Chicken and Veggie Fajita Bowls
Ingredients
Seasoning Mix:
- 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon smoked or sweet paprika
- ¼ teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
Fajita Bowls:
- 1 ½ to 2 pounds chicken breasts, tenderloins or thighs, cut into bite-size pieces
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 2 bell peppers, cored, seeded and cut into thin strips
- 1 medium onion, cut into half moon slices
- 8 to 12 ounces sliced mushrooms
- 2 to 3 tablespoons water or chicken broth
- Hot, cooked rice (optional)
Toppings:
- Shredded cheese
- Chopped cilantro
- Crushed tortilla chips
- Sour cream
- Salsa
- Guacamole or chopped avocados
- Roasted corn kernels
Instructions
- Mix together all the spices for the seasoning mix.
- Sprinkle half the seasoning mixture over the chicken pieces and toss until the chicken is evenly coated. Set aside the remaining seasoning mixture.
- In a 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat one tablespoon of the olive oil over medium heat until hot and rippling. Add the chicken in a single layer and cook until golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip and cook until golden and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper, if desired. Remove the chicken to a plate; cover and keep warm.
- Return the skillet to medium heat and add the the remaining tablespoon olive oil. Add the onions, peppers and mushrooms, and sprinkle the reserved seasoning mixture over the veggies.
- Cook, stirring every so often until the onions are translucent and the peppers and mushrooms are tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Toward the end of cooking (or sooner, if the skillet is dry), add 2 to 3 tablespoons water or broth and continue cooking for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Serve the chicken and vegetables over hot, cooked rice (if desired) and any number of toppings: shredded cheese, roasted corn kernels, chopped cilantro, crushed tortilla chips, guacamole or chopped avocados, sour cream, and salsa.
Notes
Chicken: the chicken can be air fried instead of being cooked in a skillet. Preheat an air fryer to 375 degrees F. Add the chicken in a single layer to the basket and cook for 10 to 12 minutes, shaking the basket once or twice.
Vegetables: if you want the vegetables (particularly the mushrooms) to develop more golden color, don't overcrowd the skillet (cook them in separate batches and divide the seasoning mixture among each batch).