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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

Cheddar Cheese
Cheddar Cheese (40g)
Chicken Stock Mix
Chicken Stock Mix (5.5g)
Chilli Flakes
Chilli Flakes (1tsp)
Ground Coriander
Ground Coriander (1tsp) x2
Ground Cumin
Ground Cumin (1tsp) x2
Natural Yoghurt
Natural Yoghurt (80g)
Plain Tortilla
Plain Tortilla x6
Red Onion
Red Onion
Red Pepper
Red Pepper
Smoked Paprika
Smoked Paprika (1tsp) x2
Spring Onion
Spring Onion
Tomato
Tomato
Tomato Paste
Tomato Paste (16g)
X British Chicken Breast Portions
X British Chicken Breast Portions x2

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
per 100g
140kcal
Energy
4g
Fat
15g
Carbohydrate
1.5g
Fibre
10.6g
Protein
0.4g
Salt

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

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