Chilis Fajitas For Two Recipes

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• Combine lime juice, salt, water, and pepper in a bowl and mix Place steak in a plastic bag and pour the lime mixture in the bag Allow the steak to marinate for 2 hours After 2 hours, heat a skillet to medium heat and place the marinated steak on each side for 5 minutes. Slice the meat into thin strips and place in oven safe pan. Place pan in oven on low heat. Place onions, peppers, and tomatoes on a saute pan on medium heat Pour vegetable oil over vegetables Allow vegetables time to saute (until browned) Add meat to saute pan for 2 minutes

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• Arrange chicken in a shallow dish. Combine 1/4 cup lime juice, 3 teaspoons soy sauce, 2 teaspoons canola oil, garlic, salt, chili powder, cayenne, pepper and, if desired, liquid smoke; pour over chicken. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours., Drain chicken, discarding marinade. On a greased grill rack, grill chicken, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from heat until a thermometer reads 165°, 4-6 minutes on each side., In a large nonstick skillet, heat remaining 2 teaspoons oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and red pepper; cook and stir until tender, 5-7 minutes. Stir in remaining 1/2 teaspoon lime juice and remaining 1 teaspoon soy sauce., Cut chicken into thin slices; add to vegetables. Serve with tortillas and, if desired, salsa, sour cream and chopped cilantro.

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• In a Dutch oven, cook the pork, onion and peppers over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Drain., Stir in the V8 juice, beans, tomatoes, chili powder, seasoned salt and seasoned pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until slightly thickened. Serve with cheese., Freeze option: Freeze cooled chili in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little broth if necessary.

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• In a bowl or shallow dish, combine 2 tablespoons oil, 2 tablespoons lime juice, zest, chili powder, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, cayenne pepper and pepper. Add chicken and turn to coat. Refrigerate at least 2 hours. , Season chicken with salt. In a 12-in. cast-iron or other heavy skillet, heat 1 tablespoon remaining oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken in batches; cook and stir until no longer pink, 6-8 minutes; remove from pan., In same skillet, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat. Add peppers, onions, remaining lime juice and remaining garlic powder; cook and stir until tender, 4-5 minutes. Return chicken to pan; heat through. Serve with tortillas and lime wedges. If desired, top with sour cream and cilantro.

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• FAJITAS: Place steak in 13- by 9-inch glass baking dish. Pour marinade as needed to cover steak. Cover and marinate in refrigerator 4 hours or overnight. Drain meat and slice into thin strips. Cut peppers into thin strips. Heat skillet and add drained meat, red and green bell peppers, onion and enough marinade (1 to 2 tablespoons) to keep mixture from sticking to skillet. Stir-fry just until meat is done as desired. Garnish with cilantro. Serve with rice, if desired, or place about 1/2 cup mixture in center of 1 tortilla. Add any favorite salsa or toppings. STEAK MARINADE: Combine soy sauce, honey, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, ginger and water in bowl. Place in jar with tight-fitting lid and use as needed to marinate steaks, chops or poultry for grilling or making fajitas. (Makes 7 1/2 cups) This recipe yields 4 servings without salsa and rice.