{"id":17270,"date":"2014-04-19T23:25:14","date_gmt":"2014-04-20T03:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/?p=17270"},"modified":"2016-01-02T15:21:11","modified_gmt":"2016-01-02T20:21:11","slug":"chicken-fajita-mexican-fajita-sizzling-chicken-fajitas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/chicken-fajita-mexican-fajita-sizzling-chicken-fajitas\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicken Fajita &#8211; Mexican Fajita- Sizzling Chicken Fajitas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17271\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/chicken-fajita.jpg\" alt=\"chicken-fajita\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/chicken-fajita.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/chicken-fajita-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fajita is a popular Mexican dish in which grilled meat either beef or chicken is served on a taco or tortillas along with stir fried veggies&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>In Mexican restaurants fajitas are served on a hot cast iron skillet with the sizzling sound. This is one of my favorite Mexican dishes and is quite healthy too. The other day, I made chicken fajitas and served it with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/homemade-tortilla-and-baked-tortilla-chips\/\" target=\"_blank\">homemade corn tortillas.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While serving, you could wrap the chicken in tortillas and top with cheese, salsa, sour cream etc.<\/p>\n<p>Recipe for making homemade corn tortillas, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/homemade-tortilla-and-baked-tortilla-chips\/\" target=\"_blank\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17272\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Chicken-Fajita.jpg\" alt=\"Chicken Fajita\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Chicken-Fajita.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Chicken-Fajita-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Chicken-Fajita-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to make your Fajitas Sizzle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to sizzle Fajitas- Sizzling Chicken Fajitas\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n90NCSs9XsY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\" data-rating=\"0\">\t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/chicken-fajita.jpg\" \/>\n<div class=\"item ERName\">Chicken Fajita &#8211; Mexican Fajita<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\"><span class=\"xlate\">Recipe Type<\/span>: <span class=\"type\">Main<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cuisine: <span class=\"cuisine\">Mexican<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">Thasneen<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Prep time: <time itemprop=\"prepTime\" datetime=\"PT5M\">5 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cook time: <time itemprop=\"cookTime\" datetime=\"PT20M\">20 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Total time: <time itemprop=\"totalTime\" datetime=\"PT25M\">25 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Chicken breast or thighs cut into strips- 2<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Paprika-1 1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Ground Cumin- 1 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Lemon juice-1\/2 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Ground pepper- 1\/4 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Salt- to taste<\/li>\n<li class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]To make Veggie stir fry[\/b]<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Green pepper, cut into wedges- 1<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Red pepper, cut into wedges- 1<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Onion, cut into wedges- 1<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Paprika- 1tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Ground cumin- 1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Salt- to taste<\/li>\n<li class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]Other ingredients[\/b]<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Tortillas or tacos<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Grated cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Salsa<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Sour cream<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Cut the chicken into thin strips.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Combine the chicken with paprika, ground cumin, ground pepper and salt.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Grill the chicken or stir fry till the chicken turns golden brown in color.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">While cooking drizzle the lemon juice over the chicken and stir fry. Keep aside the cooked chicken.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Sprinkle paprika, ground cumin and salt over the veggies.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">In the same pan used for cooking chicken, stir fry the veggies over medium high heat till veggies are lightly browned.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Don&#8217;t over cook the veggies it should stay crisp.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]How to make the Fajitas Sizzle[\/b]<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Preheat the oven to 400 F or 200 C.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Place the cast iron skillet in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Wear gloves (it&#8217;s extremely hot) and take the skillet out of the oven.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Place the chicken and veggies on the hot hot cast iron skillet, it will immediately start to sizzle.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">[b]Stove-top method [\/b]: Place the cast iron skillet on stove top over high heat and let heat for 15 to 20 minutes till you see fumes coming out.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Serve with tacos or tortillas.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Wrap the chicken and veggies in tortillas and top with cheese, salsa, sour cream etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.4.3177<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fajita is a popular Mexican dish in which grilled meat either beef or chicken is served on a taco or tortillas along with stir fried veggies&#8230; In Mexican restaurants fajitas are served on a hot cast iron skillet with the sizzling sound. This is one of my favorite Mexican dishes and is quite healthy too. &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[408,877,434],"tags":[5,819],"class_list":["post-17270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chicken-by-ingredient","category-high-proteinlow-carb","category-mexican-by-cuisine","tag-chicken","tag-tortillas","course-main","cuisine-mexican-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17270"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17270\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}