This is one of the easiest recipes that I have made since I was in college at the University of Texas at Austin. I served it to some friends on my back deck in Basalt, Colorado last weekend. There is lots of chopping, but it's pretty foolproof.
Marinate for at 2-24 hrs. in refrigerator:
Boneless Chicken Breasts – 4 halves – Pounded to a uniform thickness
Fresh lime juice (juice of 4 small limes)
Soy sauce (I use the lite) – approx. ½ cup
You can also substitue skirt steak for beef fajitas.
Make Guacamole – not too far ahead:
- Mash 2 or more ripe avocados
- squeeze of lime
- dash of salt
- 3 tablespoons salsa of your choice
Mix together – cover and refrigerate
Make pico de gallo:
Chop small and uniformly
- 1 large or 2 med. Tomatoes
- ½ or more med. White onion
- about ¼ cup fresh cilantro (known as coriander in the northeast)
Add about 1 teaspoon canola oil or similar and
A dash of salt
Grill Chicken and Slice into 1/2-3/4” strips
Heat Tortillas
The fresher the better, see below. This can be done in the microwave separating them with damp paper towels or on a hot skillet (no oil or butter) but this takes longer. Keep warm in oven covered by a plate.
Serve
Set everything up on a buffet. Serve with sour cream, grated cheese, salsa and of course the guacamole and pico de gallo.
Accompany with salad or rice and Margaritas.
I usually serve some fresh melon as an appetizer or side.
Dessert
For dessert we had this awesome Mexican coconut ice cream and lime sherbet. I mixed them in waffle cones from the market.
Games
It’s always fun to have something to do after the meal, especially if you like to serve your meal early, like I do. I suggested Rummikub, a tile based number game that anyone can play. But my friend Ellen, had Banangrams in her purse which is a game similar to playing Scrabble as an individual but racing against each other to use up all the tiles.
Right off of Highway 133
A popular place for steaming hot corn or flour tortillas. You can buy your pinatas here, too.
You can have a meal right here in their seating area
As you see, you can get all of your ingredients for your fajita dinner here
¡buen provecho
