Name: Chicken Fajitas with Nopales in Pasilla Sauce
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Internacional
Ingredients: 5 pasilla chiles, rehydrated and soaked in hot water, for the sauce; 2 cups Del Fuerte® seasoned tomato sauce, for the sauce; 1 teaspoon allspice berry, roasted, for the sauce; 1 teaspoon cumin, whole and roasted, for the sauce; 1/4 bunches fresh cilantro, for the sauce; 1 teaspoon oregano, for the sauce; 2 teaspoons vegetable oil; 2 chicken breasts, cut into strips or fajitas; 1 cup onion, sliced; 1 cup nopal, cooked and cut into strips; 1 pinch salt; tortillas, for tacos; fresh cilantro; panela cheese , crumbled, for tacos

Preparation

10 mins

25 mins

Low

For the sauce, place the pasilla chile with its soaking water in the blender, add El Fuerte® Seasoned Tomato Purée, allspice, whole cumin, cilantro, and oregano, and blend until you get a smooth sauce. Reserve. Heat a deep grill pan over medium heat, add the oil, and cook the chicken breasts until grilled and browned. Add the onion, nopales, and then pour in the sauce you blended earlier; season with salt and cook until the sauce slightly reduces. Keep warm.