COLORFUL VEGETABLE FAJITAS

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These tortillas are a favorite weekday meal of mine. You may add jalapeno peppers or super hot salsa in this recipe if you like your food fiery hot.

Provided by Candice

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 12

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Ingredients

8 (8 inch) flour tortillas
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 red onion, thinly sliced
1 green bell pepper, seeded and sliced into strips
1 red bell pepper, seeded and sliced into strips
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 yellow squash, halved and sliced into strips
½ cup salsa
1 teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro

Steps:

Wrap tortillas in aluminum foil, and place in oven. Turn heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake for 15 minutes, or until thoroughly heated.
In a 10 inch skillet, heat oil over medium high heat. Add onions, red and green peppers, and garlic; stir to coat with oil. Cover, reduce heat to medium, and cook for 5 minutes. Stir squash into vegetables. Stir in salsa, cumin, and salt. Cover, and cook for 5 minutes.
Spoon vegetable mixture evenly down the centers of warm tortillas, and sprinkle with cheese and cilantro. Roll up tortillas, and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 531.1 calories, Carbohydrate 64.7 g, Cholesterol 25.1 mg, Fat 22.8 g, Fiber 6 g, Protein 17.6 g, SaturatedFat 8.1 g, Sodium 1111.3 mg, Sugar 5.3 g