How to Prepare Delicious Chicken Fajita Rice

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Chicken Fajita Rice. Add the rice and chicken stock. My birthday is coming up and all I want for my birthday is some really good Mexican food. Chicken Fajita Rice is an easy dinner that tastes like smoky, chicken fajitas!

This Instant Pot Chicken Fajita Rice is packed with a ton of southwest flavor and glorious cheese!

So easy to make, and so quick.

The method involves quickly searing the meat on a griddle or grill, and then slicing and serving with.

You can have Chicken Fajita Rice using 14 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Chicken Fajita Rice

  1. You need 3 tbsp. of unsalted butter, divided.

  2. Prepare 2 of bell peppers (any color), diced.

  3. You need 1/2 of yellow onion, diced.

  4. Prepare 2 cloves of garlic, minced.

  5. It’s 1 cup of long grain rice.

  6. It’s 1 tsp. of chili powder.

  7. It’s 1/2 tsp. of each ground cumin, smoked paprika, salt.

  8. It’s 1/4 tsp. of dried oregano.

  9. Prepare 1 can (4 oz.) of diced green chilis.

  10. Prepare of Juice of 1 lime.

  11. It’s 2 1/2 cups of unsalted chicken broth.

  12. It’s 1/4 cup of sour cream.

  13. You need 2 cups of cooked, shredded chicken.

  14. It’s 1/2 cup of shredded pepper jack cheese.

This Chicken Fajita Soup is packed with your favorite fajita flavors and ingredients and is SO easy, delicious and comforting!

It's loaded with juicy chicken, bell peppers, rice, black beans, tomatoes.

Skip the take-out and make this Chipotle Chicken Fajita Rice Bowl at home!

It's everything you love about Chipotle's fajita bowl but better!

Chicken Fajita Rice instructions

  1. In a large, deep skillet with a tight fitting lid, heat 2 tbsp of the butter. Once its melted, add in the peppers and onion with a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring often, until they're softened…about 5-7 minutes. Then add the garlic and the additional tbsp of butter and cook another minute or so more, until fragrant..

  2. Turn the heat up to med-high and stir in the rice and seasonings. Let the rice toast for 3-4 minutes, stirring often. Then stir in the diced green chiles, broth, lime juice and sour cream until its all integrated. Place the lid on and let it come to a low boil. Once at a boil, lower the heat to low and let it simmer for 15-20 minutes, or until the rice is tender and the liquid has absorbed..

  3. Remove the pan from the heat and sprinkle the cheese across the top. Place the lid back on and let the cheese melt, then serve..

Learn how to make Chicken fajita rice bowls & see the Smartpoints value of this great recipe.

We seasoned and cooked the chicken with a quick-and-easy Mexican spice blend but you can use.

These chicken fajitas are seared beautifully on the outside while tender and juicy on the inside.

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Incredibly delicious and easy to prepare fajitas with chicken breasts, peppers, onions and rice all cooked in foil packets.