JJ and I are buffalo chicken fanatics. I saw a commercial for chili’s buffalo chicken fajitas and I was sold! However, I’m on a no meat kick, and JJ’s limiting his, and I’ve been not so happy with restaurants lately, so I decided to take their idea and run with it. I used my normal quesadilla staples – mushrooms, peppers, onions and chicken, but subbed in poblanos and red bell for the green peppers to give it more spice and sweet, and I used cremini instead of button mushrooms. I used an organic chicken breast for JJ, and a sliced chik’n patty for mine. For the cheese, I went with a blue cheese.
These fajitas were absolutely delicious, spicy, sweet, earthy, and healthy!
Buffalo Chicken Fajitas
2 organic chicken breasts
½ c. buffalo wing sauce
1 red bell pepper, sliced
1 poblano pepper, sliced
10 cremini mushrooms, sliced
½ red onion, sliced
Salt and Pepper
¼ c. crumbled blue cheese
4 whole wheat tortillas
Pour half the wing sauce on a plate, coat the chicken, and place on a grill pan over medium heat. Cook for 5-6 minutes on each side or until cooked through. Set on the cutting board for 5 minutes, then slice. In an oven safe dish, toss chicken with the remaining wing sauce, then sprinkle with blue cheese. Broil for 2 minutes or until cheese is melted.
In a large nonstick pan over medium high, sautee mushrooms, onions and bell peppers for 6-8 minutes until soft. Season with salt and pepper.
Heat tortillas in the microwave.
Spoon some of the vegetables into a tortilla, then add chicken and cheese. Serve hot with sour cream, lettuce and tomatoes.
5 comments:
Ooooh! These look s fantastic!!
Totally stole chicken "wang" from me, which I happened to steal from the Amen's.
Okay, I gotta ask..are your plates pink or red? In the pics on this post, they look red but in the pics a few posts down, they look pink! Either one is great..but I am going to be so jealous if they are pink and even more jealous that you have a husband that would let you have pink plates! haha
melissa - my plates are actually rust from the bed bath and beyond every day line. they do look a bit pink in the photos, but they're actually a dark red. JJ wouldn't let me get the paisley plates, i only could have those for serving dishes :(
stupid boys! haha
This recipe is amazing! My family loved it. We are big fans of the chili's buffalo chicken fajitas, so these really hit the spot. I'm 5 months pregnant now and totally craving buffalo chicken all the time, so this put a new swing on that craving. Thanks for sharing!
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