Fajitas recipes

Probably the most well known Mexican dish, Fajitas are flour tortillas filled with quick fried beef, shrimp, chicken or pork, bell peppers and spices, sour cream, salsa and cheese. A perfect dish with many variations, great for any lunch or dinner.
 

Chicken fajitas (chicken fahitas) recipe 

Chicken fajitas (or fahitas) is one of the most famous Mexican dishes. Chicken breast is marinated for several hours in lime juice, vegetable oil, herbs and spices, then cooked in a skillet with onions and bell peppers and served with flour tortillas and Mexican condiments such as guacamole sauce, salsa and more.
 
Tags: chicken, tortillas, chili, bell peppers, cumin 
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The best chicken fajitas (fahitas) recipe 

The best chicken fajitas (or fahitas) recipe, easy to make and extremely delicious. Chicken breast pieces are marinated in oil, lime juice, garlic and spices, fried and served in a flour tortilla together with fried bell peppers and onions, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, salsa and pickled jalapeno chiles. The preparation time includes the minimum time required for marinating, other than that, it takes 10 minutes to prepare and maximum 15 minutes to cook. While waiting for the chicken to marinate you can prepare the toppings - make the guacamole, grate the cheese, serve the sour cream and salsa, etc.
 
Tags: chicken breast, cumin powder, paprica powder, lime juice and zest, flour tortillas 
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Homemade fajitas seasoning recipe 

Fajitas is probably the most popular Mexican dish. Chicken, beef or shrimp is first marinated in the fajitas seasoning, stir fried on a skillet and served on warm flour tortillas together with sauteed bell peppers, onions and typical Mexican condiments such as guacamole, and salsa. You can buy ready made fajitas seasoning but for best results you can make your own at home. It is a lot cheaper and above all, it tastes much better. You can also increase or decrease the quantity of some of the ingredients used to adjust the taste to your liking. This recipe for homemade fajitas seasoning is one of the best we have tried. 
Tags: oregano, cumin, red pepper flakes, black pepper, garlic powder 
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Homemade flour tortillas recipe 

Easy homemade flour tortillas made using ingredients that can be found at home any time. You can increase the amount of ingredients to make more tortillas; the quantities in this recipe are eough to make 8 tortillas.
 
Tags: all purpose flour, baking powder, vegetable oil, warm milk 

Shrimp fajitas (shrimp fahitas) recipe 

The shrimp version of this famous Mexican dish. Great when served with guacamole, sour cream, grated cheese and mexican salsa.
 
Tags: shrimp, fajitas, salsa, guacamole 

Chicken fajitas (chicken fahitas) with lime and tequila recipe 

A chicken version of the famous Mexican fajitas. It uses chicken breast, bell peppers and onion as main ingredients and a variety of spices. The chicken has to be marinated for at least 6 hours so it is good to prepare it a day ahead and let it marinate overnight.
 
Tags: chicken, tortillas, fajitas 

Pork fajitas (pork fahitas) recipe 

This recipe is the pork version of the classic Mexican skirt steak fajitas dish. Instead of skirt steak, pork tenderloin is used. Serve this dish with guacamole, sour cream, mexican salsa and grated cheese.
 
Tags: pork, guacamole, fajitas, fahitas 

Beef steak fajitas (steak fahitas) using skirt steak recipe 

The traditional beef steak fajitas recipe, using skirt steak. Skirt steak is quite a tough meat to eat, so to tenderize it, it is marinaded in tequila, oil, lime juice and spices for several hours (you can marinate the steak overnight for best results). The steak is cooked over coals and served with lightly fried bell peppers and onions.
 
Tags: skirt steak, tequila, lime juice, chili, bell peppers 

Beef steak fajitas (beef fahitas) using rump steak recipe 

Another beef steak fajitas recipe using rump steak (or similar) instead of skirt steak. Whereas the traditional beef steak fajitas recipe requires that the steak is cooked over coals, in this recipe, the steak is fried in a skillet or frying pan. The beef steak is first marinated for several hours with oil and spices and then cooked for a few minutes.
 
Tags: beef rump steak, garlic, jalapeno, cumin, bell peppers 

Cinco de Mayo fajitas recipe 

Beef steak or chicken breast slices cooked in Mexican spices together with onion and green bell peppers, served on warm flour or corn tortillas.
 
Tags: tortillas, onion, green bell pepper, sirloin steak, oregano 


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