Tequila Chicken & Sweet Pepper Fajitas
Ingredients
  • 3 tablespoons lime juice
  • ⅛ teaspoon cayenne
  • ¼ teaspoon cumin powder
  • 2 tablespoons chicken broth
  • ⅓ cup tequila
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil -- divided
  • 1 yellow onion, sliced
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 red bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 green bell pepper, sliced
  • ¼ cup thinly sliced seeded jalapeño pepper (about 2 peppers)
  • ⅓ cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast -- cut into 2¼-inch strips
  • 8 flour tortillas
  • light cream cheese
Instructions
  1. Mix together marinade ingredients (lime juice through tequila). Stir in chicken and let sit for at least ½ hour.
  2. Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, bell peppers, and jalapeño; stir-fry 6 minutes or until crisp-tender. Remove bell pepper mixture from skillet; stir in cilantro, salt, and black pepper.
  3. Heat 1 teaspoon oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; sauté 3-4 minutes or until done. Return pepper mixture to skillet; cook 1 minute or until thoroughly heated.
  4. Heat tortillas according to package directions. Spread cream cheese over each tortilla. Divide chicken mixture evenly among tortillas; roll up.
Recipe by Raisin & Fig at https://www.raisinandfig.com/tequila-chicken-sweet-pepper-fajitas/