Mesquite Chicken And Bacon Fajitas
Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Ingredients
- 1 (12 ounce) bottle mesquite marinade, your favorite store bought variety
- 12 flour tortillas
- 1 cup sour cream, for serving
- 1 cup monterey jack cheese, for serving
- 6 chicken breasts, boneless and trimmed
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced in half and cleaned
- 1 green bell pepper, sliced in half and cleaned
- 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced in half and cleaned
- 2 medium portabello mushrooms, cleaned and trimmed
- 1 medium red onion, cut into 1/4 inch slices
- 8 slices bacon, cooked and broken into bite sized pieces
- 4 large jalapenos, cut into halves, stems removed
- 1/2 cup lime juice, freshly squeezed
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons cilantro, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon chipotle chile in adobo, finely minced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- salt
- pepper
Recipe
- 1 place chicken in a plastic re-sealable bag and peppers, onion, and mushrooms in a separate bag. pour about 2/3 of the bottled marinade in the chicken bag and the other 1/3 in the vegetable bag. marinate in the refrigerator for about 1 hour.
- 2 in the meantime, make the sauce by whisking together all of the sauce ingredients. season with salt and pepper.
- 3 remove the chicken and vegetables from the marinating bags. grill chicken until cooked, about 3-5 minutes on each side. grill vegetables until crisp and tender.
- 4 slice chicken and vegetables into 1/4 - 1/2 inch slices.
- 5 arrange on a serving platter with ramekin of sauce, sour cream, and cheese. sprinkle bacon chunks on top. serve with your favorite warmed tortillas and bean side dish recipe.
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