Fajita Stuffed Hen Breasts

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

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

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

Ingredient Notes

• Boneless Skinless Hen Breasts: Thick ones are excellent so you possibly can butterfly them. If they’re skinny, you’ll need to simply pound them out to a good thickness. You too can purchase hen that’s already butterflied at many grocery shops.
• Olive Oil: You need to 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 combination of purple and inexperienced for colour and taste since purple have just a little little bit of sweetness.
• Onion: White or yellow onions will work right here.
• Pepper Jack Cheese: We wish to deliver the flavour and the warmth right here. Monterey jack could be the second-place alternative.
• Lime Juice: Recent limes are greatest, and also you’ll want about two for this recipe. Bottled lime juice may even work.
• Fajita Seasoning: Retailer-bought Fajita seasoning works effectively. We like making our personal so we will higher management the flavour.
• Pink Pepper Flakes: Provides a delicate warmth, which you’ll be able to modify in response to your desire.

Fajita Seasoning

Whereas you’ll find pre-made fajita seasoning in just about any grocery retailer, we advocate 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 additional minutes.

Pink pepper flakes: One other professional of constructing your individual spice combine is which you can management the spice degree—if your loved ones isn’t as spice tolerant, you possibly can cut back the quantity of purple pepper flakes you add in. Or, for those who’re actually searching for some warmth, be happy so as to add extra!

Strategies for Stuffing Hen

With a view to stuff a hen breast, it’s important to both lower it open or pound it out skinny. You should purchase hen already butterflied at some grocery shops, however the actual challenge is that hen breasts fluctuate loads in thickness. Right here’s what you do primarily based on the hen that you’ve.

Butterfly Technique (For Thick Hen Breasts): That is the commonest technique for stuffing hen breasts. You merely slice the hen horizontally, stopping simply earlier than slicing it throughout on the again facet. Once you open it up, it seems like butterfly wings. This works greatest when the hen breast is plump and thick.

Pounding Skinny (For Skinny Hen Breasts): In case your hen 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 offers you a flat floor that’s straightforward to roll up across the stuffing. Simply watch out to not over-pound, or the hen might tear.