Fajita Stuffed Rooster Breasts

These infants mix all of the belongings you love about fajitas in a single deliciously stuffed piece of rooster. They give the impression of being fancy and spectacular, however are surprisingly easy to make. With just a bit preparation and recent components, you’ll have a scrumptious meal very quickly that can completely exhibit your chef expertise.

For extra fajita recipes, attempt our Chicken Fajita Salad or our Sizzling Skillet Chicken Fajitas.

Why Our Recipe

• Rooster breasts stuffed stuffed with fajita veggies and gooey pepper jack cheese.
• Use thick breasts, pre-butterflied rooster, or pound them out skinny.
• Seasoned with our customized Fajita spice mix so no packets right here.

These juicy rooster breasts are flattened or “butterflied” and full of sautéed peppers and onions, after which baked with scrumptious, Pepper Jack cheese to create all types of flavors popping off in your mouth. Whereas the rooster bakes, whip up a aspect salad, Mexican rice, or veggies. This flavorful and straightforward dish is so good, it’ll develop into a weeknight go-to!

Ingredient Notes

• Boneless Skinless Rooster Breasts: Thick ones are good so you may butterfly them. If they’re skinny, you’ll need to simply pound them out to a fair thickness. It’s also possible to purchase rooster that’s already butterflied at many grocery shops.
• Olive Oil: You need to use any impartial cooking oil like avocado or vegetable oil as properly.
• Mushrooms: Both white or cremini works right here, relying in your choice.
• Bell Pepper: We like to make use of a mix of pink and inexperienced for coloration and taste since pink have a bit of little bit of sweetness.
• Onion: White or yellow onions will work right here.
• Pepper Jack Cheese: We prefer to carry the flavour and the warmth right here. Monterey jack could be the second-place alternative.
• Lime Juice: Contemporary limes are finest, and also you’ll want about two for this recipe. Bottled lime juice may even work.
• Fajita Seasoning: Retailer-bought Fajita seasoning works properly. We like making our personal so we are able to higher management the flavour.
• Pink Pepper Flakes: Provides a delicate warmth, which you’ll modify in response to your choice.

Fajita Seasoning

Whereas you could find pre-made fajita seasoning in just about any grocery retailer, we suggest making your own! Every model differs in its ratios and high quality of spices, so utilizing our spice combine will make sure you get the flavour outcomes as supposed. It solely takes just a few additional minutes.

Pink pepper flakes: One other professional of constructing your personal spice combine is you can management the spice degree—if your loved ones isn’t as spice tolerant, you may scale back the quantity of pink pepper flakes you add in. Or, in the event you’re actually in search of some warmth, be happy so as to add extra!

Strategies for Stuffing Rooster

In an effort to stuff a rooster breast, you must both reduce it open or pound it out skinny. You should purchase rooster already butterflied at some grocery shops, however the true situation is that rooster breasts range rather a lot in thickness. Right here’s what you do primarily based on the rooster that you’ve got.

Butterfly Technique (For Thick Rooster Breasts): That is the most typical technique for stuffing rooster breasts. You merely slice the rooster horizontally, stopping simply earlier than chopping it throughout on the again aspect. Whenever you open it up, it seems like butterfly wings. This works finest when the rooster breast is plump and thick.

Pounding Skinny (For Skinny Rooster Breasts): In case your rooster breasts are already on the skinny aspect, you may place them between two sheets of plastic wrap or parchment paper and use a meat mallet (or perhaps a rolling pin) to pound them to a fair thickness. This provides you a flat floor that’s straightforward to roll up across the stuffing. Simply watch out to not over-pound, or the rooster could tear.