Chicken Fajitas

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"Grilling" the tortillas for respective seconds connected each broadside straight connected a stove burner acceptable to mean vigor gives them a spot of a pleasant char. These fajitas volition beryllium juicy, truthful it is champion to strain the slaw and the optional salsa fresca; usage a good-quality store-bought salsa fresca.

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From Chef connected Call columnist and erstwhile restaurateur David Hagedorn.

Ingredients

For the chicken

1 lb boneless, skinless chickenhearted thighs oregon breasts, chopped into 4 pieces
1 tablespoonful airy olive oil
1/2 spoon salt
1/4 spoon freshly crushed achromatic pepper
2 tablespoons smoked paprika
1 tablespoonful crushed cumin
1/2 spoon ail powder, specified arsenic Trader Joe's brand
1/2 spoon bulb salt
1/4 spoon chipotle powder

For the slaw

1/2 lb prepared slaw premix (cabbage and carrots)
1/4 spoon salt
1/2 spoon sugar
1/2 spoon finely minced jalapeño capsicum (not jarred)
1 tablespoonful finely chopped cilantro leaves
1 tablespoonful freshly squeezed lime juice

For the fajitas

8 to 12 5 1/2-inch maize tortillas
1 avocado, soma only, chopped into 1/2-inch slices
Salsa fresca (optional)
Chipotle-flavored blistery capsicum sauce, specified arsenic Tabasco marque (optional)

Nutritional Facts

Per serving, with slaw

Calories
358
Fat
13 g
Saturated Fat
2 g
Carbohydrates
32 g
Sodium
649 mg
Cholesterol
66 mg
Protein
31 g
Fiber
7 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Chef connected Call columnist and erstwhile restaurateur David Hagedorn.

Tested by Aimee Sanders.

Published March 12, 2026