Mexican Chicken Scallopini Fajitas

  • Preparation time:
  • 25 min
  • Total time:
  • 2 hours 35 min
  • Makes:
  • 4 servings
Mexican Chicken Scallopini Fajitas

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Mexican Chicken Scallopini Fajitas

A favourite with a bit of a twist: make chicken roll-ups and cook them on skewers, then fill your fajitas.

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp lime juice
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp ground chili powder
  • 1 tbsp ground cumin
  • 1 tbsp canola oil
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 4 chicken breasts , flattened
  • 1 bell pepper , thinly sliced
  • 4 small flour tortillas

Garnishes

  • 1/4 cup cilantro
  • 1/4 cup grated old cheddar
  • 4 tsp sour cream
  • 1 lime , cut in 4 wedges

Directions

  • Combine lime juice with garlic powder, chili powder, cumin, oil, honey and salt in a large resealable bag. Add chicken. Massage bag until chicken is well coated. Refrigerate 1 hour or overnight.
  • Soak skewers in warm water for 20 min. Preheat barbecue to medium.
  • Lay chicken on a cutting board. Divide pepper strips, placing on the edge of each scallopini. Starting with filling edge, roll up in jelly-roll fashion and thread 2 rolls onto each skewer.
  • Oil grill. Barbecue chicken, lid closed, until springy when touched, 6 min per side. Meanwhile, grill tortillas 30 sec per side.
  • Lay 1 scallopini roll on each tortilla. Top with cilantro, cheddar and sour cream. Squeeze lime overtop. Wrap and slice in half. Serve with Smoky Campfire Beans.

Packing tip

Prepare chicken up to skewering. Place in resealable plastic bag and refrigerate until ready to pack. Wrap tortillas and garnishes separately and place in cooler.

Originally published in the Today’s Parent July 2015 issue, this recipe has a triple-tested guarantee from the Chatelaine Kitchen powered by GE.

Photo: Roberto Caruso

Nutrition (per serving)

  • Calories
  • 295
  • Protein
  • 30 g
  • Carbohydrates
  • 22 g
  • Fat
  • 10 g
  • Fibre
  • 2 g
  • Sodium
  • 454 mg
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