Hoppin' Habanero-Lime Chicken Fajitas
1/4 cup lime juice
3 Tbsp tequila
1 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp dried oregano
About 6 Tbsp habanero chili hot sauce
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
3 onions (1 lb. total), quartered lengthwise and peeled
1 cup chopped tomatoes
8 flour tortillas (8-in. size)
1 can (about 1 lb.) black beans, heated and drained
1 cup low-fat sour cream
Lime wedges
1. In a 1-gallon zip-lock plastic bag, combine lime juice, tequila, oil, cumin, oregano, 6 tablespoons
hot sauce, and garlic. Add chicken and onions, seal, and chill at least 15 minutes or up to 2 hours,
turning occasionally.
2. Combine tomatoes and 1/4 teaspoon to 11/2 teaspoons hot sauce; set aside.
3. Oil a barbecue grill over a solid bed of hot coals or gas grill on high heat (you can hold your hand
at grill level only 2 to 3 seconds). Lift onions from marinade and place on grill. Close lid on gas grill.
Cook onions for 3 minutes, turn, cook a couple more minutes, then turn over and baste with
marinade.
4. Lift chicken from marinade and place on grill; close gas grill. Turn and baste chicken and onions
occasionally until onions are soft and browned and meat is no longer pink in thickest part (cut to
test), about 8 minutes. Transfer chicken and onions to a board and keep warm.
5. Heat tortillas on grill, turning once, until softened and lightly speckled brown, 30 to 60 seconds.
6. Slice chicken crosswise. Place portions of chicken, onions, and beans in tortillas. Top with
tomatoes, sour cream, and a squeeze of lime. Fold up bottom of tortillas, then fold in sides.
Notes: For heat level 1, mix tomatoes with 1/4 teaspoon habanero chili hot sauce; for level 2, use
3/4 teaspoon; for level 3, use 11/2 teaspoons. Tested with Tabasco Habanero and Marie Sharp's
Habanero Pepper Sauce.
Yield: 8 fajitas
Per fajita: 326 cal., 19% (63 cal.) from fat; 27 g protein; 7 g fat (2.4 g sat.); 38 g carbo (5 g fiber);
582 mg sodium; 59 mg chol.
Recipe from Sunset Magazine
Submitted by sooz
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