Marinated Chicken Strip Fajitas
Comments: A typical 'Tex-Mex' recipe easily prepared even on camping grounds.
Servings: 4
IngredientsPreparation
  • 1 1/2 pounds [680 g] chicken whites, into 2-inch [5-cm] wide strips
  • 1 head curly lettuce, rinced, patted dry then torn
  • 2 tomatoes, hard middle removed then chopped
  • 2 cups [450 g] Monterey Jack or Provolone cheese, grated
  • 2 cups [500 mL] any salsa
  • 2 medium onions, into large strips
  • 2 sweet green peppers, membranes removed and seeded, into large strips
  • 4 to 6 [6-inch / 15-cm each] flour tortillas
Marinade
  • 3/4 cup [190 mL] vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup [125 mL] Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/3 cup [80 mL] lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] red wine vinegar
  • 6 to 8 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons [22.5 mL] oregano
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon [5 mL] freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] salt
  • Into a glass bowl, well whip together all marinade ingredients.
  • Well mix chicken strips into marinade until well coated; leave to marinate, refrigerated for 2 to 4 hours, stirring at least once.
  • Then preheat barbecue until charcoals become gray, almost white.
  • Meanwhile, into separate serving bowls, arrange torn lettuce, chopped tomatoes, grated cheese and salsa; set aside.
  • Remove chicken strips from marinade; lay chicken strips onto the center of hot barbecue rack.
  • Arrange onion and sweet green pepper strips all around the outside of barbecue rack, away from the source of heat.
  • Barbecue chicken strips for 5 to 7 minutes on each side or until no longer pink inside, onion and sweet green pepper strips until tender, turning vegetables strips at least once.
  • Transfer chicken strips onto a warm large serving plate; arrange onion and sweet green pepper strips all around chicken strips.
  • Crisp flour tortillas onto barbecue rack for a few seconds on each side; transfer onto a clean warm serving plate.
  • To eat, each guest will arrange a little of each grilled ingredient into the center of its own flour tortilla before topping ingredients with a little torn lettuce, chopped tomatoes, grated cheese and salsa.
  • Roll, and enjoy!