Grammy's Kitchen · Fajitas · Best Chicken fajitas
One of 111 fajitas recipes we measured
from cafedelites.com
58 cooks on cafedelites.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 111.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 4% | 3% |
| protein add | 100% | 100% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| aromatics | 22% | 22% |
| acid | 5% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 112% | 42% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 31 g | 2 tablespoons lime juice (fresh squeezed ) |
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons oil |
| 3 g | 1 clove garlic (large, minced) |
| 3 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| 1/2-1 teaspoon ground chili (adjust to your desired spice preference) | |
| 6 g | 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro (chopped, optional) |
| 680 g | 1 1/2 pounds chicken thighs (skinless and boneless) |
| 360 g | 3 large bell peppers (cut into strips, I use green, red and yellow) |
| 150 g | 1 red onion (thinly sliced) |
| 400 g | 2 avocados (peeled, seeded and sliced) |
Method: 4 steps, published by cafedelites.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“The fajitas were very tasty. In fact, this is perhaps the best recipe for home-cooked chicken fajitas I have prepared. The lime juice-based marinade is a unique aspect of the recipe; many fajita recipes don't include a marinade. I used chipotle chili, which ” — a cook, 5.0★
“These fajitas were SO FLIPPIN' GOOD!! I've been struggling lately to make good fajitas so I found and tried this recipe last night and this will now be my go-to recipe. I had the time, so I marinated the chicken and like another reviewer did, I cooked the chic” — a cook, 5.0★