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Cilantro-Lime Chicken Fajitas with Grilled Onions

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Cilantro-Lime Chicken Fajitas with Grilled OnionsScott Peterson
  • Prep Time

    25 Minutes

  • Active Time

    25 minutes

  • Total Time

    25 Minutes

Ingredients

Makes 6 servings

1 1/4 cups coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
3/4 cup olive oil
5 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 1/4 teaspoons ancho chile powder
6 skinless boneless chicken breast halves
3 large poblano chiles, seeded, cut into 3/4-inch-wide strips
3 large yellow bell peppers, cut into 3/4-inch-wide strips
2 red onions, sliced into 1/2-inch rounds
12 8-inch flour tortillas

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Optional toppings: purchased salsas, guacamole, sour cream, chopped fresh cilantro, sliced green onions, and chopped serrano chiles Prepare barbecue (medium heat). Puree first 5 ingredients in processor. Season marinade with salt and pepper.

    Step 2

    Place chicken in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Pour 1/3 cup marinade over; turn to coat. Arrange poblanos, bell peppers, and onions on large rimmed baking sheet. Pour 1/2 cup marinade over; turn to coat. Sprinkle chicken and vegetables with salt and pepper. Reserve remaining marinade.

    Step 3

    Grill chicken until cooked through, about 7 minutes per side. Grill vegetables until tender, turning frequently, about 15 minutes for onions and 12 minutes for poblanos and bell peppers. Grill tortillas until charred, about 1 minute per side.

    Step 4

    Transfer chicken to work surface; slice crosswise into strips. Fill tortillas with chicken and vegetables; drizzle with reserved marinade. Serve with toppings.

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  • This is my favorite fajita recipe. The balance of the lime, cilantro and seasonings make for a delicious marinade.

    • Susan P

    • Pittsburgh, P

    • 11/7/2023

  • This is a great recipe Cilantro-Lime Chicken Fajitas with Grilled Onions , had fun making it over the weekend. Recreated the meal that I get from <a href="https://www.flexpromeals.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer ugc">https://www.flexpromeals.com/</a> delivered. Good quality and fresh.

    • Vadim

    • 9/30/2023

  • Delicious! My family loves Tex/Mex & this was a huge hit!

    • Anonymous

    • NY

    • 7/2/2020

  • Great dish! I would cut back on the veggies a bit.

    • nancyh1010

    • 5/6/2020

  • The excess marinade was almost too much on the veggies. The flavor was good but a little on the oily side. next time i will reduce the amount of marinade used to coat the vegetables before grilling Family enjoyed them.

    • sidenator

    • Montana

    • 5/8/2018

  • Made this dish last night, followed recipe. Absolutely amazing! Prepared chicken on the gas grill and broiled veggies. I prepared 1 1/2 lbs of chicken and all of the veggies, which is worked perfectly. Not enough marinade for full recipe (double ingredients next time). Marinated ingredients (separately) for 3 hours. So flavorful that we chose not to use salsa, sour cream, etc. Next time I'll add a jalapeno or two to the broiled veggies. Like other reviewers, I am a huge Penzy spice fan!

    • dburzinski

    • Orland Park, IL

    • 2/14/2017

  • This is my new favorite Fajita recipe. I did let it marinate for a couple of hours and used good Penzey's spices. I also added a farmer's market spring onion to the vegetables.

    • sunvalleytogo

    • Lake Oswego OR

    • 5/26/2016

  • Love these ingredients, but there wasn't enough marinade to do the job. The chicken and vegetables looked pretty with flecks of cilantro, but I didn't notice much taste after marinating for five hours. If I tried this again, I would double the marinade.

    • cookinginnewengland

    • Connecticut

    • 4/24/2016

  • This recipe is one of my family's favorites. Previous poster mentioned using processor for the marinade-the mini processor is the only way to go! We don't always use the grill-I put the veggies in one lasagna pan and the chicken in another. (One's similar to the Le Cruset and the other's a stainless steel) 375 degree oven for about 35 minutes, and it's time for dinner!

    • saguarosuzi

    • Oak Park, CA.

    • 8/9/2015

  • No kidding, so simple to just whip up the marinade in the food processor. Next time I might make extra to have more to drizzle on top. Personally I thought these the best fajitas I have ever had...so much better than buying that pack of chemicals from the grocer. Will make again and again as our new go to recipe.

    • sschwarz31

    • Sparta, NJ

    • 7/29/2015

  • Best fajita recipe I've tried. Agree with other reviewers who say to let it marinade. We let our chicken marinade for 2 hours. Added 1 clove of garlic and 1/2 a jalapeño for some extra spice.

    • jennlee17

    • New York, NY

    • 7/10/2015

  • Terrific recipe. I added a jalapeno to the marinade, as well as some garlic powder and whole cumin seeds. I cooked the onions on one of those non-stick round grill pans with holes in them, and that worked very well (easy to handle), while putting the peppers right on the grill to get them blackened. I was also able to marinate everything for 5 hours which made the flavors really great.

    • OmniEmmi

    • Berkeley, CA

    • 9/3/2014

  • Oops! Forgot to add the forks with my review. A 4.

    • TucsonTilly

    • 7/27/2013

  • My family loves fajitas, and recently the marinade I used was dropped by the local stores-the craze is over around here I guess. Tried this recipe and it beats that bottled marinade by a long shot! Easy. The poblanos definately make this a winner! Serve it with sour cream, avocados and flour tortillas. Making a recipe and a half, the leftovers are even good!

    • TucsonTilly

    • Oak Park, California

    • 7/27/2013

  • Really nice flavors blend so well. This is one of my favorite Mex recipes.

    • bigg1

    • Orcas Island, WA

    • 11/6/2012

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