Fajita Stuffed Hen Breasts

These infants mix all of the stuff you love about fajitas in a single deliciously stuffed piece of rooster. They appear fancy and spectacular, however are surprisingly easy to make. With just a bit preparation and recent components, you’ll have a scrumptious meal very quickly that may completely showcase your chef expertise.

For extra fajita recipes, strive our Chicken Fajita Salad or our Sizzling Skillet Chicken Fajitas.

Why Our Recipe

• Hen breasts stuffed filled with fajita veggies and gooey pepper jack cheese.
• Use thick breasts, pre-butterflied rooster, or pound them out skinny.
• Seasoned with our customized Fajita spice mix so no packets right here.

These juicy rooster breasts are flattened or “butterflied” and filled with sautéed peppers and onions, after which baked with scrumptious, Pepper Jack cheese to create all kinds of flavors popping off in your mouth. Whereas the rooster bakes, whip up a facet salad, Mexican rice, or veggies. This flavorful and straightforward dish is so good, it’ll change into a weeknight go-to!

Ingredient Notes

• Boneless Skinless Hen Breasts: Thick ones are good so you possibly can butterfly them. If they’re skinny, you’ll wish to simply pound them out to a good thickness. You may also purchase rooster that’s already butterflied at many grocery shops.
• Olive Oil: You should use any impartial cooking oil like avocado or vegetable oil as effectively.
• Mushrooms: Both white or cremini works right here, relying in your desire.
• Bell Pepper: We like to make use of a mix of pink and inexperienced for coloration and taste since pink have just a little little bit of sweetness.
• Onion: White or yellow onions will work right here.
• Pepper Jack Cheese: We prefer to deliver the flavour and the warmth right here. Monterey jack could be the second-place selection.
• Lime Juice: Contemporary limes are finest, and also you’ll want about two for this recipe. Bottled lime juice may also work.
• Fajita Seasoning: Retailer-bought Fajita seasoning works effectively. We like making our personal so we are able to higher management the flavour.
• Crimson Pepper Flakes: Provides a refined warmth, which you’ll regulate in line with your desire.

Fajita Seasoning

Whereas yow will discover pre-made fajita seasoning in just about any grocery retailer, we suggest making your own! Every model differs in its ratios and high quality of spices, so utilizing our spice combine will make sure you get the flavour outcomes as supposed. It solely takes just a few further minutes.

Crimson pepper flakes: One other professional of constructing your personal spice combine is that you may management the spice stage—if your loved ones isn’t as spice tolerant, you possibly can cut back the quantity of pink pepper flakes you add in. Or, in case you’re actually on the lookout for some warmth, be at liberty so as to add extra!

Strategies for Stuffing Hen

To be able to stuff a rooster breast, you need to both reduce it open or pound it out skinny. You should purchase rooster already butterflied at some grocery shops, however the actual subject is that rooster breasts differ lots in thickness. Right here’s what you do primarily based on the rooster that you’ve got.

Butterfly Methodology (For Thick Hen Breasts): That is the commonest methodology for stuffing rooster breasts. You merely slice the rooster horizontally, stopping simply earlier than reducing it right through on the again facet. If you open it up, it appears like butterfly wings. This works finest when the rooster breast is plump and thick.

Pounding Skinny (For Skinny Hen Breasts): In case your rooster breasts are already on the skinny facet, you possibly can place them between two sheets of plastic wrap or parchment paper and use a meat mallet (or perhaps a rolling pin) to pound them to a good thickness. This provides you a flat floor that’s simple to roll up across the stuffing. Simply watch out to not over-pound, or the rooster might tear.