Fajita Stuffed Hen Breasts

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

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

Why Our Recipe

• Hen breasts stuffed stuffed 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 types 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 excellent so you possibly can butterfly them. If they’re skinny, you’ll need to simply pound them out to an excellent thickness. You can too purchase rooster that’s already butterflied at many grocery shops.
• Olive Oil: You need to use any impartial cooking oil like avocado or vegetable oil as nicely.
• Mushrooms: Both white or cremini works right here, relying in your choice.
• Bell Pepper: We like to make use of a mix of crimson and inexperienced for shade and taste since crimson have just a little little bit of sweetness.
• Onion: White or yellow onions will work right here.
• Pepper Jack Cheese: We prefer to convey the flavour and the warmth right here. Monterey jack can 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 nicely. We like making our personal so we are able to higher management the flavour.
• Purple Pepper Flakes: Provides a refined warmth, which you’ll be able to alter based on your choice.

Fajita Seasoning

Whereas you 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 meant. It solely takes a couple of additional minutes.

Purple pepper flakes: One other professional of creating your individual spice combine is that you could management the spice stage—if your loved ones isn’t as spice tolerant, you possibly can scale back the quantity of crimson pepper flakes you add in. Or, if you happen to’re actually searching for some warmth, be happy so as to add extra!

Strategies for Stuffing Hen

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

Butterfly Methodology (For Thick Hen Breasts): That is the commonest technique for stuffing rooster breasts. You merely slice the rooster horizontally, stopping simply earlier than chopping it during on the again facet. Whenever you open it up, it seems like butterfly wings. This works greatest 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 an excellent 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 rooster could tear.