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Monday, August 19, 2024

Chicken Fajita Stew

This Chicken Fajita Stew was a nice change of pace for dinner. I kinda winged it, the idea was to use a lot of peppers and onion, as with traditional fajitas:@) While I didn't have a recipe, the boys liked this meal and I wanted to write down what I did so we can have it again at some point in time. Make it yours, you know what your crew likes... Want more chicken or peppers? Add more. Do you know of another vegetable that works well with Tex/Mex flavors? If yes, add it and by all means please share... While the fajita seasoning has familiar flavors, it is a little different than taco seasonings. And while I did serve this over rice, we were happy to give up the heavier tortilla calories. Don't hesitate to give it a try folks, it's a lighter whole foods stew that would be good any time of year.
I used the whole seasoning recipe for this meal.

Chicken Fajita Stew
Drizzle olive oil
up to 1 or more lbs Boneless chicken breast, thinly sliced
Large onion, sliced
2-3 large bell peppers, sliced
Couple jalapeños, cleaned well, sliced
14.5 oz can diced tomatoes with juice
up to 14,5 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 C frozen corn
Chicken bouillon cube or equivalent
1/2 C water
Fajita seasoning
Additional salt to taste
Hot rice for serving
Sour cream for serving-optional

Fajita Seasoning-adapted from here
2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp cumin
hearty 1/2 tsp garlic powder
hearty 1/2 tsp onion powder
Light shake of cayenne
1 Tblsp corn starch-for stew, can leave out if traditional fajitas
Mix well
  1. Heat olive oil in dutch oven. Sprinkle chicken with S&P.  Cook chicken and remove to plate. 
  2. Add more oil as needed, sauté onion and pepper for about 5 minutes.
  3. Add tomatoes, corn and black beans, heat through.
  4. Add fajita seasoning and chicken (with juices) back to pot, stir and cook until it thickens. Adjust salt to taste.
  5. Serve over hot rice, and with sour cream and maybe some pickled jalapenos if desired.
Eat well and Have a Happy Day:@)

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