Fun-Day Fajita Bar

Fun-Day Fajita Bar

#Spicy

🥘 Ingredients

  • black pepper
  • cheddar cheese
    1 c
  • cilantro
    ½ ounce
  • flour tortillas
    12 unit
  • grape tomatoes
    8 oz
  • lime
    1 unit
  • pork chops
    24 oz
  • red bell pepper
    1 unit
  • red onion
    1 unit
  • salt
  • sour cream
    1/2 c
  • southwest spice blend
    2 tbsp
  • vegetable oil
    4 tsp

🍳 Cookware

  • small bowl
  • large pan
  1. 1
    Wash and dry all produce. Halve and peel red onion . Thinly slice one half. Finely dice other half until you have ¼ cup diced onion. Quarter grape tomatoes . Zest lime until you have 1 tsp zest, then cut into halves. Core and seed red bell pepper , then thinly slice. Chop cilantro .
    red onion: 1 unit, grape tomatoes: 8 oz, lime: 1 unit, red bell pepper: 1 unit, cilantro: ½ ounce
  2. 2
    In a small bowl , toss together diced onion, tomatoes, lime zest, a squeeze of lime juice, and half the cilantro. Season with salt and black pepper . Set aside until meal is ready. TIP: If you'll be warming your tortillas in the oven and not the microwave, now is a good time to preheat it to 425 degrees.
    salt, black pepper
  3. 3
    Heat a large drizzle of vegetable oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add sliced onion and bell peppers. Cook until softened and slightly blistered, ⏱️ 5 minutes , tossing occasionally. Season with salt and black pepper .
    vegetable oil: 4 tsp, salt, black pepper
  4. 4
    Thinly slice pork chops against the grain into strips. Season with salt and black pepper . When veggies are done, remove from pan and set aside. Heat another large drizzle of oil in same pan over medium high heat. Add as much pork as will fit without overcrowding (you may need to work in batches). Cook, tossing, until browned all over and nearly cooked through, ⏱️ 4 minutes per batch.
    pork chops: 24 oz, salt, black pepper
  5. 5
    Return veggies and all pork to pan along with southwest spice blend and a squeeze of lime juice. Cook, tossing, until pork is no longer pink in center, ⏱️ 3 minutes . Meanwhile, wrap flour tortillas in a damp paper towel and microwave on high until warm, ⏱️ 30 seconds . TIP: Alternatively, wrap tortillas in foil and warm in oven for 5 minutes at 425 degrees.
    southwest spice blend: 2 tbsp, flour tortillas: 12 unit
  6. 6
    When everything is ready, set up a station for the fajitas: place salsa, filling, tortillas, sour cream , cheddar cheese , and remaining cilantro in individual plates or bowls and invite everyone to assemble their own fajitas.
    sour cream: 1/2 c, cheddar cheese: 1 c