TGIFajitas!!!

 

It's Friday! You made it!  Don't spend the night in the kitchen, just "set it and forget it." 

 

The week has been long enough. Work, homework, housework, yard work, groceries laundry, conference calls, deadlines and sometimes near a cardiac flat line. This is YOUR night to relax with our without the kids.

This will be a short blog because this recipe requires very little work and minimal preparation. This is a very easy recipe that will allow you more time to spend together and make for a fun serve yourself dinner! You can do all the prep ahead and have the kids help you with the toppings and every one can wrap and roll their own supper!

 

 

Ingredients:

 

1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast (usually 3-4 breasts)

1 red pepper

1 yellow pepper

1 orange or green pepper

1 package of Fajita seasoning (I prefer to buy the lower sodium variety)

1 large Vidalia onion

 



Step one is to get in your cosies, grab a glass of wine or a cup of tea and relax while your Crockpot does the work. This recipe takes four hours so if you are not the owner of a Crockpot with an automatic timer setting you may want to get in touch with Santa and place your order soon. One of the inconveniences of Crockpot cooking is that many recipes require 6 or more hours but then need to be shut off. For those individuals that are commuting or do not have a butler to turn off the Crockpot, this can lead to some very well done food! 

 

Make dinner fun for you and the family. Picking a theme gets the children excited and involved and can be a great way to use disposables instead of having a big dishwasher load to empty the next morning!

We MAY happen to like football. We MAY happen to love the Green Bay Packers. We MAY have a LOT of paraphernalia in our home! I love paper plate dinners. We try to buy items that can go in the compost bin so our clean up is quick and easy and we have more time for popcorn and movies.  Find a fun theme like a favourite movie, sports team, country and make the kids help you "decorate" for the dinner.



 

As mentioned above, this is a very quick recipe to assemble. I like to julienne my peppers so the bites are more appealing to the Divas and the flavour of the peppers is not overwhelming. We are fans of Green Bay Packers but NOT of green peppers so we like to use the red, orange and yellow variety. Strap on some sunglasses or goggles and slice that onion with a box of tissues nearby.  I have found that putting the onion in the freezer for about 15 minutes before cutting reduces the tear flow. Prepping the onions and pepper the night or a few days before and placing them in the fridge makes for an effortless assembly.                        

                        

 

 

 

In the Crockpot place the onions and peppers on the bottom of the dish. Add the chicken breasts and with oiled hands mix the package of fajita seasoning with the peppers and chicken and combine until well coated. Once the ingredients are blended place the chicken breasts on the top of the pepper onion mixture.

Place the crock pot on high for 4 hours.

 

 

Once the cooking time is complete remove the chicken breasts and shred with two forks. During the cooking process you can prepare you favorite toppings and have your tortillas warming. Favourites of ours for toppings include salsa, sour cream, shredded cheese and lettuce and salsa.

The Divas love to assemble their own and it makes for a fun family time at the dinner table. We still have to help with the roll and fold and we use large tortillas to avoid excess mess. It is a fun finger food meal and you will want to be sure to have extra napkins on hand.

 

 

Keep this recipe in mind for busy days with like Halloween, double the recipe for company, or prepare ahead and take to the cottage or chalet so you can unpack and relax with the family on arrival day.

 

 

Fridays in our house are about family, fires, fun, films, flannels and fajitas.