Apr 24, 2008

Chicken Fajitas



Fajitas are great to make in the summer, when you want to use your grill, but in the colder months, you can use an indoor grill like the George Forman grill, which is perfect because it requires little oil. You can also make this on a cast iron skillet. I have found many low point tortillas available in various stores. Usually if they are low carb, low fat, they are 1 pt. La Tortilla Factory - Low-Carb/Low Fat Large Size are huge and also great for wraps and quesadillas.

Chicken Fajitas
 Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 4 servings Old Points: 4 pts Points+: 5 pts
Calories: 192.1 Fat: 5.5 g Carb: 16.7 g Fiber: 8.3 g Protein: 25.5 g 
  • 16 oz boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 bell pepper, cut into strips
  • 1 poblano chile, cut into strips
  • 1 onion, cut into strips
  • 3 tbsp lime juice
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • ancho chile powder or chipotle chili powder, to taste
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 4 low fat, low carb tortillas (La Tortilla Factory)
Marinate the chicken with lime juice, and season with chile powder, salt, pepper, garlic powder and cumin.

Season vegetables with salt and pepper and toss with olive oil.

Heat George Forman grill. Grill chicken until well browned, but not hard to the touch. Transfer to a plate when done. Cut into strips. Grill vegetables until tender (about 15 minutes). Once cooked, combine with chicken. Serve immediately with tortilla and toppings.

Optional 0 point toppings: Salsa, chopped serrano chiles, chopped fresh cilantro, sliced green onions.
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37 comments:

  1. love your blog, was telling my sis who is doing weight watchers ad I'm sending her the link right now, she is so exited. Thank you for sharing your recipes.

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  2. I love tortillas. They are a staple when the weather warms up.

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  3. thanks gina

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  4. I've been doing WeightWatchers for 7 months now and got in a rut of eating the same things over and over again - tried this last week and oh my God, it was so delicious. Thanks for posting all these great recipes!

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  5. Great, you're welcome!!!

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  6. please remember that some of us live in places that the stores don't have some of the ingredients. Maybe you could be a substitute along side.

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  7. Where do you live? It's hard for me to know what is not available to you in your area unless you tell me. You can also find a lot of ingredients for sale online.

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  8. I wish it would print w/o all of the pictures, as that takes up the expensive ink. Thanks for a great site otherwise; I just don't use a lot of them because of the printing costs. Social security too low...bah humbug..lol....great job on what you do.

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  9. Why don't you just copy and paste the recipe into a word doc to avoid printing the photos? Sorry for the inconvenience.

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  10. Thanks for your fantastic recipes Gina! We'll be making these tonight.

    When you get a chance, I'd love to see the nutritional info to recalculate it.

    Thanks for all your hard work!

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  11. I love this site.... I really wish you had a cookbook out... I would buy it in a heart beat.. My BF makes fun of me cause I love looking at recipes & printing up tons of them... Now I just need to make some more of them.. I can't wait to try this one & the Chicken Enchiladas... Made the Spinach rolls Awsome.. Made the Chocolate Zucchini Bread... Yummy So So Moist

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  12. Thanks Jamie!

    Chicken enchiladas are one of my favorites!

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  13. I love these at REsturantes so i am super excited to try this at home!! Can not wait :) yummy yummy yummy!

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  14. I'm presuming the serving size is one fajita, and not 4 points for all 4? lol that would be great!

    I usually steam my peppers and onions together, rather than cooking them in a pan. I can't stand anything oily.

    I'm looking forward to trying the chicken marinade though. I'm from England and I don't seem to be able to find a seasoning over here (like cajun) that I like.

    Thanks for the recipes!
    Sarah

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  15. Hi Gina, Was wondering what could be subsituted for the poblano chile. I can not find it in the stores? Thank you for such AWESOME recipes!

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    1. Poblano peppers are also in grocery stories (like Safeway) as Pasilla peppers.

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  16. Hi Gina. This looks so good!! How long should I marinade the chicken? Thanks!

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  17. I just have a few questions. First, can I omit the poblano chile. Second, the carbs are very high, are these good carbs or bad carbs. Lastly, do you have recipes that I can use for two people?

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  18. This was so good! I recently moved to Nigeria from Texas and am so excited to find WW friendly recipes that are from scratch and don't have to use processed ingredients. Thank you so much!

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  19. I was wondering if there is something I could use instead of onions and bell peppers. I suffer from migrains and they are both triggers for me. In most recipes I can just omit them but in this case that leaves me with just chicken. Which is fine but I have always wanted to make this with something else for more flavor and texture.

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  20. Gina, this was absolutely delicious! I live in Texas and am spoiled by our great TexMex restaurants, but I have to compliment you on this recipe. The marinade made the chicken moist and delicious. I cooked the chicken and the veggies in a very hot skillet with Pam (no olive oil). The results were awesome and so filling. Great rec on the tortillas too. Hubby and 6-year-old son loved it. Thank you. --Shelley

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  21. WOW! We just made and devoured this meal. I also just ordered basically the same thing from Chili's last week and this made me realize how eating fresh and organic is SO important to our bodies. This is one of the freshest meals that I've had aside from juicing. Thank you Gina!

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  22. I plan to try this out. Thanks for sharing!

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  23. I'm so excited to make this... I am wondering though if it would be good using fresh garlic instead of garlic powder? How much would you use in replacement?

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  24. Whats the exact mesurements for each serving size? Like 1 cup per serving?

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  25. made this tonight...so great! this was actually my first skinny taste i tried making!

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  26. I made this tonight. I admit, I was skeptical on whether it would have enough flavor. I make fajitas a lot but usually just buy the seasoning packet and make it that way. I've never made it without. I used chicken tenderloins, because it's all I had and ended up marinating it for a couple hours before dinner time finally rolled around. It had great flavor. The chicken was tender and moist. And the veggies were so good! I've never thought to grill veggies on my Foreman grill like that. The flavors were so much better than making them in a pan. Another great recipe, thank you!

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  27. I made Chicken Fajitas from this recipe and wow never made them so good before!! So easy to!

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  28. I have made these more times than I can count! The chicken is so flavorful and delicious, my husband and toddler DEVOUR them every time. Thanks Gina for all your fabulous recipes :)

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  29. Just made this tonight and it was fantastic! What is the calorie count if I eat this without a tortilla?

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  30. I'm going to make these in a lettuce wrap instead of the flour tortillas. I can't wait to try it! Thanks. :-)

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  31. Something went terribly wrong with mine...

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  32. PLEASE, PLEASE --- I LOVE THE PICTURES - DO NOT ELIMINATE THEM!!!

    Thanks! Love your recipies!

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  33. Just founds your website. Very impressed with recipes. Keep them coming!

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