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Cast Iron Chicken Fajitas

Rather than getting authentic Mexican restaurant fajitas and spending loads of money, I make them at home. My entire family loves the way these cast iron fajitas taste and we never have and leftovers go to waste. Try authentic Mexican fajitas at home, you'll never go back to regular again and you'll save mad money by making them yourself!

Equipment

  • 12-15 inch Cast Iron Pan

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp fajita seasoning I like McCormick's
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 2 tbsp peanut oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 small/medium yellow onions
  • 2 tbsp salted butter
  • 3 bell peppers
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste don't skip this!

For serving fajitas:

  • tortillas
  • sour cream optional
  • cheese/queso optional
  • guacamole optional

Instructions

  • Cut onions, green peppers and chicken into 1/4 inch slices.
  • Store onions and green peppers in separate gallon size baggies.
  • Place chicken, water, fajita seasoning, olive oil and lime juice in a gallon size baggie. Press air out, close baggie and seal for 30 minutes to two hours.
  • When 90 minutes out from eating: Heat cast iron pan to high, add in peanut oil, coat bottom of pan.
  • Add onions to cast iron pan, turn heat down to medium. Add 1/2 tsp salt and butter once temp has gone down. I prefer using a really fine Himalayan salt in the kitchen
  • Stir onions every 5-10 minutes.
  • Once onions have cooked for one hour, transfer to covered dish to keep warm.
  • Get chicken, drain as much of the marinade out of the chicken as you can.
  • Add chicken to (dirty with onion remnants!) cast iron pan.
  • Turn up the heat on the oven to medium high heat to cook chicken until desired color, 15 minutes or so.
  • Add chicken to onions.
  • Add green peppers to hot skillet, stirring constantly.
  • Add 1/2 tsp salt to green peppers, turn heat down to medium.
  • Add garlic to green peppers, cook to desired doneness.
  • Add chicken, onions and tomato paste to cast iron skillet, give it a good, gentle stir.