Chicken Fajitas With Lime, Garlic and Bell Peppers

WW friendly. A family favorite especially when atoning for excesses. This is so tasty, yet so healthy, even when each adult eats two large burritos. I adapted this from a recipe on a plastic produce bag at a Mars Supermarket. Show more

Ready In: 1 hr

Serves: 2-4

Yields: 8 burritos

Ingredients

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Directions

  1. MARINATE CHICKEN FOR 30 MINUTES.
  2. Mix lime juice and minced garlic in 2-quart Ziploc bag.
  3. Add chicken strips to marinade bag. Marinate for 30 minutes in refrigerator, turning periodically to distribute marinade.
  4. STIRFRY.
  5. Heat olive oil in heavy frying pan over medium-high heat.
  6. Pour in chicken and marinade sauce. Stirfry for 5-7 minutes.
  7. Remove chicken to plate and keep warm.
  8. Drain excess liquid from skillet, if necessary.
  9. Add bell pepper strips and remaining garlic to frying pan and stirfry for 5 minutes or until peppers are tender.
  10. Sprinkle bell pepper and garlic with cumin, salt and ground red pepper.
  11. Add chicken back to frying pan and stirfry 1-2 minutes.
  12. ASSEMBLE BURRITOS.
  13. Spread 1 teaspoon sour cream (optional) on one side of each tortilla. Spoon stirfry mixture evenly over sour cream.
  14. Fold bottom of tortilla and roll up sides.
  15. Serve with salsa, if desired.
  16. Serves 2 hearty appetites, or 4 dainty portions.
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