Chicken Fajita Power Bowls

When you are ready to serve your power bowls, begin by putting your prepared rice into the bottom of your bowl. I add a little bit of butter, salt, and pepper to my rice first. Next, add fajita chicken, and sautéed veggie mixture. Then add your toppings. To enjoy this meal to its fullest potential, look at it piled high with delicious toppings, and then mix it all up for full flavor in every bite!

• Vegan: If you prefer a vegan option, you will leave out your chicken, and dairy products. There is always the option to use a vegan substitute meat, and vegan cheese, or plain vegan yogurt instead of greek yogurt. As a recommendation, use fresh prepared beans, and add them to your skillet after the vegetables have been sautéed with spices.
• Vegetarian: You can follow the same recommendation found in the vegan section, and use the black beans in place of chicken as a larger serving. Opposed to a “topping” added to your meal, use beans as more of a main part of the meal.
• Dairy free: Your dairy free option is fairly simple, and strait forward. Prepare bowl as directed, just serve without cheddar cheese, and greek yogurt as some of your optional toppings!
• Keto: If you prefer the keto diet, you will leave out your rice, and possibly your beans. The power bowl will adapt into a beautiful fajita salad, full of veggies and good fats!

Meal Prep Option:

Chicken Fajita Power Bowls

Makhaya Shea

Try these filling, and nutritious power bowls with fajita chicken and veggies! Top them off with fresh herbs, cheese, more fresh vegetables, greek yogurt, and fresh lime juice!

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican

Servings 6 servings

Equipment

• large skillet or cast iron pan
• sharp knife
• cutting board
• pot for cooking rice

Ingredients

  

• 2 tablespoons avocado oil or extra virgin olive oil
• 4 chicken breasts sliced into inch thick strips

Sautéing Vegetables

• 1 purple onion sliced thinly
• 1 white onion sliced thinly
• 6 garlic cloves minced
• 5 large mushrooms sliced thinly
• 1 yellow bell pepper sliced thinly
• 1 red bell pepper sliced thinly

Seasonings and Spices

• 1 tablespoons ranch seasoning
• 1 tablespoons garlic salt *see notes
• 2 teaspoons onion salt *see notes
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
• 2 cups uncooked brown or white rice

Topping Options for Fajita Bowls

• romain lettuce or spinach
• black beans fresh or from a can(rinsed)
• avocado sliced or chunked
• cherry tomatos halved
• cheddar cheese grated
• cilantro rinsed, and roughly chopped
• greek yogurt
• limes sliced, for juicing

Instructions

 

• To begin, prep all fajita veggies, and slice chicken. Choose toppings from list above (I used all of them), and prepare them as needed. *For example: rinse beans, slice limes, and wash/chop lettuce.
• Start cooking your rice. Follow instructions on rice package.
• Place a skillet, or cast iron pan over medium heat, and add avocado oil to pan.
• Once pan is warmed, add chicken. Cook chicken for about five minutes. Then add all of your sautéing veggies.
  
• Stir vegetables occasionally as they cook.
  
• As vegetables begin to soften, add all of your spices, and seasonings to pan, and stir to coat.
  
• Cut open a piece of chicken to check that its completely cooked through. (If it is all white inside it is done.)
• Once vegetables have reached your desired tenderness, and chicken is done, remove pan from heat.
• Assemble fajita power bowl. *See blog post above for tips on assembly*
• Enjoy!
  

Notes

*I use garlic salt, and onion salt, mostly because I love salt flavor ;). Garlic, and onion POWDER can be easily substituted in their place here. I would start by reducing specified measurements by half, as to not over power other seasonings. You can always add more to desired flavor! Then add your salt and pepper to taste separately. 

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