An easy, hands-off version of the family favourite. Cooking your chicken in the slow cooker results in lovely juicy and tender meat. Pile high into wraps and top with your favourite garnishes, we like some roughly chopped coriander, grated cheese and fresh guacamole.
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Yields:
4 - 6 serving(s)
Prep Time:
10 mins
Cook Time:
6 hrs
Total Time:
6 hrs 10 mins
Cal/Serv:
213
Ingredients
200g
tinned chopped tomatoes
1Tbsp.
tomato puree
2
garlic cloves, finely chopped
3
mixed colour peppers, deseeded and sliced into strips
1
red onion, sliced
28g
pack fajita seasoning mix
500g
skinless boneless chicken breast fillets
TO SERVE
Tortilla wraps
Fresh coriander
Grated mature Cheddar
Avocado
Directions
Step 1
Pour half the chopped tomatoes into the base of a slow cooker. Stir in the tomato puree and garlic and season. Layer over half the peppers and onion.
Step 2
Put chicken on top of pepper layer. Sprinkle the fajita seasoning mix over the chicken breasts. Top with the remaining chopped tomatoes and finally the remaining peppers and onion. Turn the slow cooker on to low, put the lid on and cook for 4-6 hours, until tender.
Step 3
If you want to thicken the cooking liquid, strain liquid into a pan, bring to the boil and reduce until thickened (this is optional), then mix back in with the chicken. Shred the chicken into large pieces with two forks. Serve with your favourite fajita accompaniments.
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