How to Make Delicious Chicken Fajita Tacos in Just 30 Minutes

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cheddar cheese

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and dairy-free.

avocado

🥗Healthier: mashed peas

💰Cheaper: guacamole

Mashed peas provide a similar texture at a lower cost.

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground chicken is often less expensive and can be used in the same way.

Slice the red onion into small to medium sized pieces.

Dice the cherry tomatoes into small to medium sized pieces.

Slice the lime into wedges, aiming for eight wedges from one lime.

Slice the avocados around the seed, remove the seed, and mash the avocado with sea salt flakes and lime juice.

Slice the brown or yellow onion into thin strips.

Run the garlic cloves along a microplane to create a paste.

Butterfly the chicken breasts and slice into thin strips.

Mix taco seasoning with onion and massage it in.

Add chicken to a bowl with remaining taco seasoning and olive oil, then massage until combined.

Add olive oil to a pan over medium-high heat and fry the onions for about 4 minutes.

Add garlic to the onions and cook for 1 minute.

Remove onions and garlic from the pan and set aside.

Add olive oil to the pan and cook the chicken for about 5 minutes until cooked through.

Add the onions back to the pan and heat for about 30 seconds.

Toast the flour tortillas in a dry pan over medium heat for about 1 minute on each side.

Assemble the tacos with avocado, chicken fajita mix, tomatoes, onions, and cilantro.

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