Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients:
¼ cup avocado oil or olive oil
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
3 garlic cloves, minced
1½ teaspoons Diamond Crystal kosher salt
1 teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon ground cumin
1½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch strips (Step away from the boneless, skinless breasts. They’ll dry out.)
1 medium red bell pepper, deseeded, cored and sliced into ¼-inch strips
1 medium yellow bell pepper, deseeded, cored, and sliced into ¼-inch strips
1 small white onion, sliced into ¼-inch pieces
2 limes, cut into wedges
Green or butter lettuce leaves (optional)
Grain-free tortillas (optional)
Avocado Crema
1 large Hass avocado
¼ cup full-fat coconut milk
¼ cup chives, roughly chopped
2 tablespoons cilantro, roughly chopped
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
½ teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Directions:
- Heat your oven to 450°F with the rack in the middle.
- Place a stainless steel wire rack in a rimmed baking sheet and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the avocado oil, lime juice, minced garlic, kosher salt, chili powder, and cumin.
- Add the chicken thigh strips to the marinade. (Chicken breasts will dry it. Please use thighs.)
- Toss in the sliced peppers and onions, too. Use your hands to combine well.
- Plop the chicken and veggies onto the rimmed baking sheet and spread everything in a single layer.
- Place the tray in the oven and cook for 10 minutes. Then, toss the chicken and veggies, and rotate the tray.
- Switch to broil and cook for an additional 5 to 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and the peppers and onions are browned in places. Keep your eyes on the fajitas to make sure nothing burns!
- While the chicken is cooking, make the Avocado Crema.
- Cut the avocado in half lengthwise and remove the seed.
- Scoop the flesh into a food processor or blender.
- Add the coconut milk, chives, cilantro, lime juice, salt, and pepper.
- Blitz until smooth. Add some water to thin out the sauce if desired.
- Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed with salt, pepper, or more lime juice.
- You can refrigerate the crema in a sealed container for up to 2 days.
- Once the chicken and veggies are finished cooking, pull the tray out of the oven.
- Serve the fajitas with lime wedges, lettuce wraps or grain-free tortillas, and avocado crema.