Chicken Fajitas
Makes 2 hearty servings of chicken fajitas

Ingredients:
10 ounces of boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 3/4 inch strips (can substitute with sirloin strips or shrimp)
1 cup of store bought salsa (personal favorite is Dessert Pepper Trading Company)
juice of 1 lime
1-2 bell peppers, one green one red or yellow
1-2 red onions
Nonstick cooking spray (i.e. Pam)

Optional condiments:
low-fat grated cheese
low-fat sour cream

Directions:
Combine salsa and the juice of a lime in a large non-reactive mixing bowl, add the chicken strips and marinate for at least 1/2 hour. Slice the red onion and bell peppers into 1/4 inch strips. Spray a large non-stick skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Add the peppers and onions and sauté for about 10-15 minutes, until they are soft. (If desired, you may add other favorite veggies such as sliced button mushrooms to the pepper mixture). Add a pinch of salt and pepper to taste, and remove the peppers/onions from the skillet and place into a oven proof casserole and place in the oven on a very low temp to keep warm.

Add chicken strips and salsa mixture to the same skillet and cook over medium-high heat for about 5-7 minutes, until the chicken is no longer pink inside and the salsa has come to a simmer. Remove chicken/salsa mixture from skillet and add to peppers and onions. You now have a nice dish of chicken fajitas!

Serve with low-fat sour cream and grated cheese if desired. For those lucky enough not to be watching calories, you may heat up store bough flour tortillas and wrap the mixture inside a tortilla. Remember, one medium-sized flour tortilla can contribute up to 230 calories and 40 grams of carbs.

Nutrition information per serving, without sour cream or cheese:
310 calories
47 grams of protein
19 grams of carbohydrate
5 grams of fiber
5 grams of fat

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