How To Make Chicken Fajita Marinade
Level up your chicken fajitas with this easy and zesty fajita marinade, made with a mix of lime juice, olive oil, and hearty spices!
Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking:
Total: 10 minutes
Serves:
Ingredients
- ¼cupolive oil
- ⅓cuplime juice
- ¼cupwater
- 1tspsugar
- 1¼tspkosher salt
- ¼tspground cumin
- 2garlic cloves,minced
- 1½tspsmoked paprika
- 1tsponion powder
- 2tbspchili powder,*
- ¼tsppepper
Instructions
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Place the olive oil, lime juice, water, sugar, kosher salt, cumin, garlic, smoked paprika, onion powder, chili powder, and pepper in a bowl. Stir to combine.
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Marinate over chicken for at least 30 minutes or up to 8 hours.
Recipe Notes
- *Depending on the heat level of the chili powder, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of chili powder. If using mild chili powder, do the full 2 tablespoons.
- This marinate works for 1 pound of sliced chicken.
Nutrition
- Calories: 147.39kcal
- Fat: 14.25g
- Saturated Fat: 1.99g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 10.02g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.82g
- Carbohydrates: 6.35g
- Fiber: 1.96g
- Sugar: 1.82g
- Protein: 0.95g
- Sodium: 132.10mg
- Calcium: 25.64mg
- Potassium: 138.10mg
- Iron: 1.12mg
- Vitamin A: 81.10µg
- Vitamin C: 6.70mg
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