Chicken Fajitas With Fresh Salsa

Chef mariajane's Note:

Fresh salsa is all the rage when combined with the smoky flavor of chipotle peppers. This is so delicious!!

• Total Time: 12 mins
• Prep Time: 0 mins
• Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 plum roma tomatoes, diced
• 1/2 sweet red pepper, diced
• 1/2 avocado, diced (optional)
• 1/2 jalapeno pepper, minced
• 1/2 cup monterey jack cheese or 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
• salt
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken, cut into thin strips
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon minced chipotle chile in adobo (optional)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup milk
• 4 -6 large whole wheat tortillas, warmed
• torn lettuce leaf

Directions:

1. In a bowl, combine tomatoes, red pepper, avocado, jalapeno, cheese, lime juice and 1/8 teaspoons salt; set aside.
2. In a large nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat; sauté onion for 3 minutes or until softened and starting to brown. Add chicken, chili powder, chipotle, oregano and 1/4 teaspoons salt; sauté for 5 minutes just until chicken is no longer pink inside.
3. Whisk flour into milk until smooth; gradually stir into skillet. Simmer, stirring, for 3 minutes or until bubbling and thickened. Line tortillas with lettuce and spoon filling on top along center; top with fresh salsa. Fold bottom of tortilla then fold sides to enclose filling.