Friendship Fajitas

Monday, May 25, 2020



Fajitas are delicious. Sheet pan meals are simple.  Why not make a delicious, simple meal tonight?

Traditionally, fajitas are a mixture of seasoned meat, peppers and onions. But I say don't stop there.  ADD in more deliciousness!  

I suggest canned (and drained) diced tomatoes and corn as well as crumbled spinach leaves. And if you want to save time and tears, use frozen onion. Frozen spinach is fast too. I always keep a bag of fresh spinach leaves in the freezer. You can crumble by hand, eliminating the need to chop. 

Don't have fajita seasoning? I don't either!  Use your favorite taco seasoning.

Bake fajita mixture and serve on mini tortillas, in a wrap or on rice.  So much flavor and quite possibly my favorite shortcut to a healthier meal.

I've mixed up this recipe or variations of this recipe into ziploc bags and gifted friends for a new baby.  Create a special care box with fajitas mixture, baking instructions, tortillas, cheese and a special drink or dessert. Such an easy and loving way to celebrate a friendship.



Friendship Fajitas

Ingredients:

3 large chicken breasts

2 bell peppers

Oil, olive or avocado

2 TBSP/1 Packet of taco seasoning, low sodium

1 can corn, drained

1 can diced tomatoes, mostly drained

Frozen chopped onion

Spinach leaves (fresh or frozen)


Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line sheet pan with foil

2. Cut chicken and bell pepper into even sized strips. Place in ziploc bag with taco seasoning. 

3. Add drizzle of olive oil, shake to coat evenly

4. Spread evenly on pan and sprinkle on desired amount of corn, tomatoes, onion and spinach

5. Bake for 20-25 minutes

6. Sprinkle with cheese and serve in tortillas

Quick, delicious and nutritious.  And my favorite part?  With all the toppings baked into the fajitas, there's no need to prep anything else.  Just enjoy, roll up foil from pan and throw away.  Clean up done!

Keep it brief, Keep it balanced.

Brit


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