1 hour.
  • Place chicken in remaining zip-top bag; add remaining beer mixture.
  • Seal, turning to coat.
  • Chill 1 hour, turning once.
  • Drain chicken, discarding marinade.
  • Grill chicken and onion, covered with grill lid, over high heat (400° to 500°) 5 to 6 minutes on each side.
  • Grill bell pepper 5 minutes.
  • Cut chicken into thin slices, and cut bell pepper into thin strips.
  • Serve chicken, onion, and bell pepper with flour tortillas.
  • Serve with desired toppings.
  • *1(1 1/2-pound) package flank steak may be substituted for chicken.
  • Marinate 4 hours.
  • Grill flank steak 10 minutes on each side.

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Reviews

  1. For pure simplicity, I choose to slice the chicken breasts and the veggies prior to marinating, left them to chill together for 2 hours and after draining, grilled them all together. The taste was still great. Although, in the future, after preparing the chicken, salsa, cheese and sour cream in the tortilla, I will put them in the oven a couple minutes to warm up because I found they cooled down quite a bit by the time they were placed on the table to be served. Otherwise, Prima!
     
  2. These are sooooooo gooood!! YUUUUMMMMMMMMM! I am going to use beef next time. Love the flavor of the marinade in this recipe. Thanks so much Bev ; )
     
  3. We used chicken tenders and grilled them slow. They were very tender and had a little kick to them. One of my husbands favorite meals.
     
  4. I have been craving good fajitas and this recipe really was the answer for me. My husband and I both loved the flavor of the marinade. I placed the chicken directly on the grill, but put the vegetables in a grill basket. I was afraid they would fall into the grill. The smoky aroma and flavor was outstanding. We cook Tex-Mex a lot, so this recipe will get used often. Thanks Bev.
     
  5. These were delicious and we will be having these often during the summer, but next time with flank steak.
     
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Tweaks

  1. My DH and DS really liked this recipe. The fajitas had a nice subtle mild flavor. I substituted lime juice for the lemon juice because that's what I had on hand. I also added 1 tbs brown sugar to the recipe. I cut the chicken and vegetables into strips and marinated it for a couple of hours and then broiled it under the broiler.
     

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