The BEST Chicken Fajitas
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The key to restaurant-style Chicken Fajitas is to SKIP the marinade! Just a handful of everyday ingredients is all you need to get sizzling, flavorful, easy chicken fajitas on your table right at home.

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The BEST Chicken Fajitas
Serves 4-5

INGREDIENTS:
1lb chicken breasts, sliced into cutlet, then into thin strips
2 bell peppers, any color, thinly sliced
1 large sweet onion, thinly sliced
8oz mushrooms, thinly sliced
6 Tablespoons high-heat cooking oil (vegetable oil, canola oil, etc.), divided
1 lemon, cut in half
homemade seasoned salt (see notes)
cumin
smoked paprika
Toppings: sour cream, shredded lettuce, pico de gallo

DIRECTIONS:
1. Season the chicken strips with seasoned salt and a pinch of both cumin and smoked paprika then mix to coat and set aside. Add the vegetables to a large bowl then toss with your hands to mix.

2. Heat 1-1/2 Tablespoons oil in a large, 12"+ heavy-bottomed skillet — preferably cast iron — over high heat. When the oil begins to smoke, add 1/3 of the vegetables in an even layer in the bottom. Season with seasoned salt, a pinch of cumin, and a drizzle of fresh lemon juice (~1/2 - 1 teaspoon — not too much!) then let the vegetables sit undisturbed until seared on the bottom. Toss with tongs then continue to saute, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are crisp-tender, 3-4 minutes, turning the heat down slightly if they begin to burn. Remove the vegetables to a plate. Repeat the process of heating 1-1/2 Tablespoons oil then searing and seasoning the vegetables with seasoned salt, cumin, and lemon juice in two more batches.

3. Heat the remaining 1-1/2 Tablespoons oil in the skillet then add the chicken, drizzle over a little lemon juice, and then saute until the chicken is cooked through, 2-3 minutes. Add the seared vegetables back into the skillet then toss to heat everything through. Serve immediately.

NOTES:
Link for Homemade Seasoned Salt recipe: https://iowagirleats.com/homemade-glu...
Feel free to chop vegetables and chicken a couple days ahead to save time.


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