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Chicken Fajitas

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Chicken Fajitas
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Fajitas are festive: Set out chicken, vegetables, and assorted toppings, and let everyone fill his or her own tortillas. When you're preparing this or any dish that calls for cooked chicken, get dinner on the table fast by using rotisserie chicken from your favorite market.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Yield: Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 2  tablespoons  olive oil, divided
  • 1  onion, sliced
  • 2  red, yellow, or orange bell peppers, or a combination, cored and sliced
  • Salt, to taste
  • 2  garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 1/4  teaspoons  ground cumin, or to taste
  • 1  teaspoon  ground chili powder, or to taste
  • 6  tablespoons  fresh lime juice, divided
  • 1/4  cup  chopped fresh cilantro, divided
  • 1  (3- to 4-pound) roasted whole chicken, chopped
  • 8  (8-inch) flour tortillas
  • Toppings: salsa, sliced avocado or prepared guacamole, sour cream, and sliced green onions

Preparation

1. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add onion, bell pepper, and salt, and cook 3 minutes. Add garlic, cumin, and chili powder, and cook 1 minute or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Remove from heat, and stir in 2 tablespoons lime juice and 2 tablespoons cilantro.

2. Heat tortillas according to package directions.

3. Whisk together remaining 1 tablespoon oil, 4 tablespoons lime juice, and 2 tablespoons cilantro in a small bowl; season with salt. Drizzle dressing over chicken; toss to coat. Arrange chicken, vegetables, and warm tortillas on platter. Serve with toppings.

Georgia Downard, MyRecipes, MAY 2007