MakingMotherhoodFun: Pinterest Experiment: Baked Fajitas with Cilantro / Coriander Lime sauce in the HotMix Pro

As you all know I very much enjoy Pinterest. I have many boards and will shamelessly declare that I have thousands of pins which increase daily. Again, I will shamelessly invite you to follow my boards, or even if you just want to browse what I pin, you can do so here. I find a lot of solace and inspiration from Pinterest and often I will experiment with the recipes and ideas and see what I come up with.

Lately, I have been making freezer meals, which I seek inspiration for on Pinterest. I do this because it helps me keep chilled in the evening as I don't have to worry too much about dinner and its super helpful if you are trying to stick to a budget. Recently, I came across the recipe for Baked Chicken Fajitas on Pinterest, but comes from Six Sisters Stuff blog. I super duper love Mexican food which is somewhat hard to find here in Australia in terms of restaurants. I follow a lot of American blogs and recipes boards so Mexican recipes appear frequently on my dinner table. The recipe I used from Six Sisters Stuff is as follows:

Baked Chicken Fajitas Recipe:

(Serves 6)

Ingredients:
1kg boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can diced green chilies*
1 medium onion, sliced
1 large capsicum, seeded and sliced (I used small sweet capsicums for a variety of colour)
2 Tablespoon vegetable oil
2 teaspoons chili powder
2 teaspoons cumin
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon salt
12 burrito breads, warmed to serve

Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 180 C.

2. Grease a baking dish, oil spray works well.

3. Mix together chicken, tomatoes, chilies*, peppers, and onions in the dish.

4. In a small bowl combine the oil and spices. Drizzle the spice mixture over the chicken and toss to coat.

5. Bake uncovered for 20-25 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are tender.

Serve with warmed burrito bread and enjoy!

*Green diced chilies are not as common in the supermarket here in Australia, compared to America. You should still find them in the Mexican food/El Parso isle. Alternatively, you could also buy bottled pickle jalapenos, drain them and dice them. I recently purchased some diced green chilies on the internet at Grocery Run.com.au. They were having a USA themed run with lots of different American food items. When I made the recipe I actually omitted them as I know my kids won't like them.

Freezer Friendly

As a freezer meal I placed the chicken, capsicum, and onion in a zip loc bag. I them mixed up the spices and oil and poured this over the chicken and tossed to coat thoroughly. I zipped up the bag and put it in the freezer.

I allow the chicken to defrost, mix through the marinade and pour it into the greased dish.

I poured the tin tomatoes over the mixture and mix through gently.

Then I put it into the preheated oven for about 20mins.

To serve, I used a piece of burrito bread then fresh chopped lettuce followed by a good serving spoons worth of the chicken fajita mixture. Finally I drizzled the coriander sauce on top. You can also use plain sour cream.

Coriander / Cilantro Lime Sauce

This was done using my HotMix Pro, but a blender can also work well.

Ingredients:

1 large bunch of fresh coriander - mainly leaves but some stems are fine

4-5 large leaves of fresh basil

pinch of salt

zest of half a lime

juice of half a lime

1/2 green jalapeno chilli seeds removed. (You can currently get these at Coles or Woolworths)

2 dessert spoons of sour cream - I used light

Put all ingredients except the sour cream into the HMP on speed 4 for 20 secs.

Scrape down sides and add the sour cream and mix on speed 7 for 20 secs. Taste and see if it needs anything more, I added a little bit of brown sugar to mine to even out the flavours.