Mom's Chicken Fajitas

Ohhhh, so good!  These are the best fajitas!  What really makes them the best is the southwest seasoning we use from Penzey's spices.  They are good with chili powder but the Southwest seasoning makes them that much better!  We have cooked these on the smoker, bbq, and under the broiler.  The bbq by far makes them the most tasty but all versions are good!  We usually make extra and have the chicken on pizza in salad or anything else you can imagine.

3 lbs.  boneless, skinless chicken breasts.

Marinade:

1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup lime and or lemon juice.  Lime works the best
2 tsp sugar
4 tsp oregano
4 tsp chili powder (or southwest seasoning)
4 cloves chopped garlic (2 tsp garlic powder)
1-2 tsp fresh ground black pepper

Mix oil, lime juice and spices together for marinade.  Put chicken in a gallon zip-lock bag.  Pour marinade over chicken.  Seal and place bag in flat container.  Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, no longer than 24 hours, turning bag over at least once.

To put them together:

Fresh limes
10 large flour tortillas
2 onions sliced
2 green re or yellow bell peppers, cut into 1/4 inch strips
salsa or picante sauce
shredded cheddar or monterey jack cheese
guacamole or avocado slices
sour cream
shredded lettuce
chopped fresh tomato

Place chicken on broiler or grill.  Sprinkle with southwest seasoning or chili powder.  Broil until chicken is beginning to blacken.  Turn pieces and broil 5-10 minutes longer until cooked through.  Slice meat in thin strips.  Squeeze fresh lime juice over meat.  Saute onions and peppers until crisp-tender in saute pan sprayed with oil spray.  Squeeze fresh lime juice over vegetables when just ready to take off heat.  Wrap tortillas in foil and heat in 325 oven until warm, or warm one at a time over open flame on gas stove, being careful to watch so they don't burn.  Immediately place in foil wrapped in a towel.

To serve:  Place some chicken onion mixture, salsa cheese, guacamole, sour cream and lettuce in center of tortilla.  Fold 1 end up about 1 inch over mixture; fold right and left sides over folded end.

This is best served buffet style. 

I hope you enjoy these as much as we do!