Leftover Chicken Or Beef Fajitas With Fresh Guacamole Recipes

LEFTOVER SHREDDED BEEF (OR CHICKEN OR SHRIMP) FAJITAS

Steps:

• Mix onion, pepper, and meat in a shallow dish and cover with teriyaki sauce. Marinate for several hours.
• Grill or pan fry until heated through or cooked thoroughly.
• Serve with tortillas, guacamole, sour cream, and salsa.
• Each person assembles their own fajitas by putting meat/vegetable mixture and topping with their choice of condiments, rolling up the tortilla and eating by hand. Be careful not to overload the tortilla.
• Tortillas:.
• Mix all ingredients.
• Form into golf ball size balls. Roll out flat into a circle.
• Cook on each side in a dry non-stick pan until starting to brown. DO NOT OVERCOOK. The tortillas cook quickly and it is easy to burn them if you turn away.

LEFTOVER CHICKEN OR BEEF FAJITAS WITH FRESH GUACAMOLE

Steps:

• In a shallow dish, whisk together soy sauce, vinegar, corn syrup, hot sauce, and pepper. Add leftover meat strips, bell peppers and onion and toss to coat.
• Set a large greased stove-top grill pan over medium-medium high heat.
• Grill meats and veggies 5 to 7 minutes, drizzling any remaining juices over the top, until vegetables are cooked to your liking and meat is heated through.
• Transfer mixture to a serving platter.
• Meanwhile, warm tortillas in the microwave or according to package directions.
• To make the guacamole, in a zip-top bag or medium bowl, mash avocado lightly.
• Then add tomato, garlic, lime juice and cilantro and combine.
• Season, to taste, with salt and black pepper.
• Serve fajitas with guacamole, some sour cream, and salsa on the side.

STEAK FAJITAS WITH FRESH GUACAMOLE

Steps:

• In a shallow dish, whisk together soy sauce, vinegar, corn syrup, hot sauce, and pepper. Add steak, bell peppers and onion and toss to coat. Cook immediately or cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 24 hours.
• Set a large nonstick skillet or stove-top grill pan over medium heat. Spray with cooking spray and add steak and vegetables, with the marinade. Saute 5 to 7 minutes, until vegetables are tender-crisp. Transfer mixture to a serving platter.
• Meanwhile, warm tortillas in the microwave or according to package directions.
• To make the guacamole, in a zip-top bag or medium bowl, mash avocado lightly. Then add tomato, garlic, lime juice and cilantro and combine. Season, to taste, with salt and black pepper.
• Serve fajitas with guacamole on the side.

PRONTO CHICKEN FAJITAS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute pepper strips and onion in oil until tender. Add the chicken strips, cilantro, salt, garlic powder and pepper; heat through., Spoon onto tortillas; fold in sides. Serve with toppings of your choice.

QUICK AND EASY LEFTOVER CHICKEN FAJITA MELTS RECIPE

Steps:

• Slice the bread open lengthwise so you have two long pieces.
• Season the chicken breasts with the fajita seasoning (or taco seasoning) and grill on both sides until cooked through.
• Let cool slightly, then slice into thin strips. (If you are using pre-cooked chicken strips, just warm them up. You don't even need to season them with fajita seasoning if you don't want to)
• Saute the peppers and onions with some fajita seasoning for about 3-5 minutes, or until the water has cooked off.
• To assemble, spread the salsa on the bottom of the bread.
• Add the grilled chicken slices, then the sauteed peppers and onion, then the cheese slice.
• Microwave or put under the broiler to melt the cheese.
• Cut bread into slices and serve.

BEEF FAJITAS

Steps:

• Whisk olive oil, lime juice, cilantro, onion, garlic, cumin, salt, and black pepper in a bowl, and pour into a resealable plastic bag. Add steak strips, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for 4 hours to overnight.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir beef in hot skillet until all liquid is absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Serve cooked beef with tortillas, salsa and Mexican cheese blend.

MELT-IN-YOUR-MOUTH BEEF FAJITAS

Steps:

• Flatten flank steak slightly with a meat mallet. Rub shichimi togarashi into both sides of steak, wrap the steak in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
• Combine orange juice, soy sauce, lime juice, orange zest, and lime zest together in a resealable plastic bag. Remove flank steak from plastic wrap and place the steak in the resealable plastic bag, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
• Remove steak from marinade and pour marinade into a small bowl.
• Cook steak on the preheated grill, basting with the marinade every 5 minutes, until it starts to firm and is seared on the outside and reddish-pink and juicy in the center, 8 to 10 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 135 degrees F (57 degrees C).
• Cut steak in half lengthwise and cut across the grain into thin slices.
• Whisk cornstarch, chili powder, salt, paprika, brown sugar, cayenne pepper, red pepper flakes, onion powder, garlic powder, and ground cumin together in a bowl.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion and red bell pepper in hot oil until soft, 5 to 10 minutes. Add sliced steak, chili powder mixture, and water to the skillet. Cook until sauce thickens and meat is glossy, 3 to 5 minutes.