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Fajitas Cannot be Chicken

December 28th, 2005

Did you know…?

Fajita is a term describing a specific cut of beef. Therefore, fajitas technically cannot be made with chicken and still be fajitas.

Regardless of this, we see chicken fajitas on the menu quite commonly (even in Mexican restaurants) and I make them myself occasionally. We had these last week. Beef is just as good or better, but we were in a chicken-kind-of-a-mood that day. Whether you use chicken or beef, you should grill it and then slice the meat across the grain into thin strips. I buy pre-packaged and seasoned fajita meat at Sam’s Club.

When we make fajitas, burritos, tacos, chalupas, or any other assemble-it-yourself dinner, we lay all the ingredients / toppings out on the counter and let everyone make their own. My picky five-year-old will put cheese on a tortilla and be done. My thirteen-year-old will use everything and ask “Is this all you’ve got?”

Our typical Mexican pile-on dinner will have:

Rice, corn, and hominy all make great side dishes, if you feel you need one.

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