Chicken Fajita Bowls

Name: Chicken Fajita Bowls
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: mexican
Ingredients: 600 g chicken breast (sliced into strips); 3 mixed colors bell peppers (sliced); 1 large red onion (sliced); 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 tsp chili powder; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp garlic powder; 250 g brown rice (uncooked); 2 whole lime; 1 large avocado (sliced, to serve); 1 small handful fresh cilantro — optional

Sizzled peppers, spiced chicken, and rice — assembled in bowls tonight, packed for lunches tomorrow.

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Why it earns its place. 38 g of protein with three vegetables per bowl — a meal-prep pattern that actually gets eaten.

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Ingredients · 4 servings

600 gchicken breast — sliced into strips
3 mixed colorsbell peppers — sliced
1 largered onion — sliced
2 tbspolive oil
2 tspchili powder
2 tspground cumin
1 tspgarlic powder
250 gbrown rice — uncooked
2 wholelime
1 largeavocado — sliced, to serve
1 small handfulfresh cilantro (optional)

No major allergens among the listed ingredients — always check labels, brands vary.

Method

Start the rice in a pot per package timing.
25 min
Toss the chicken with half the oil and all the spices plus a pinch of salt.
Sear the chicken in a hot skillet until cooked through; set aside.
6 min
Same pan, remaining oil: cook peppers and onion until charred at the edges but still crisp.
6 min
Build bowls: rice, chicken, peppers. Squeeze lime over everything; finish with avocado and cilantro.

Nutrition per serving

520calories

38 gprotein

55 gcarbs

16 gfat

9 gfiber

3 gsat fat

540 mgsodium

0 gadded sugar

Editorial estimates per serving. Counts 6 different plants toward your weekly variety.

Make it yours

cultureChicken → black beans or tofu for a plant-based bowl

costFrozen pepper-onion mix cuts prep to 5 minutes

availabilityCauliflower rice lowers the carbs if that suits your goals

Storage. Fridge 3 days in sealed containers — keep avocado aside and add fresh.

Batching. The definition of meal-prep friendly: double everything, pack four lunches.

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