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fajitas

Ingredients For fajitas

  • 2 lb
    chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
  • 2
    garlic cloves
  • 2
    jalapeno peppers
  • 1/2 c
    olive oil
  • 1/3 c
    dry sherry
  • 1 Tbsp
    chili powder
  • 2 tsp
    cumin

How To Make fajitas

  • 1
    Slice the chicken breast into long 1/2 inch wide strips.
  • 2
    To make a marinade, drop the garlic cloves and jalapeno peppers through the feed tube of a food processor with the chopping blade in place and the motor running until chopped finely (10 seconds or so).
  • 3
    Add the remaining ingredients and process until smooth (about another 10 seconds.)
  • 4
    Pour the marinade over the chicken and let marinate for 2 hours at room temperature or overnight in the refrigerator, turning occasionally.
  • 5
    Preheat the oven broiler.
  • 6
    Drain the chicken, reserving the marinade.
  • 7
    Arrange the chicken on a rack on a broiler tray and broil 3 inches from the heat source for 5 minutes; turn, baste with marinade, and broil for another five minutes.
  • 8
    Serve with warmed tortillas, shredded lettuce, shredded cheese, chopped tomatoes and salsa verde.

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