Chicken Fajitas Recipe
This is a great week night recipe for when I don’t have lots of time and did not get anything out, which happens a lot. This is one of
my favorite dinner recipes, healthy and easy. This is not your typical fajitas recipe, this one has Portobello mushrooms & squash in it.
Prep Time: 10 min.
Cook Time: 15 min.
Total Time: 25 min.
Ingredients:
Recipe Makes 6 Servings
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½ lb of cooked and stripped chicken breast
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1 Portobello mushroom
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1 zuchini squash
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1 yellow squash
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1 bell pepper (orange, red, or green)
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4 oz of canned green chili (roasted fresh green
chilies work well also)
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2 gloves of garlic
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2 tablespoons of butter
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2 tablespoons of olive oil
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soft corn tortillas
Directions:
1.
Chop up all vegetables and set aside, including: yellow squash, zucchini squash, Portobello mushroom, and bell pepper.
2.
Turn on stove to medium heat, add butter olive oil, and diced garlic cloves to a large skillet. Allow garlic cloves to soften, this
should only that a few minutes.
3.
Add all cut vegetables to skillet along with the chicken. Cover with lid and allow everything to sit for roughly 10 minutes, only
lifting lid to stir occasionally. Cook until vegetables become soft absorbing the juices in the pan.
4.
Server on a soft corn tortilla.
Nutrition
Amount per Serving
Calories: 235
Total Fat: 13 g
Total Carbs: 18 g
Protein: 16 g
Sodium: 600 mg
Did you know???
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Chicken is an excellent source of vitamin B12 and very good source of protein, niacin, vitamin B6, selenium, zinc, and
phosphorus.
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Portobello mushrooms contain a good amount of fiber along with Potassium, Phosphorus, and B Vitamins.
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Zuchini squash is know to help reduce weight while boosting the nutrient value of your diet containing vitamin C,
potassium, vitamin A, folate, protein and fiber.