Fajitas: Marinade Vegetables With Chicken

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My local grocery store prepares a chicken fajita blend that has the chicken, marinade, onions, and peppers all mixed together. It's simply for convenience. Buy x amount of the mixture, go home, throw it into a skillet, and voila: dinner. My question is whether or not this is safe? and if so, does marinating the vegetables detract from the blend of flavors they normally provide? I like biting into a fajita and tasting the individual flavors.

Thank you in advance for any advice

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Best Answer

Your grocery store has it down to a science.

To get all parts "done" at the same time, they have to be cut to the right size. Your grocery store does that very well. The marinade flavors all parts, but the marinade doesn't carry flavors much (see here, different but similar: How deeply will the flavors in a brine penetrate chicken?) So it works.

Is it safe? Certainly, as long as you cook it within a couple of days and don't let it linger in the "danger zone" (40F to 140F) for too long. (Too long per government standards is 2 hours cumulative. Since you can't know how long the grocery had it there, don't mess with it, just put it in the fridge as soon as you get it home, and cook it straight from the fridge.)



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How do you make chicken and vegetable fajitas?

Directions
  • In a small bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients. Place chicken and vegetables in a single layer in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan; drizzle with 1/4 cup lemon juice mixture. ...
  • Turn chicken and vegetables; drizzle with remaining lemon juice mixture. Broil 4 minutes longer or until chicken juices run clear.


    • How do you keep chicken fajitas from drying out?

    You can avoid overcooking and drying out the chicken by slicing the peppers, onions, and chicken into 1/4-inch strips. For the chicken breast, cutting across the meat's grain will make for more tender fajitas.

    What can you put in fajitas instead of peppers?

    Chicken fajitas without peppers, but with zucchini and carrots. Peppers can also be replaced by zucchini and carrots. In this case, 400 grams of chicken, three courgettes and three carrots, oil, salt, pepper and curry are always needed.

    What is fajita marinade made of?

    Fajita Marinade IngredientsOlive oil, lime juice, water. Seasonings. Fresh garlic, paprika, ancho powder, cayenne, onion powder, oregano, brown sugar, cumin, salt and pepper, chili flakes.


    CHICKEN FAJITAS | the best easy mexican recipe + homemade seasoning



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