Cheesy Chicken Fajita Bake topped with Mashed Potato dumplings

Cheesy Chicken Fajita Bake topped with Mashed Potato dumplings




I am BACK! The much needed break was very much essential for me to kickstart again ! 😀

Now that I am here, let's bake some Chicken Fajita topped with Mashed Potato dumplings. If you don't bake much, or don't have an oven.. It doesn't matter! Just prepare the same in a casserole dish with a heavy lid or place a sheet of aluminium foil over the casserole and place the lid for the bake effect and place on simmer. 

This Fajita Bake is soo good, coz it's prepared with less ingredients, done in no time, yet the flavors are amazing! 😍 During Ramadan, I happened to experiment and try this flavor combination and we loved it here! But you need to have this piping hot 🔥 😋

Basically the bake consists of a bed of chicken and veggies flavored with Fajita seasoning and then a creamy layer which consists of bechamel sauce with a touch of cream cheese and topped with Mashed Potato dumplings and Mozzarella cheese. True Mexican goodness! 😍 

The Fajita mix is homemade and made with a handful of ingredients. And if at all you have any leftovers, your kids lunch box is sorted too! 



Ingredients:

  • 3 medium potatoes (boiled and mashed, click here for the recipe) 
  • 250 gms Chicken Breast 
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil 
  • 1tsp garlic paste
  • Green, Red and Yellow Bell peppers/ Capsicum, sliced thinely
  • 1/2 med Onion, sliced
  • 3 tbsp Cream Cheese, salted or unsalted, optional 
  • 1 tsp Fajita Seasoning mix (recipe below) 
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp all purpose flour
  • 1 cup full fat milk
  • Handful of Mozzarella Cheese
  • 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Flakes
  • Chopped Coriander leaves 

Homemade Fajita Seasoning:

  • 1 tsp Chilli Powder 
  • 1 tsp Paprika
  • 1 tsp Garlic Powder 
  • 1 tsp Cumin Powder 
  • 1/2 tsp Oregano powder
  • 1/4 tsp Black Pepper Powder 
  • 1/4 tsp white Pepper Powder 
  • 3/4 tsp salt

Instructions :

  1. Prepare the Fajita Seasoning mix and marinade the chicken breast. 
  2. Prepare Mashed potatoes and set aside (click here for the recipe). 
  3. In a pan, pour the olive oil, add in your garlic paste and shallow fry the chicken pieces for 3-4 minutes on med high flame. 
  4. Next, add in your slices onion and bell peppers. Sauté well, until lightly soft and it doesn't loose its crunch. Add salt as required. 
  5. Prepare Bechamel sauce, in a deep non stick pan, add 1 tbsp butter and 1 heapful tbsp of flour, sauté on low. Switch off flame and pour your milk gently and mix vigorously, now turn on the heat and allow to thickem while mixing the sauce gently and add your cream cheese and mix well. Check for seasoning. 
  6. Now layer your baking dish with the chicken Fajita layer, pour the prepared bechamel sauce. 
  7. Top with scoops of mashed potato balls and Sprinkle a generous layer of shredded Mozzarella cheese, bake until the cheese has melted and oozing. 
  8. Finally finish off with red chilli flakes. 
  9. Garnish with chopped Coriander leaves. Dig in warm! 

Notes: No Bake method has been explained above. 

Do try this recipe and don't forget to share your experience/feedback with me here in the comments or feel free to send me a mail. Also, do tag me at #taystedit if you try out my recipes on Facebook, Instagram etc so that I can see when you make it. ♡♡♡♡

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