Chicken Fajita Lettuce Wraps
Smoky, spiced chicken strips wrapped in crisp lettuce leaves with melted cheddar and tangy toppings — all the fajita fun, minus the tortilla.
⏱ 25 min total🔪 8 min prep🔥 17 min cookEasyServes 4Mexican
Ingredients
- •4 chicken legs, boneless skinless if possible, sliced into strips
- •1 medium onion, sliced thin
- •8 large lettuce leaves
- •1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- •1/2 cup sour cream
- •1 tsp chili powder
- •2 stalks green onions, sliced
Directions
- 1Heat 1 tbsp cooking oil in a large skillet over high heat until smoking.
- 2Season chicken strips with chili powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- 3Sear chicken strips 5 minutes without stirring, then flip and cook 4 more minutes.
- 4Push chicken to one side, add sliced onion, and cook 5 minutes until softened and slightly charred.
- 5Toss chicken and onion together in the pan for 1 final minute.
- 6Lay out lettuce leaves and fill each with chicken mixture; top with cheddar cheese.
- 7Dollop with sour cream and scatter green onions over the top.
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