Seitan Fajitas

Quick, easy and super tasty. This is all good stuff to have hanging out in the pantry or freezer. Sub meat for seitan or forgo the protein all together and add more veggies like peppers, squash, tomato and green beans. Tonight its 31* so I did this on the stove, but I would normally grill. I included the timing for that at the end. Grilling is best because everything is hot and ready to go at the same time.

Yield: 6-8 fajitas
Veg as written. Gluten free if you sub corn tortillas and leave out the Seitan!

Filling:
1 batch home made chili powder (see below) or 2-3 T prepared
1 small zucchini, cut into 4 inch long pieces, pencil thick (leave in planks if grilling)
1 small onion, sliced (leave in disks if grilling)
1 12 oz tub seitan (or equivalent meat / veggies)
2 chilies in adobo
2 T vegetable oil
1 lime

Assemble & Garnish:
8 8" flour tortillas, warmed
shredded cheddar
sour cream
salsa
guacamole
etc etc

Home made chili powder:
1 T smoked hot paprika
1 t cayenne
1 t chili flakes
1 t garlic powder
1 t oregano
2 t cumin
1/2 t ground cinnamon
1 t black pepper
1 t coriander
1 pinch kosher salt

METHOD:

1. Heat 1T oil in cast iron pan over medium high heat or in a regualr pan at meduim until shimmering.
2. Add onions over high until crisping on edges, but not yet soft. Remove to a bowl.
3. Return pan to heat (add oil if needed), add zucc, sprinkle with a little chili powder and cook on high until begining to brown, but not soft. Remove to a bowl.
4. Add 1 T oil to pan, return to heat. Add seitan or meat. Toss with the remainder of the chili powder. Cook, stirring frequesntly, about 3 min. Add chopped chilies and continue cooking until heated through...maybe 2 or 3 minutes.
5. Meanwhile....heat your tortillas, latering between damp papertowels and nuking for 45 seconds is a quick n easy way.
   
6. Throw everything back in the pan to heat and then divide between all your warm tortillas.
7. Spritz with lime.
   
8. Top, fold and munch.

Grill Method:

1. Preheat grill to medium, turn off 1 burner for tortilla warming.
   
2. Toss protein in chili powder (reserve a little for zuc)
   
3. Spray grate or food with oil
4. Place onions on grill, close and let cook till marked and still crisp - 4 min.
5. Turn onions add zucchini. Sprinkle with chili powder.
   
6. Spray grill, add seitan.
7. Turn zucchin
8. Spray grate over cold burner. Lay out tortillas to warm.
9. Turn seitan.
   
10. Top tortillas with chilies then layer in the rest of the goods. Spritz, top, fold, eat.