Leftover Chicken Or Beef Fajitas With Fresh Guacamole Recipes

CHICKEN FAJITAS WITH GUACAMOLE

Steps:

• Guacamole:.
• Seed and peel avocado.
• In a mixing bowl coarsely mash avocado.
• Add medium tomato, onion, garlic powder, the Tablespoon lemon juice and salt.
• Cover the surface of bowl with plastic wrap and chill for up to 4 hours.
• Marinade:.
• In a shallow nonmetallic dish combine oil, cilantro or parsley, lemon peel, 2 Tablespons of lemon juice, chili powder, cumin & red pepper flakes.
• Add chicken to marinade, turning to coat.
• Cover and chill about an hour.
• Drain chicken, reserving marinade.
• Grill chicken on an uncovered grill directly over medium coals for about 5 minutes.
• Turn chicken and brush with marinade; grill for 7-10 minutes more or until chicken is tender and no longer pink.
• OR, place chicken on the unheated rack of a broiler pan. Broil 5-6" from the heat for 10-12 minutes, turning and brushing with marinade once.
• Wrap tortillas in foil and heat on grill or in oven during the last 5 minutes of cooking the chicken.
• To serve, cut chicken into bite-sized strips.
• On each tortilla, arrange chicken strips, shredded letturce, shredded cheese, tomato and sliced olives.
• Roll up tortillas, tucking in sides.
• Serve with Guacamole, sour cream and salsa if desired.

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.