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Chicken Fajita Bowls

Name: Chicken Fajita Bowls
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1½ lb boneless chicken breast; 2 tsp chili powder; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp smoked paprika; ½ tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp salt; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 3 bell peppers; 1 onion; 1 lime; 3 cups cooked white rice; ¼ cup chopped cilantro; 1 can (15 oz) black beans; pico de gallo and sliced avocado

Smoky seared chicken, charred peppers and onions, cilantro-lime rice and black beans. Under 30 minutes.

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Prep: 10 min
Cook: 20 min
Serves: 4
Difficulty: Easy

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Ingredients

1½ lbboneless chicken breast, thinly sliced
2 tspchili powder
1 tspground cumin
1 tspsmoked paprika
½ tspgarlic powder
1 tspsalt
2 tbspvegetable oil, divided
3bell peppers, sliced
1onion, sliced
1lime
3 cupscooked white rice, leftover or microwave rice is fine
¼ cupchopped cilantro
1 can (15 oz)black beans, rinsed and warmed
pico de gallo and sliced avocado, for topping

Method

Toss the chicken with the chili powder, cumin, paprika, garlic powder and salt.
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Cook the chicken in one layer, 5–7 minutes, until browned and 165°F. Set aside.
Add the remaining oil, then the peppers and onion. Cook 5–6 minutes, until charred at the edges but still a little crisp.
Return the chicken and squeeze in half the lime.
Stir the cilantro and the juice of the other lime half into the warm rice.
Build bowls: rice, beans, chicken and peppers, then pico de gallo and avocado.

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