Lunch & Dinner

One-Pan & Skillet Meals

Skillet Chicken Fajita Bowl

Searing the chicken in a hot, mostly-dry pan first — before the vegetables go in — is what gives it a real char instead of steaming it.

Skillet Chicken Fajita Bowl
Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Servings
4
Difficulty
Easy
gluten-freedairy-freesugar-free

Ingredients

  • 1.5 lbs chicken breast, sliced
  • 2 bell peppers, sliced
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 2 tbsp avocado oil
  • 1 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 2 cups cooked rice
  • 1 lime, juiced

Method

  1. 1

    Toss chicken with chili powder and cumin.

  2. 2

    Heat 1 tbsp avocado oil in a large skillet over high heat until just smoking. Add chicken in a single layer without crowding, searing 4-5 minutes undisturbed — this hard sear in a hot, mostly-dry pan is what gives real char, not steamed gray chicken.

  3. 3

    Remove chicken, add remaining oil, peppers, and onion, cooking 5-6 minutes until charred at the edges.

  4. 4

    Return chicken to the pan, squeeze lime juice over everything, and toss to combine.

  5. 5

    Serve over rice.

Per serving

360kcal
Calories
32g
Protein
32g
Carbs
12g
Fat
4g
Fiber