Chicken Fajitas

Here is a simple recipe that goes over well. We can marinate the meat in only 10 minutes and with very few ingredients. I hope you like it as much as I do.

Juice of 1 lime
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp garlic salt
1 lb. chicken cut into strips

Place in large ziploc bag and mix together. Let sit for 10 to 15 minutes.

Saute in large sauce pan with a little bit of olive oil.

Serve with sauted peppers and onions, salsa, tortillas, cheese and any other item you would like to add.

The marinade also works well with skirt steak or flat iron steak.

Broiled Chicken

For my meal for the conference, I came up with this marinade and for chicken and then broiled it. I tried to make it very mild so it would not overwhelm the spicy peanut sauce.

1/2 cup 7-up
1 tbsp soy sauce
1/4 cup oil (I prefer olive oil)
1/2 lime, juiced
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/8 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp garlic salt
4 to 5 chicken tenders or 1 chicken breast

Mix all the ingredients for the marinade well. Add the chicken. Let sit for 15 to 20 minutes. You can put in the fridge for 1 to 2 hours if you want a deeper flavor.

Take the chicken out of the marinade. Place on a cooling rack that has been placed on top of a cookie sheet. Place under broiler for 8 to 10 minutes. Turn over and cook for another 8 to 10 minutes or until chicken reaches 165 degrees internally.

Serve with the peanut dipping sauce, or other sauce of your choice.

Spice Peanut Dipping Sauce

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup hot water
2 tbsp juice from 1 lime
2 tbsp Asian chili sauce
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp brown sugar
2 scallions, sliced thin
1 medium garlic clove, minced fine
2 tbsp coconut milk

Whisk the peanut butter and hot water together in a small bowl until smooth. Stir in the remaining ingredients.

Cornflake Crunch Tenders

This recipe is one I like to show a low-fat way to do fried chicken. I love the flavor of these and do them at home a lot. It is easy and quick and delicious.

1 chicken breast cut into 1 1/2 inch strips
1 cup finely crushed cornflakes (the finer you can get them the better)
1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1 egg white
1 tbsp butter, melted

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a cookie sheet.
Combine cornflakes, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper in a shallow dish. Beat egg whit in another shallow dish.
Dip chicken in egg, then cornflake mixture. Place on greased cookie sheet.
Drizzle chicken with butter.
Bake 20 to 30 minutes or until chicken reaches an internal temp. of 165 degrees.