Chicken Fajita Fried Rice – Happy Cinco de Mayo!
It’s Cinco de Mayo! My husband and I are huge Mexican food fans, and we probably eat some form of Mexican dish at least once a week. Sometimes I make it; sometimes the local Mexican restaurants does the work for me.
Tacos.
Taco pizza.
Enchiladas.
Chicken quesadillas.
Margaritas.
Chicken nachos.
Chicken fajita pizza.
Margaritas. (Are you noticing a trend? Hey – we’ve all got our favorite things!)
And this chicken fajita fried rice.
I love fried rice, and it is an amazingly simple way to use up leftover plain rice. Or you can make a big pot of rice, freeze it in bags, and pull it out just for recipes like this!
This fried rice is a twist on your typical fried rice, because it is Mexican-flavor inspired. Instead of soy sauce, plain chicken and mixed veggies, this fried rice stars taco sauce, fajita-seasoned chicken, and peppers and beans.
There’s one ingredient missing from my fajita fried rice that may seem glaringly obvious – onions. Who doesn’t use onions when they make fajitas? I don’t. I actually have an onion intolerance, so eating onions causes very uncomfortable side effects; so, we don’t use onion of any sort in our house.
I love this dish without onion, but feel free to toss in some sliced onion so it’s exactly like your favorite fajitas!
Tip: Make your chicken and rice ahead of time. That way, all you need is the skillet for an easy, one-pot meal!
What are you eating for Cinco de Mayo? Share your favorite recipes – food and drink! – with me in the comments!
- 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast - cooked and shredded
- 3 c. cooked brown rice
- 3 tbsp. olive oil
- 1/2 each red, green, orange bell pepper, diced
- 1 can (15 oz) reduced sodium black beans
- 3 tbsp. mild taco sauce
- 2 eggs
- Optional toppings: queso fresco (Mexican crumbling cheese), avocado, sour cream, salsa, extra taco sauce, corn chips, tortilla chips, etc.
- 2 tsp. brown sugar
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 3 tsp. chili powder
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. black pepper
- 1 tsp. paprika
- 1 tsp. cumin
- 1/2 tsp. ground red pepper
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Measure all fajita spices into a small bowl. Stir together and set aside. (This will make more than you need, so you'll have extra for next time!)
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In a large skillet, pour 1 tbsp oil over med-high. When it is hot, add peppers and cook 3-5 minutes to soften slightly.
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Add rice and remaining oil. Cook for a few minutes, letting rice get crispy bits to it.
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Add chicken, taco sauce and half of the fajita seasoning. Stir to combine. If it seems too dry for fajita seasoning, add 1 tbsp water.
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Crack both eggs into the skillet, and stir immediately to scramble. Add black beans and stir quickly to heat.
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Serve topped with: avocado, sour cream, cheese (queso fresco is perfect!), corn chips, tortilla chips, salsa, etc.
If you like this recipe, check these out:
kage2015
Let me guess you like margaritas! These all look great and we love anything with chicken.
Sarah Louise
You had me at avacado! Happy Cinco De Mayo!
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Nostalgia Diaries
I love this idea! I never would have thought to make Mexican-inspired fried rice. It looks delicious.
Cooking with Zest
These look super yummy!! I love chicken fajita anything!!!
almostindianwife
I’ve always loved fajitas but this makes it so much better! I will definitely be trying this one out this weekend! Yum!
Thewifeslife
Ohhh fajitas and margaritas! Yes…yum…my mouth is watering. Looks like I just found what I’m making for dinner tonight.
Annie
Oh my family would love this!
bitesofflavor
I could eat Mexican food everyday and be a happy lady. Great recipe! I love fajita bowls!!
Summer Telban (@SummerTelban)
Oh my gosh, I want this right now! Looks amazing!
Dani
This looks delicious! Definitely adding it to my recipes board on Pinterest!
Divya @ Eat. Teach. Blog.
Ahhhh this looks heavenly. You and I – same wavelength with the margaritas! 😉