BAKED FAJITA CHICKEN
BREASTS
Such a delicious meal!! The creamy, flavorful Fajita sauce is spread underneath and on top of the slightly
precooked chicken breasts. Then arrange stir-fried onions and peppers over the
top. Sprinkle with grated Mexican Blend
cheese and bake! A quick,
delicious and very easy meal for a weeknight supper that your family will love.
2 large
chicken breasts
3/4
tsp salt (3 mL)
1/2
tsp black pepper (2 mL)
1/2
tsp granulated garlic (2 mL)
4 tbsp olive oil, divided (30 mL)
1 medium-sized onion, sliced
1 small red pepper, sliced
1 medium-sized green pepper, sliced
1 cup grated Mexican blend cheese (250 mL)
OR a mix of sharp Cheddar and
Mozzarella
Creamy Fajita Sauce:
4 oz cream cheese (125 g)
1 tbsp Fajita Seasoning (15 mL)
(homemade (click here) is fine, too)
1/2 cup heavy cream (125 mL)
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
Slice chicken breast in half as if you’re going to
stuff it and keep on slicing until you have 2 chicken cutlets. Repeat with remaining chicken breast. In small bowl, combine salt, black pepper and
granulated garlic. Sprinkle on both
sides of the chicken cutlets.
In frying pan, in 2 tbsp (30 mL) olive oil, and over
medium heat cook onions about 3 minutes and then add peppers and continue to
cook until they are softening and onions are browned. Set aside.
Creamy Fajita Sauce: In medium bowl, nuke cream cheese about 40
seconds to soften. Stir in Fajita
seasoning and then whisk in heavy cream.
In large frying pan, over medium high heat, cook
chicken cutlets in remaining olive oil until golden about 2 minutes per
side. Place in 9 x 13-inch casserole
dish. Spread Creamy Fajita Sauce
underneath each cutlet and over top.
Arrange cooked peppers and onions over the top and sprinkle with Mexican
blend cheese, OR a mix of of sharp Cheddar cheese and Mozzarella cheese. Bake 15 minutes, or until chicken is cooked
through.
Yield: 4 servings
1
serving
500.7
calories
39.4
g protein
43.8
g fat
1.8 g fiber
9.0
g net carbs
SEE our beautiful coil-bound books (last 5 gorgeous, Low-Carbing Among Friends' Team cookbooks, the coil matches the books): Amongfriends.us/Findourbeautifulrecipebooks This wonderful low-carb/keto collection of cookbooks (tons of photos, coil-bound!) is expected to sell out and they will not be printed again. Limited stocks; get yours now! KINDLES available!
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Here is my Amazon store for more of my favorite products: AMAZON STORE Thank you for your support.