Fajita Stuffed Hen Breasts

These infants mix all of the stuff you love about fajitas in a single deliciously stuffed piece of hen. They give the impression of being fancy and spectacular, however are surprisingly easy to make. With just a bit preparation and recent elements, you’ll have a scrumptious meal very quickly that can completely showcase your chef abilities.

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 hen, or pound them out skinny.
• Seasoned with our customized Fajita spice mix so no packets right here.

These juicy hen 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 hen bakes, whip up a facet salad, Mexican rice, or veggies. This flavorful and simple dish is so good, it’ll grow to be a weeknight go-to!

Ingredient Notes

• Boneless Skinless Hen Breasts: Thick ones are good so you’ll be able to butterfly them. If they’re skinny, you’ll wish to simply pound them out to an excellent thickness. You too can purchase hen that’s already butterflied at many grocery shops.
• Olive Oil: You should utilize any impartial cooking oil like avocado or vegetable oil as effectively.
• Mushrooms: Both white or cremini works right here, relying in your choice.
• Bell Pepper: We like to make use of a mix of purple and inexperienced for shade and taste since purple 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 could be the second-place selection.
• Lime Juice: Recent limes are finest, and also you’ll want about two for this recipe. Bottled lime juice will even work.
• Fajita Seasoning: Retailer-bought Fajita seasoning works effectively. We like making our personal so we are able to higher management the flavour.
• Pink Pepper Flakes: Provides a delicate warmth, which you’ll modify in accordance with your choice.

Fajita Seasoning

Whereas yow will discover 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 constructing your personal spice combine is which you can management the spice stage—if your loved ones isn’t as spice tolerant, you’ll be able to scale back the quantity of purple pepper flakes you add in. Or, should you’re actually in search of some warmth, be happy so as to add extra!

Strategies for Stuffing Hen

With a purpose to stuff a hen breast, it’s a must to both lower it open or pound it out skinny. You should buy hen already butterflied at some grocery shops, however the actual subject is that hen breasts differ so much in thickness. Right here’s what you do primarily based on the hen that you’ve.

Butterfly Technique (For Thick Hen Breasts): That is the commonest methodology for stuffing hen breasts. You merely slice the hen horizontally, stopping simply earlier than chopping it throughout on the again facet. If you open it up, it appears like butterfly wings. This works finest when the hen breast is plump and thick.

Pounding Skinny (For Skinny Hen Breasts): In case your hen breasts are already on the skinny facet, 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 an excellent 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 hen could tear.