We saw a recipe for Fajita-Stuffed Chicken that looked so good. Instead of using a tortilla for your fajita’s you stuff the ingredients into a whole chicken breast. This looked like it would be really good, but the chicken breasts we got were very large so we decided to cut it into strips instead. We also added some cayenne to give it a little more spice. This is our variation of the recipe.

Ingredients:

• 2 tsp canola oil (for veggies)
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 1 yellow pepper, diced
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
• ½ cup diced pepper jack cheese
• 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 tsp salt
• 3 tsp chili powder
• 3 tsp cumin
• 3 tsp garlic powder
• 2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 3 Tbsp canola oil (for chicken)
• Salsa, sour cream, and guacamole for serving

 

Directions:

Heat the canola oil in a pan on high heat. Cook the peppers, onions, salt, and pepper until soft and slightly caramelized. Transfer the cooked veggies to a bowl. In the same bowl, mix in the cream cheese, cheddar, and pepper jack, stirring until evenly mixed. Set aside.

Slice chicken into strips. In a separate bowl, combine the chicken with the salt, chili powder, cumin, cayenne, and garlic powder, evenly distributing the spices over the chicken.

Heat the canola oil in a pan over medium heat. Cook the chicken for approx. 10 minutes until chicken is cooked through.

Add the chicken to the cooked veggies and mix thoroughly.

 

Serve with salsa, sour cream, and guacamole!

The whole family loves this recipe. Hope you enjoy!

~Marlo

Original Fajita-Stuffed Chicken Recipe