Fajita Stuffed Rooster Breasts

These infants mix all of the stuff 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 contemporary elements, you’ll have a scrumptious meal very quickly that can completely showcase your chef abilities.

For extra fajita recipes, strive 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 facet 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 possibly can butterfly them. If they’re skinny, you’ll wish to simply pound them out to a fair thickness. You can too purchase rooster that’s already butterflied at many grocery shops.
• Olive Oil: You should utilize any impartial cooking oil like avocado or vegetable oil as nicely.
• 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 shade and taste since pink have somewhat little bit of sweetness.
• Onion: White or yellow onions will work right here.
• Pepper Jack Cheese: We wish to convey the flavour and the warmth right here. Monterey jack could be the second-place alternative.
• Lime Juice: Contemporary limes are greatest, and also you’ll want about two for this recipe. Bottled lime juice can even work.
• Fajita Seasoning: Retailer-bought Fajita seasoning works nicely. We like making our personal so we will higher management the flavour.
• Purple Pepper Flakes: Provides a refined warmth, which you’ll be able to modify in response to your choice.

Fajita Seasoning

Whereas yow will discover pre-made fajita seasoning in just about any grocery retailer, we advocate 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 meant. It solely takes just a few additional minutes.

Purple pepper flakes: One other professional of constructing your individual spice combine is you can management the spice degree—if your loved ones isn’t as spice tolerant, you possibly can scale back the quantity of pink pepper flakes you add in. Or, in case you’re actually on the lookout for some warmth, be at liberty so as to add extra!

Strategies for Stuffing Rooster

As a way to stuff a rooster breast, it’s important to both lower it open or pound it out skinny. You should purchase rooster already butterflied at some grocery shops, however the true subject is that rooster breasts range loads in thickness. Right here’s what you do based mostly on the rooster that you’ve got.

Butterfly Methodology (For Thick Rooster Breasts): That is the commonest methodology for stuffing rooster breasts. You merely slice the rooster horizontally, stopping simply earlier than slicing it during on the again facet. While you open it up, it appears like butterfly wings. This works greatest when the rooster breast is plump and thick.

Pounding Skinny (For Skinny Rooster Breasts): In case your rooster breasts are already on the skinny facet, you possibly can 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 offers 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.