Texas Style Grilled Beef and Chicken Fajitas

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These Texas-Style Beef & Chicken Fajitas started with a trip to our favorite Mexican restaurant Pappasito’s. After becoming one of our favorite occasional dinners, decided that we have got to figure out how to make these at home! After quite a bit of trial and error, we finally came up with our own version, we think we got pretty close, definitely restaurant quality!

We marinate the beef and chicken in Dale’s Seasoning, fresh lime juice, orange juice, and fajita seasoning, then grill everything over high heat to get that smoky char and incredible Tex-Mex flavor. Pile them into warm flour tortillas and add grilled onions and peppers, cheese, Pico de Gallo, guacamole, or whatever makes the perfect fajita in your house. We hope you’ll give these a try and let us know what you think! You might also enjoy our Pit Boss Smoked Salsa Recipe.

Texas Style Grilled Beef and Chicken Fajitas
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Texas Style Grilled Beef and Chicken Fajitas

Recipe by My Southern Spoon (MySouthernSpoon.com)
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Restaurant quality Texas style beef and chicken fajitas is one of our favorites. Be sure to try it with Mary’s Smoked Salsa, pairs perfectly with these woody hot fajitas. I hope you enjoy them as much as our family does. We have also added a small can of pineapple juice into the marinate.

Course: DinnerCuisine: Tex-MexDifficulty: Medium
Servings: 12

12

servings
Prep time

15

minutes
Cooking time

20

minutes
Calories

115

kcal
Marinating time

2 -24

hours
Total time

45

minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup olive oil

  • 1 cup water

  • 2 cups beef broth

  • 1/4 cup  Dale’s Original Blend Marinade

  • 4 whole limes juiced

  • 1 large orange juiced

  • t teaspoon  garlic powder

  • 1 tablespoon black pepper

  • 3 tablespoons  fajita seasoning
    The video uses Fiesta Extra Fancy Fajita Seasoning but use your favorite

  • 4 bonless chicken breast

  • 6 steaks Best quality steak, we recommend Angus Ribeye, adjust amount of meat used depending on your needs

Marinade Instructions

  • Add the olive oil, water, beef broth, and Dale’s marinade to a large bowl or container.
  • Squeeze in the juice from the 4 limes and 1 large orange.
  • Add the garlic powder, black pepper, and fajita seasoning.
  • Whisk everything together until well combined.
  • Add your beef, chicken, or other fajita meat to the marinade.
  • Cover and refrigerate while the meat marinates. For best flavor, marinate for several hours or overnight.
  • Grilling Instructions
  • Preheat the grill to high heat.
  • Once the grill is fully heated, place the marinated meat on the grill.
  • Cook on high heat until the meat is seared on one side.
  • Flip the meat and continue to sear on high heat.
  • Continue cooking on high heat until the internal temperature reaches approximately 95°F.
  • Reduce the grill temperature to medium-low to low heat.
  • Continue cooking until the meat reaches your desired internal temperature.
  • Chicken
    165 degrees
    Steak
    Rare: 125°F
    Medium Rare: 129–134°F
    Medium: 135–144°F
    Medium Well: 145–155°F
    Well Done: 156°F and above
  • Remove the meat from the grill and let it rest before slicing.
  • Slice the meat against the grain and serve with your favorite fajita toppings.

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