Sweet Laurel Bakery

FAJITA NIGHT

These fajitas will keep everyone happy. You’ve got options here: veggie, chicken or beef, pending on your crowd and your palate. The tortillas are delicious, and even my husband, a Mexican food aficionado, adores these grain free tortillas.

fajita night

 

fajita night

 

Chicken, Beef and Veggie Fajitas with Spicy Cole Slaw and Tortillas

6 servings


 

For the chicken:


 

Ingredients:

4 chicken boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1 red bell pepper

1 green, yellow or orange bell pepper

3 tablespoons cumin (divided)

1 teaspoon + 1/4 teaspoon Himalayan pink salt (divided)

2 tablespoons coconut oil

To prepare the chicken:

Cut chicken breasts in half and tenderize. Slice chicken into one-inch strips and place in a bowl.

Cut bell peppers in half and remove seeds and core. Slice into one-inch strips and place in another bowl.

Season the chicken with 2 tablespoons of the cumin and 1 teaspoon of the salt and stir. Add the remaining cumin and salt to the bell peppers and stir.

Heat coconut oil in large skillet.  Add chicken and cook for 5-7 minutes. Flip chicken strips and continue to cook until no longer pink. Remove chicken from skillet and place on a plate. Add bell peppers to the skillet and cook for about three minutes per side. Add to plate.


 

For the Beef:


 

Ingredients:

1 16 ounce skirt steak

3 tablespoons lime juice

1 shallot, chopped

4 cloves of garlic

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 tablespoon cumin

2 tablespoons coconut oil

 

To prepare the beef:

Place steak in a large freezer bag or baking dish.  Season with salt and pepper.

In a food processor, combine lime juice, shallot, garlic cloves, cayenne pepper, and cumin.  Blend until a sauce-like mixture forms.  Pour over steak and allow to marinate for at least 10 minutes.

Heat the oil in skillet.  Add steak to skillet and cook about 3-4 minutes per side.  Transfer steaks to cutting board.  Slice against the grain and add to chicken and bell pepper mixture.


 

Tortillas

Serves 3


 

Ingredients:

2 eggs

1 cup basic almond milk

1 cup cassava flour

1/4 cup coconut flour

1/4 teaspoon Himalayan pink salt

To prepare tortillas:

Whisk together eggs and almond milk together in a bowl.  Add flours and salt and mix well.

Heat skillet.  Pour 1/2 of mixture onto skillet and swivel the pan around so the mixture make a large circle.  Reduce the heat and wait until bubbles form on surface of tortilla.  Flip and cook tortilla on the other side until well browned.

Transfer to a plate and serve with fajitas!


 

Spicy Coleslaw

Serves 6


 

Ingredients:

I medium head of savoy cabbage

2 carrots

1 cucumber

1 bunch of cilantro

2 medium shallots (divided)

1 serrano pepper

1 avocado

2 limes

2 tablespoons coconut oil

salt and pepper to taste

To prepare colesaw:

Shred cabbage or slice thinly and place in a large bowl. Grate the carrots and cucumber into the bowl as well. Chop the cilantro and add to bowl. Thinly slice one of the shallots and add to the bowl.

In a food processor, blend the remaining shallot, serrano pepper, avocado, lime juice and coconut oil.

Pour over coleslaw and toss well. Add salt and pepper to taste.

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