Easy BBQ Chicken Fajita Recipe

Wajiha — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 11:44:01 +0000

I don’t know about you guys, but new recipes in our house are scrutinized with x-ray vision and laser beams before they are passed. This BBQ chicken fajita was thankfully cleared by all the scrutineers and have now become a weekend favorite! Naturally I had to share the recipe with you lot.

This easy BBQ chicken fajita recipe takes 30 minutes or less to make! It’s right there on top of my list of quick meals along with Chicken Tikka and Lentil Oats. Your dinner is sorted within half an hour. Plus it is a complete meal, with fiber, protein, carbs and fats! The BBQ sauce and sour cream together gives this one a real nice unique sweet and sour flavor, that works beautifully with the chicken and the veggies.

Let me walk you through the recipe with some pictures, or you could click the jump button to go for the printable recipe directly.

PART 1: CHICKEN MARINATION AND GRILLING

So as the name itself implies, chicken marination has BBQ sauce in it. American Garden is my favorite brand of BBQ sauce so far, but you can chose whichever one you have at hand. The marination includes a little bit of white pepper and sriracha sauce to bring the heat, and soy sauce and vinegar to balance out all the flavors. Add salt according to your taste because all of these sauces have some amount of salt in them.

I’ve used boneless chicken cut up in little strips. Chicken cut up in strips work best for wraps. You can also use a whole breast and cut the chicken up later after grilling.

When you have marinated the chicken, prepare the grill pan with oil or spray oil. I am using a non-stick ceramic pan to grill these ladies. Grill the chicken at high flame. This will prevent your chicken from getting tough and will seal the juices in.

It will take you roughly 5 to 6 minutes at full heat to cook the chicken. And you can sear them a little longer if you want a more charred look for them.

I personally do them somewhere in between, just a little grilled charred texture, not too much. So once this is done, set your chicken aside and move on to the next step.

PART 2: PREPPING VEGETABLES

Here comes the color! I’ve used onions, julienne cut carrots and 3 types of bell peppers. You can even add mushrooms to this veggie pile if you like.

These vegetables are sauteed at high flame in 1 tbsp oil. I did add some black pepper, white pepper and salt to season them while sauteing.

The grilling takes about 5 minutes in which your veggies will lose water and get slightly charred from the outside. And that takes care of your second part of the recipe.

PRO-TIP: Always grill vegetables at a high flame so that they don’t get soggy when cooked and retain their crunch.

PART 3: ASSEMBLING THE WRAPS.

After doing the core elements, we move on to assembling the wrap!

I used the tortilla wraps in the picture, which only required me to grill them both sides and they were ready. You should follow the instructions on the packet of tortillas that you buy to see how to prepare them. Or use this recipe to make them at home if you want.

Other than the chicken and the vegetables, I added the following elements to my tortilla wraps.

Some more raw cut up onions.
Chopped up iceberg lettuce
BBQ sauce
Sour cream.

And that’s it! You’ve done it! If you are throwing a tortilla party, just keep all the elements on the table and let your guests make their own tortillas! I would loveeee that kinda party!

MAKE THIS MEAL COMPLETELY HEALTHY

I know most of us are on our way to making healthier choices, you can make this dish totally healthy by just making a few simple alterations to the recipe

Go for whole wheat tortillas or better yet, make one at home.
Opt for low sodium soy sauce
Go for a sugar free all organic BBQ sauce.
Use coconut oil for grilling the chicken and veggies.
Add more vegetables if you like.