These infants mix all of the belongings 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 contemporary elements, you’ll have a scrumptious meal very quickly that may completely exhibit your chef abilities.

For extra fajita recipes, strive our Hen Fajita Salad or our Scorching Skillet Hen Fajitas.

Why Our Recipe

• Hen breasts stuffed filled 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 full of 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 straightforward dish is so good, it’ll turn into a weeknight go-to!

Ingredient Notes

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

Fajita Seasoning

Whereas you could find pre-made fajita seasoning in just about any grocery retailer, we advocate making your individual! 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 supposed. It solely takes a couple of further minutes.

Purple pepper flakes: One other professional of constructing your individual spice combine is you can management the spice stage—if your loved ones isn’t as spice tolerant, you possibly can cut back the quantity of pink 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

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

Butterfly Methodology (For Thick Hen Breasts): That is the most typical methodology for stuffing hen breasts. You merely slice the hen horizontally, stopping simply earlier than slicing it all over on the again facet. Whenever you open it up, it seems to be like butterfly wings. This works greatest 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 possibly can 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 straightforward to roll up across the stuffing. Simply watch out to not over-pound, or the hen might tear.