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Chicken fajitas are a weeknight staple in the Chicago kitchen of Vanessa Abeja (known as Vivi to all). Like most of her recipes, these fajitas are simple to make, bursting with flavor, healthy, and easy to scale up or down depending on who\u2019s joining Vivi for dinner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you can tell from her Instagram Lives<\/a> most Thursday nights, Vivi is the one friends and family call if they have a question about the kitchen. She\u2019s as passionate as we are about Latino homecooking, and has taken her love for the kitchen to the next level as a professional chef! With our shared love of abuela cooking and deep belief in the power of family and food traditions to remind us who we are and where we come from, Familia Kitchen is excited to partner with Vivis_Table<\/a> and showcase her \u201cFeeding the Soul\u201d Live recipe-cookalongs. By highlighting her recipes regularly, we are honored to celebrate and share Vivi\u2019s love of traditional Mexican food with our comida Latina-loving community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Vivi Started Cooking Her Way Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Vivi’s cocina journey started when she was a child, growing up in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago. Since her mom had a lot on her plate (working multiple jobs while in school and raising four kids on her own), her family had to be creative with making meals with what they had. To help out, Vivi and her siblings would help cook and grocery shop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vivi has since graduated from cooking school <\/a>and works at much-loved Chicago restaurant Bavette\u2019s Steakhouse and Bar<\/a>. When she\u2019s not working, she still enjoys cooking her way home with favorite Mexican dishes, often adding her own creative spin. \u201cI always loved and was so amazed when someone would make a meal and remember asking for the recipe so I could replicate it at home,\u201d Vivi said. She especially loves sharing delicioso and easy recipes like these chicken fajitas, since they come together quickly, making them ideal for busy weeknights and celebrations alike. They are also endlessly customizable (Vivi tells us they taste just as good with beef or tofu), so it\u2019s very difficult to ever get bored of them!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Her \u201dFeeding the Soul\u201d Lives<\/a> showcase Vivi’s favorite abuela recipes and Mexican dishes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Let\u2019s Make Chicken Fajitas: Live!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In Season 2 Episode 10 of her \u201cFeeding the Soul,\u201d Vivi\u2019s Instagram Live series hosted on Vivis_Table<\/a>, she lets us share in the joy of cooking in real time with her. Vivi walks her viewers through every step of making these chicken fajitas<\/a>, all the while giving us important cooking and life lessons. For example, she shares: Add salsa to your chicken and veggies while<\/em> they\u2019re cooking (for extra juiciness and flavor), and don\u2019t give up on when you start a new project or endeavor if it\u2019s in alignment with your soul. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Vivi shows us the homemade green salsa (something like this one!) she loves to add to her fajitas while the chicken and vegetables are cooking.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Another Vivi tip: Before she turns on the stovetop, she makes sure she has all of her ingredients prepped. All of her chicken and veggies are cut into thin, similarly-sized strips, so that they are ready to throw in the pan as soon as it heats up. \u201cDepending on how thick or thin you cook your chicken, that\u2019s how fast it\u2019s going to cook,\u201d Vivi says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the chicken sears, Vivi rotates the strips with her spatula to ensure all the pieces cook evenly. Once the pieces are seared through (so aromatic and juicy, Vivi sighs happily), she transfers the chicken to a bowl. Vivi then adds the onions and bell peppers to the still-sizzling spiced oil in the hot pan, to cook and take on the delicious flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Vivi invites us to appreciate how pretty and colorful the chicken looks after she adds the spices.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Vivi loves how colorful these chicken fajitas are once all the ingredients are mixed in the pan. \u201cWe want to see color, we want to see variety,\u201d Vivi says. The first sense we use in cooking is vision, she explains. Dishes like these bright fajitas that look amazing will make you and your guests hungry to try them.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Vivi heats up the tortillas in same pan, again to capture the flavor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

After removing the chicken and veggies from the pan, it’s time to put it all together. Vivi warms up her tortillas by toasting them in the same pan, so that they can soak up what\u2019s left of the flavorful oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time for putting it all together and garnishing. \u201dI like to add cilantro to brighten it up and add freshness,” Vivi says. She recommends adding your own personal favorite toppings. Options include a drizzle of salsa<\/a>, Mexican crema, and sliced avocado.<\/p>\n\n\n

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And they\u2019re done! Vivi\u2019s chicken fajitas are ready to serve.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Check back regularly with us at Familia Kitchen<\/a> for more of Vivis_Table<\/a> authentic Latino recipes! We are excited and beyond honored to celebrate and showcase Vivi’s passion for Mexican home cooking with our Familia Kitchen Community every week!  <\/p>\n\n\n

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