I love Mexican food. Any kind. I could seriously eat Mexican every day of the week in some form or another...it probably isn't a coincidence that Margaritas are my favorite drink too! Which, by the way, don't forget to check back on Cinco De Mayo for my Skinny Margarita recipe!
These fajitas were really good and I doubled the amount of chicken from what the original recipe called for so that we could have extra for tonight's dinner!
Crockpot Chicken Fajitas
Prep Time: 20 min.
Cooking Time: 2-5 hours (just depends)
What you need:
1 (14.5-oz.) can diced tomatoes (or diced tomatoes with green chiles), no salt added
1 medium onion, cut into quarters, sliced
1 medium red bell pepper, cut into strips
1 medium green bell pepper, cut into strips
1 medium orange bell pepper, cut into strips
3 tsp. ground chile powder
2 tsp. ground cumin
½ tsp. ground black pepper
3 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
2 lb. raw chicken breast, boneless, skinless, sliced
Optional:
8 6-inch whole wheat flour tortillas, warm OR 4 cups romaine or bib lettuce (for salads)
½ cup fresh tomato salsa
8 tsp. low-fat (1%) plain Greek yogurt
½ medium avocado, sliced
Finely chopped cilantro
Preparation:
1. Place tomatoes, onion, bell peppers, chile powder, cumin, pepper, and lime juice in a 3-quart slow cooker; mix well.
2. Add chicken; cook, covered, on low temperature for 4 to 5 hours (or on high or 2 to 3 hours), stirring once or twice, until chicken is cooked through and vegetables are tender.
3. Evenly divide mixture between tortillas or onto lettuce for salads. Top evenly with salsa, yogurt, avocado, and cilantro.
For mine, I didn't use the greek yogurt or the tortillas (obviously), instead we made ours into big mouth watering salads!
For the salad:
2 cups lettuce & fajita veggies
3/4 chicken
toppings....
That left us enough chicken for salads tonight and just enough to make the kids some quesadillas from it. I topped my salad with tomatoes, salsa, cheese and avocado.
If you make yours like mine and are part of my Fix family: 2 greens (mix of fajita veggies & lettuce/tomato), 1 red, 1 blue.
If you make them according to the recipe and use the tortillas it would be: 2 green, 1 red, 1,5 yellow, .5 blue.