Thursday, September 20, 2012

Low Carb Fajita Lettuce Wraps


Last night I made fajitas but instead of using tortillas I used large iceberg lettuce leaves and they were awesome!

Ingredients:
  • 2 chicken breasts
  • Red and green bell peppers
  • Onion
  • Olive oil
  • Mexican spices (I use salt, pepper, cayenne, cumin, and taco seasoning)
  • Iceberg lettuce (or tortillas if you're making regular fajitas)
  • Toppings: fat free sour cream, 2% shredded mexican blend cheese, tomatoes, avocado
Directions:
  • Chop about 1/3 cup of each (or about half of each) of your red and green peppers and onion into bite size pieces/strips
  • Rinse chicken breasts and cut into bite size pieces
  • Coat the bottom of a frying pan with olive oil, about 1 tablespoon, and turn burner on to medium/medium-high
  • Place chicken cubes in pan sauté the chicken for about 2-3 minutes on each side
  • Once chicken is white on all sides add your peppers and onions
  • Add seasoning. (Salt, pepper, tiny dash of cayenne, garlic powder, cumin, and a little bit of taco seasoning from one of those packets. Use what you like!)
  • Sauté mixture for about an additional 10 minutes (make sure the internal temp reached 165 degrees), turning the fajita mixture often to cook evenly.


  • Now build your fajitas...
  • Place a scoops of your mixture into 2-3 layered lettuce leaves
  • Add shredded cheese, 1/4 sliced small avocado, diced tomato, and a dollop of fat free sour cream
  • Eat like a taco and enjoy!

I should have put my cheese on after the fajita mixture so it'd melt/be prettier but i forgot, but you get the idea. So good!!

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