Fajita Stuffed Hen Breasts

These infants mix all of the stuff 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, attempt 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 kinds of flavors popping off in your mouth. Whereas the rooster bakes, whip up a aspect salad, Mexican rice, or veggies. This flavorful and simple dish is so good, it’ll turn into a weeknight go-to!

Ingredient Notes

• Boneless Skinless Hen Breasts: Thick ones are excellent so you’ll be able to butterfly them. If they’re skinny, you’ll wish to simply pound them out to a fair thickness. It’s also possible to 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 colour and taste since crimson have slightly little bit of sweetness.
• Onion: White or yellow onions will work right here.
• Pepper Jack Cheese: We wish to carry the flavour and the warmth right here. Monterey jack can 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 nicely. We like making our personal so we will higher management the flavour.
• Pink Pepper Flakes: Provides a refined warmth, which you’ll be able to modify in accordance with your choice.

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 meant. It solely takes a number of further minutes.

Pink pepper flakes: One other professional of creating your personal spice combine is that you would be able to management the spice degree—if your loved ones isn’t as spice tolerant, you’ll be able to scale back the quantity of crimson pepper flakes you add in. Or, when you’re actually in search of some warmth, be happy so as to add extra!

Strategies for Stuffing Hen

So as to stuff a rooster breast, you must both lower it open or pound it out skinny. You should purchase rooster already butterflied at some grocery shops, however the true situation is that rooster breasts differ loads in thickness. Right here’s what you do primarily based on the rooster that you’ve.

Butterfly Methodology (For Thick Hen Breasts): That is the most typical technique for stuffing rooster breasts. You merely slice the rooster horizontally, stopping simply earlier than chopping it right through on the again aspect. If you open it up, it seems to be 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 aspect, you’ll be able to 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 fair 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.