Chicken Fajita Bowls
Sizzling seasoned chicken with peppers and rice, finished with avocado and lime for an easy Mexican dinner.

Total
25 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Serves
2
Servings
Recipe serves 2
Ingredients
- 2/3 lb chicken breast
- 1 bell pepper
- 1/2 onion
- 1 1/2 cups cooked rice
- 2 tbsp fajita seasoning
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 avocado(optional)
- 1 lime(optional)
- 1/4 cup salsa(optional)
Instructions
- 1
Slice chicken into strips and toss with fajita seasoning.
- 2
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- 3
Cook chicken 5-6 minutes until golden and cooked through; remove.
- 4
Add sliced pepper and onion to the skillet and cook 4 minutes.
- 5
Return chicken to the pan and toss to combine.
- 6
Serve over rice with avocado, a squeeze of lime, and salsa.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
540
27% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 40 g |
| Carbohydrate | 52 g |
| Fat | 17 g |
| Fiber | 6 g |
| Sugar | 4 g |
| Sodium | 760 mg |
Goes well with this
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