Chicken Fajitas with Jicama Relish
Recipe from
Better Homes and Gardens
Boneless chicken, red onions, and sweet peppers are seasoned with an Italian dressing mixture before grilling for this Mexican main dish recipe. Serve in warm tortillas with Jicama Relish.

Servings:
Makes 8 fajitas.
Prep Time:
45 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 57 mins
Ingredients
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4skinless, boneless chicken breast halvessee savings

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1/2 cupbottled Italian salad dressingsee savings

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1/2 teaspoonchili powdersee savings

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1/2 teaspoonground cuminsee savings

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2 smallred, green, and/or yellow sweet peppers, quartered lengthwise and seededsee savings

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1 smallred onion, cut into 1/2-inch slicessee savings

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8 10-inchflour tortillas, warmed*see savings

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1 recipeJicama Relishsee savings

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1 16-ounce jarsalsasee savings

Directions
1.
Place chicken in a resealable plastic bag set in a shallow dish. For marinade, combine Italian dressing, chili powder, and cumin. Pour over chicken; seal bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for 1 to 24 hours, turning bag occasionally. Drain chicken, reserving marinade. Brush marinade over sweet peppers and red onion.
2.
For a charcoal grill, place chicken, pepper, and onion on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals. Grill until chicken is no longer pink (170 degrees F) and vegetables are crisp-tender, turning once halfway through grilling. Allow 12 to 15 minutes for chicken; 8 to 10 minutes for vegetables. (For a gas grill, preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium. Place chicken and vegetables on grill rack over heat. Cover and grill as above.)
3.
Remove chicken and vegetables from grill; carefully slice into thin bite-size strips. Spoon chicken and vegetable mixture onto warmed tortillas. Top with Jicama Relish and salsa; roll up. Makes 8 fajitas.
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*Note: To warm tortillas, wrap tortillas tightly in foil. Place on edge of grill and heat for 10 minutes, turning once.
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Jicama Relish: In a large bowl combine one 15-ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained; 1 cup chopped, peeled jicama; 1 large tomato, chopped; 1 medium avocado, halved, seeded, peeled, and chopped; and 1/2 cup snipped fresh cilantro; set aside.
Nutrition information
Calories 396, Total Fat 16 g, Saturated Fat 3 g, Monounsaturated Fat 6 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 6 g, Cholesterol 41 mg, Sodium 720 mg, Carbohydrate 42 g, Total Sugar 3 g, Fiber 6 g, Protein 25 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 91%, Calcium 11%, Iron 22%. Exchanges: Vegetable .5, Starch 2.5, Fat 2.5.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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