Reflux-Friendly Chicken Fajitas
Colourful, flavour-packed chicken fajitas with sweet roasted peppers and gentle spices—no tomato, onion, garlic or chilli, and absolutely no sad beige dinner.
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Aprons optional, enthusiasm encouraged
Method
- Roast the sliced bell peppers at 180°C for 20–30 minutes, or air fry at 180°C for 18 minutes, with a little garlic-infused olive oil and salt until soft and sweet, not charred.
- Cook the chopped spring onion green tops in the remaining garlic-infused olive oil over medium-low heat for 2–3 minutes until soft and golden.
- Add the smoked paprika, cumin, coriander, oregano and fennel. Bloom for 20 seconds.
- Add the diced chicken, stir well to coat and cook over medium heat for roughly 8–12 minutes, until cooked through.
- Add the water and soy sauce near the end. Stir in the roasted peppers and warm through.
- Serve with optional low-fat cottage cheese and fresh coriander.
A little kitchen cleverness
Why this recipe works
Roasting makes the peppers soft, sweet and deeply savoury. They do all the colour and flavour heavy lifting without needing an aggressive fry.
The warm spice blend makes these taste unmistakably like fajitas, even though tomato, onion, garlic and chilli were not invited.
A splash of water and soy sauce keeps the filling glossy rather than dry, because nobody has ever felt emotionally supported by dusty chicken.
Your body gets the casting vote
Make it work for you
Reflux is infuriatingly personal, so treat this as a friendly starting point rather than a commandment carved into stone. If garlic-infused oil, spring onion greens, smoked paprika or soy sauce are not right for you, reduce or leave out the ingredient you already know causes trouble. Keep the peppers soft rather than charred, and begin with a modest portion on a sensitive day.
For now, later, or tomorrow’s smug lunch
Serving, storage and reheating
Cool leftovers promptly, refrigerate in a covered container and use within 2 days. Reheat until piping hot throughout, adding a small splash of water if needed. The peppers may soften further after reheating.
