Easy Chicken Fajita Rice Bowls are healthy, quick, and without the tortillas. Easy to pack and full of flavor. They will be a lunch favorite!
This recipe takes your favorite Mexican Food and puts it into an easy to pack lunch bowl. Make everyone in the office jealous when you heat this up. Try it with Steak Fajitas and Shrimp Fajitas.
Sabrina’s Easy Chicken Fajita Rice Bowls Recipe
These bowls are filling, flexible, and a go-to option when you want something homemade that feels both fresh and comforting. By searing the veggies and chicken over high heat, you’ll end up with super flavorful, moist chicken and crunchy but caramelized peppers and onions. My favorite part of this dish is probably the spicy crema because I use it liberally on everything until I run out. For day’s I’ll have it on eggs, on steak, on roasted potatoes or even on soups.
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Ingredients
- 1 medium white or yellow onion , sliced
- 1 red bell pepper , sliced
- 1 green bell pepper , sliced
- 1 pound chicken breast , sliced into 1 inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 4 tablespoons canola oil , divided
- 1 cup greek yogurt or sour cream
- 1 tablespoon taco sauce or Mexican hot sauce
- 1 avocado , diced
- 1 lime , quartered
- 1/4 cup cilantro , minced
- 1 can black beans
Instructions
- In a small bowl combine the cumin, cayenne, oregano, garlic powder, salt and black pepper, and combine half of it with the sliced vegetables and half with the sliced chicken.
- In a second small bowl combine the yogurt or sour cream with the hot sauce and stir to make your spicy crema.
- In a VERY hot skillet, put two tablespoons of canola oil.
- Add the chicken and cook on high heat, searing the outside for 1-2 minutes, then turning and cooking for one more minute.
- Remove the chicken from the pan and add in the onions and bell peppers.
- Cook on high for 1-2 minutes until the edges are slightly browned but they are still crisp.
- Serve over Jasmine Rice or Quinoa, spoon on some of the vegetables, then the chicken and the avocado.
- Add the spicy crema, cilantro, black beans, and serve with a wedge of lime.
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Chef’s Note
My tip for easy chicken fajita rice bowls is to cook the chicken and veggies on high heat without overcrowding the pan. This helps you get that slightly charred, restaurant style fajita flavor instead of steaming everything, which can make it soggy.
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About This Recipe
We’re huge fans of Mexican food in our house and I’m an even bigger fan of food that can be served out of a bowl. These Chicken Fajita Rice Bowls combines my favorite crispy pan seared seasoned chicken with a quickly sautéed peppers, onions, and my Jasmine Rice. The seasoning of the Easy Chicken Fajita Rice Bowls is super simple and made up of pantry spices and the most important part is just getting a super hot cast iron skillet.
Kitchen Tools & Equipment
- Cast iron skillet: Nothing better for getting a good hot sear on your ingredients to hold heat well, perfect for these chicken fajitas.
- Meal Prep Bowls: Store all your chicken, rice, and veggies in bowls for the perfect grab and go lunch. We have a whole stack of these at home to make bowls.
Variations
- Quinoa: Quinoa works well and it’s a great swap if you want something a little lighter or higher in protein. From there, just build your bowl the same way. The quinoa holds up well for meal prep too!
- Meat: In addition to this recipe working well with chicken breasts, you can also use lean steak, pork loin
- Seafood: You can use any seafood you’d like. The fajita seasoning and the vegetables work great with all proteins, my favorite being shrimp fajitas.
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Photos Used In Previous Posts
There is no nutrition menu to see how much trans fat or saturated is in the chicken fajita rice bowls
I’m in the process of updating all the recipes to show nutritional stats. Just completed this one for you. 🙂
What kind of black beans do I buy? Cooked? In water? When do I add them? Thanks!
You can use whatever can of black beans you prefer. I just added them on top at the end.
From Lawrin:
Hi, The photo shows beans, but your list of ingredients does not include them. What kind are they, and how much do you put in? I’m referring to Easy Chicken Fajita Rice Bowls. Thanks!
Yes, so sorry about that, I did add canned black beans to the bowls as well. I edited the recipe. Thank you for letting me know 🙂
Oh my gosh!! Sooo good! Thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome! Thanks for dropping back by and letting me know how much you like it!
Making this for dinner tonight but wondering what I do with the cilantro? Ingredients list includes it but it’s not in the directions anywhere
My apologies about that, it is used as a garnish. Hope you enjoy the meal!
Hi Sabrina,
I made this today and it was a BIG hit. As my husband says…it goes into the book of life LOL. I’ve made several of your dishes and each one has been Fabulous. I appreciate the hard work of blogging and thank you so very much for sharing your great recipes.
Thanks, Beth! It’s always great to hear that my hard work is being appreciated! 🙂
This recipe looks so delicious and easy to make. I am sure my family will love it. i will have to try this recipe on the weekend.
I hope you all love it!
That looks amazing! WE need a new menu so I will have to try this on the next meal plan!
That is so sweet, thank you!
This sound great and I bet my husband would love that spicy crema sauce.
Thanks Scarlet!
I love chicken and rice meals! My kids love brown rice so I was looking for more ways to incorporate it into our meals. I will have to add this to my menu plans.
Awesome! I hope they enjoy it! 🙂
Would my Le Creuset porcelain coated grill pan work for this?
Yes! I would cut the pieces of chicken into longer strips so it doesn’t fall into the grooves of the grill pan, but it would be a great pan to use!
But where is the recipe?
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I couldn’t find your recipe. I found the rice recipe though.
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