Chicken fajita traybake
Serves: 4
Prep time: 30 minsTotal time: 
Recipe photograph by Martin Poole
Chicken fajita traybake
Recipe by Anna Glover
We’ve made this family favourite even easier – just pop everything in the oven
Serves: 4
Prep time: 30 minsTotal time: 
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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
845Kcal
Fat
33gr
Saturates
10gr
Carbs
73gr
Sugars
17gr
Fibre
19gr
Protein
54gr
Salt
1.5gr
Anna Glover
Anna is our former Creative Food Editor, and a cookery writer and food stylist. She loves a challenge and is known for whipping up interesting flavour combinations. She’s still in search of the best pizza in the world
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Anna Glover
Anna is our former Creative Food Editor, and a cookery writer and food stylist. She loves a challenge and is known for whipping up interesting flavour combinations. She’s still in search of the best pizza in the world
See more of Anna Glover’s recipes
Ingredients
- 1 x 640g pack skinless chicken breast fillets
- 2 red onions, cut into thin wedges
- 3 mixed peppers, sliced
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
For the fajita spice mix (or see Tip)
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- ¼ - ½ tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp garlic granules
- 1 tsp dried oregano
For the guacamole
- 2 small ripe avocados
- 2 limes, 1 juiced, 1 cut into wedges
- 1 x 31g pack coriander, 2 tbsp chopped, the rest of the leaves picked
For the salsa
- 1 x 180g pack cherry on the vine tomatoes, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp chopped pickled or fresh jalapenos, plus extra to serve
To serve
- 8-12 soft wholewheat or white tortillas
- ½ x 150g pot soured cream
- grated cheddar
Step by step
Get ahead
Make the guacamole and salsa a few hours before and chill, covered.
- Preheat the oven to 220°C, fan 200°C, gas 7. Mix the fajita spices together in a small bowl. Cut the chicken breasts into 2cm wide strips and put onto 1 or 2 roasting trays with the onion wedges and peppers – don’t overcrowd the tray. Drizzle over the oil, the spice mix and some salt and pepper. Toss everything together well.
- Roast at the top of the oven for 20-25 minutes until the chicken is cooked and the peppers and onions are soft.
- Meanwhile, for the guacamole, mash the avocado flesh with a fork and add half the lime juice, 1 tablespoon of chopped coriander and some salt and pepper. Mash again. For the salsa, mix the chopped cherry tomatoes in a separate bowl with the remaining lime juice, 1 tablespoon of chopped coriander and jalapenos. Season.
- Wrap the tortillas in foil and put in the oven under the traybake for the last 5 minutes to warm through. Alternatively, if you have a gas hob, gently flame each tortilla, holding with metal tongs, on each side until lightly toasted. Keep warm until ready to serve.
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Scatter the picked coriander leaves on the traybake and serve everything together with the soured cream and grated cheddar, in the middle of the table for everyone to tuck in.TipUse a fajita seasoning mix if you prefer. The home- made spice mix keeps for up to 6 months if you want to make a bigger batch; it’s wonderful on crispy wedges.
