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Ingredients
- Ingredients for Fajitas: 2 large red bell peppers or 1 red and 1 yellow, cut into slices (about 4 cups)
- 1 large onion, cut into thin rings (about 2 cups)
- 1 pound chicken breasts (boneless, skinless) cut into strips or chunks
- 1 lemon, juiced about 2-3 tablespoons
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 (1.27 oz) package Lawry’s Fajita seasonings mix (do not use directions on pkg. follow instructions, below)
- 1/3 cup water plus 2 tablespoons
- 8 corn tortillas or corn & whole wheat blend tortillas, see shopping tip
- Ingredients for Topping: (optional)
- Chopped tomatoes
- Chopped romaine lettuce
- Fat-free sour cream, plain yogurt or The BEST Skinny Ranch Dressing (3 ingredients) Reduced-fat cheese, shredded
- Guacamole or avocado slices
- Salsa
Preparation
Step 1
1. In a microwave-safe bowl or large plate, add all sliced peppers and onions. Cook about 5 minutes, until soft.
2. Cut chicken into strips or chunks and place in bowl. Squeeze lemon juice and toss chicken to coat.
3. Coat a large nonstick pan with cooking spray. Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in pan. Add chicken and lemon juice and cook for 3 minutes. Add cooked peppers, onions, seasoning mix, water and mix well. Continue to cook for about 4-5 minutes until chicken is completely cooked. Turn heat down to simmer and continue to cook for about 3-4 minutes until onions are very soft and mixture is very hot.
4. In the meantime, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Wrap tortillas in foil and place in oven for about 5-8 minutes or until heated through. Or, wrap tortillas in plastic wrap and heat in microwave for about 25 seconds.
5. To serve: Spoon ½ cup chicken mixture down the center of each tortilla and let everyone top with their desired toppings. I like to mound mine with lettuce and tomato and eat open faced with a fork and knife.
Makes 8 chicken fajitas (each serving-½ cup fajita mixture and 1 corn tortilla) This recipe makes a total of 4 cups of fajitas.
Shopping Tip
There are many choices of tortillas out there. One of the lowest in calories and fat is Mission’s 6” corn tortilla. I did the skinny facts based on them.
I recently discovered Mission Foods Artisan Style Tortillas-Corn & Whole Wheat Blend. You might want to try them. They are really tasty…Each tortilla has 90 calories, 2.5g fat and 3 grams of fiber! You’ll find them in most supermarkets. Trader Joe’s has them under their own brand.
Weight Watchers (old points) 2
Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS 4
SKINNY FACTS: for 1 fajita (½ cup fajita mixture and 1 corn tortilla)152 calories, 2g fat, 21g carbs,14g protein, 4g fiber, 2g sugar, 233mg sodium
FAT FACTS: for Taco Bell’s Fajita Grilled Stuff Burrito with Chicken 620 calories, 25g fat, 70g carbs, 30g protein, 5g fiber, 8g sugar, 1780mg sodium