Happy late summer everyone! I honestly cannot believe that I am saying that already. Does it seem like summer flew by extra fast this year to anyone else??
Oh, and I never intended to take over a month and a half off from blogging. But I just got so busy having so much fun with the kids that all the sudden, blogging took a back seat to everything else in life so anyway, I’m back!!
And my hubby Erik has been grilling all summer long. Here is a great flavorful dish that he whips up on the grill a lot during these great summer months. These Grilled Chicken Fajitas are flavorful and satisfying.
In fact, whenever my husband grills chicken, people always rave about how juicy and flavorful his chicken is. And he always says that the problem with the way many people grill chicken, is that they grill it too long because they worry that it isn’t cooked through. But when you over cook chicken, it dries out and loses its juiciness.
Another problem is that often times, in their haste to eat the chicken, people don’t give it enough time to rest, and instead cut into it immediately allowing all the juices to run out. Obviously we want juicy chicken. So be sure to follow Erik’s grilling advice in the recipe! 🙂
Even though summer is waning, there is still lots of time to be doing some outdoor grilling! And these Grilled Chicken Fajitas are a tasty meal to put on the table (and into your mouth! 🙂
Ingredients
- 4 split breasts
- 2-3 lemons
- olive oil
- lemon pepper
- garlic salt
- 2 red peppers
- 2 yellow peppers
- 1 red onion
- cracked pepper
- kosher salt
- 12 flour tortillas
- guacamole (optional)
Instructions
- Cut slits across the split breasts on the diagonal.
- Squeeze 2-3 lemons all over the chicken, drizzle with olive oil and season with lemon pepper and garlic salt.
- Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Grill the chicken on indirect medium heat until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees. Approximately 25-30 minutes. Remove the chicken from the grill, cover and allow the chicken to rest for 15 minutes.
- Take 2 red peppers, 2 yellow peppers,and 1 red onion and slice them into 1/2 inch ribbons.
- Sautée them in olive oil, and cracked pepper and kosher salt, in a big pot over medium heat, until the onions are translucent and peppers soften and begin to caramelize Approximately 20 minutes.
- Heat up the tortillas, shred the chicken and serve the fajitas with guacamole if desired.
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Welcome back! Sometimes it is so good to take a break. Kids are only young once and you have to enjoy every moment. I’m glad you had a good summer. These fajitas look delicious! I need to try these. I am really like the lemon and pepper seasoning.
Thank you Cindy. I SO appreciate all your support!!!!
Yay, welcome back Renee 🙂 Summer went by way too quickly this year and I’m so glad you were able to take some time to spend the summer with the kiddos. Oh wow, these fajitas look mouthwatering! Definitely drooling over that juicy and flavorful chicken 🙂
Thank you Kelly! It’s good to be back!! This summer was SO much fun, but I’m definitely glad to be back to baking, blogging and chatting with great blogging friends like you!! 🙂
Welcome back, Renee. I love fajitas in the summertime, these would be perfect for our final summer bbq. I am new to your site and I can’t wait to look at all your recipes!
Thank you Kathleen! It’s great to meet you!! I luv the name of your site by the way!! Brownies are my favorite!! 🙂
Welcome back, and I totally understand taking a break! It can be really hard to keep up with the blogging thing and I’m glad you got to enjoy your summer with the kids. 🙂 Meals like this are the best — that chicken looks amazing! I love fajitas, and suddenly I’ve got a big craving going on. 🙂
Seriously Marcie!! For those who don’t realize it, blogging is very time consuming and sometimes you just need a break!! But it is good to be back!! 🙂 Fajitas in the summer are the best aren’t they!!
Chicken fajitas are one of my family’s FAV dinners! I’ve never tried them with grilled chicken before though, and I’m thinking that must change and soon. These look totally amazing, Renee! Perfect for a quick busy-evening dinner. 😀
Thank you Sarah! Grilled chicken is definitely the way to go!! 🙂
I just love fajitas! These look so good!
Thank you Jocelyn! 🙂
Love chicken fajitas- ultimate comfort dish! Loving the fact these are grilled- so, so good!
Thanks Jess!! 🙂
The summer did go by extremely fast but there’s definitely still time to do plenty of grilling. These fajitas look amazing! Great weeknight meal!
Thank goodness there is still a long fall ahead of us to continue grilling! Thanks Christin!! 🙂
Welcome back :o)!! Grilled chicken fajitas are one of my FAVORITE dinners everrr.
Thank you Kristi! I agree! I never get tired of chicken fajitas. 🙂
Your Chicken fajitas looks amazing! We love chicken and steak fajitas and grill them a lot. Nothing better than cooking on the grill! I linked over from another site to your site and I am glad I did, lots of great recipes and pictures too!
check out my site and Blog sometime!
Michael
Thanks Michael. I definitely will!! 🙂
Welcome back! I cannot believe summer is winding down either – time is a flying!
And agreed – we love grilling in the fall (so much cooler out!) – these sound delicious!
Great recipes- can’t wait to try! Pinned it and started following on Google +. Found your blog on the Show Stopper Sat. link party.
Erin
http://theeveryday-mom.blogspot.com/
Thanks so much for following Erin! 🙂
Renee, so happy to hear you took some time to enjoy summer, too! Thinking it’s funny how we took the same amount of time off from the bloggy world to spend with our families. 🙂
I have to agree with you and say that summer DID go by so fast this year… it was kind of sad to see it go. (Our nightly lows are already in the low 40s!)
Loving how you brought this gorgeous and delicious recipe over to the link party this week, pinning!
Thank you Gloria! I am so glad you enjoyed your summer as well!! It IS fun to get back into blogging but I sure don’t regret taking the time off!! 🙂
These chicken fajitas look incredible and full of flavour! I like to make Mexican a couple of times a week so I have no doubt that I will be recreating your yummy fajita’s… thanks for sharing the recipe!
I’m like that too Thalia about eating Mexican a lot. It is definitely one of my favorite foods!