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:@)