These Chicken Fajita Quinoa Bowls are healthy, filling, and delicious. Makes a great meal prep dish for lunch or dinner and is smart-points and calorie friendly.
To make this recipe you can either cook the chicken as the recipe says or you can grill, bake or air fry before adding to the peppers. I used store-bought fajita seasoning and added in more chili powder. Add or take away to your liking!
Refrigerate these bowls for up to five days. Do not freeze as quinoa does not freeze well.
Any substitutions and change in measurements will affect smart-points and calories.
Prep ingredients
Before cooking, prep chicken by slicing thinly. Season with fajita seasoning, extra chili powder if desired and set aside.
Next, slice your onions and bell peppers. Chop garlic and cilantro finely.
Rinse black beans and set aside.
What do I need to make this recipe?
For chicken
- Chicken breast
- Bell peppers- green, orange, and red. I used 1 red and half of a green and orange
- Red onion
- Garlic
- Fajita seasoning
- Oil- canola or olive
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Chili powder (only if you want extra heat)
- Cilantro
For quinoa
- Quinoa
- Canned black beans
- Lime- juice, and zest
- Cilantro
- Salt
- Black pepper
Chicken Fajita
- Heat a large skillet on medium-low heat. Once heated add oil.
- Add chicken and cook for about 5 minutes while constantly stirring around. Once done, remove from skillet, place on a plate covered, and set aside.
- Add in onion and bell peppers, cook for about 2 minutes, add garlic, salt, and black pepper and cook for another 2-3 minutes. If it starts to stick to the pan add 1-2 tbsp. water.
- Once veggies are tender add in chicken and cilantro. Stir and turn off the heat. Taste for salt and pepper.
Quinoa
- Cook quinoa according to package directions.
- Once quinoa is done and in black beans, lime zest and juice, cilantro, salt, and black pepper.
- Stir and taste for additional salt and pepper.
Chicken Fajita Quinoa Bowls- Meal Prep
Chicken Fajita Quinoa Bowls makes a great meal prep lunch or dinner. Healthy and delicious!
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breast, julienne
- 1 tbsp fajita seasoning
- 1/2 tsp chili powder, optional
- 2 tsp canola oil or olive oil
- 2-3 bell peppers, julienne
- 1 small red onion, julienne
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp cilantro, chopped
- 1 cup dry quinoa
- 1 15oz can black beans, rinsed
- Zest of lime
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Directions
- Step 1 Heat a large skillet on medium-low heat. Once heated add oil.
- Step 2 Add chicken and cook for about 5 minutes while constantly stirring around. Once done, remove from skillet, place on a plate covered, and set aside.
- Step 3 Add in onion and bell peppers, cook for about 2 minutes, add garlic, salt, and black pepper and cook for another 2-3 minutes. If it starts to stick to the pan add 1-2 tbsp. water.
- Step 4 Once veggies are tender add in chicken and cilantro. Stir and turn off the heat. Taste for salt and pepper.
- Step 5 Cook quinoa according to package directions.
- Step 6 Once quinoa is done, add in black beans, lime zest, lime juice, cilantro, salt, and black pepper.
- Step 7 Stir and taste for additional salt and pepper.
Yield 4 servings
Nutrition Info per serving (using myfitnesspal recipe builder)
Calories: 411, fat: 8g, Carbs: 51 g, Protein: 34 g
myWW smart points per serving (using WW recipe builder)
Green: 8 smart-points
Blue- 5 smart-points
Purple- 1 smart point
