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Fiesta Chicken Fajitas

These chicken fajitas will have you blending your own spices for a meal the whole family will adore. Mix up the spices with the chicken and fresh veg then wrap in tortillas and scoff. Mex-cellent!

20 mins
645kcal
Mexican
Fiesta Chicken Fajitas
4.5

Ingredients for 2 people

5.5g chicken stock mix
5.5g chicken stock mix
40g cheddar cheese
40g cheddar cheese
16g tomato paste
16g tomato paste
80g natural yoghurt
80g natural yoghurt
1 tomato
1 tomato
1/2 tsp chilli flakes
1/2 tsp chilli flakes
6 plain tortilla
6 plain tortilla
2 x British chicken breast portions
2 x British chicken breast portions
2 tsp ground coriander
2 tsp ground coriander
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp smoked paprika
2 tsp smoked paprika
1 spring onion
1 spring onion
1 red pepper
1 red pepper
1 red onion
1 red onion

You'll also need

Olive oil, Salt, Sugar (or dietary alternatives)

Cooking instructions

Instructions for 2 portion recipe.

1.

Preheat the oven to 200°C/ 180°C (fan)/ gas 6

Combine the ground cumin, ground coriandersmoked paprika, dried chilli flakes (cooking for kids? Skip the chilli!), 1 tsp [2 tsp] sugar and a pinch of salt on a plate

Mix all the spices together – this is your fajita seasoning

Step 1
2.

Deseed the red pepper[s] (scrape the seeds and pith out with a teaspoon) and cut into thin strips (as finely as you can!)

Peel and finely slice the red onion[s]

Step 2
3.

Slice the chicken breast[s] into thin strips

Step 3
4.

Add the sliced chicken to the fajita seasoning and give everything a good mix up until the chicken is fully coated in all the spices

Step 4
5.

Boil a kettle

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) with a drizzle of olive oil over a medium-high heat

Once hot, add the sliced chicken, pepper and onion to the pan and cook for 3-4 min or until the peppers are beginning to soften

Step 5
6.

Meanwhile, dissolve the tomato paste and 1/2 [1] Kallo chicken stock cube in 100ml [150ml] boiled water – this is your tomato stock

Add the tomato stock to the pan with the chicken and cook for 2-3 min further or until the chicken is cooked through (no pink meat!) and the peppers have softened – this is your chicken & vegetable fajita filling

Step 6
7.

While the chicken is cooking, add the tortillas to a baking tray and put the tray in the oven for 3 min or until warmed through

Grate the cheddar cheese

Dice the tomato[es] finely

Trim, then slice the spring onion[s] finely

Step 7
8.

Serve the chicken & vegetable fajita filling over the tortillas

Top with the grated cheese and chopped tomato, dollop over the natural yoghurt, garnish with the sliced spring onion and enjoy!

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Nutritional information

Nutritional information only applies to ingredients supplied by Gousto.

per serving
645kcal
Energy
18.6g
Fat
69.1g
Carbohydrate
7g
Fibre
49g
Protein
1.7g
Salt

The cooking process and additional ingredients added at home (listed under “You'll also need”) will affect total values.

Allergens

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