Low Sodium Chicken Fajita Bowl

Name: Low Sodium Chicken Fajita Bowl
Cuisine: Mexican, Latin American, American
Ingredients: 2 tbsp Olive oil; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 Red Bell Pepper; 1 Green Pepper; 1 white onion; 1lb Thin Sliced Chicken breast; 1 oz Blue corn tortilla chips; 1.5 cups Mexican blend shredded cheese; 2 cups instant White Rice; 3 tbsp Fajita Seasoning

10 steps

This is a healthy but savory dish with plenty of vegetables. For the seasoning for this dish please refer to the fajita seasoning recipe. Using my seasoning recipe will cut down on the overall sodium of this dish.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:49:09 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories636.3 kcal (32%)

Total Fat33.2 g (47%)

Carbs51.4 g (20%)

Sugars3.2 g (4%)

Protein32.1 g (64%)

Sodium564.3 mg (28%)

Fiber2.5 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

2 Tbspolive oil

1 Tbspolive oil

1red bell pepper

1green pepper

1white onion

1 lbchicken breast

thin sliced

1 ozBlue tortilla chips

1 ½ cupsMexican blend shredded cheese

2 cupsinstant white rice

3 TbspFajita Seasoning

Instructions

Step 1

Thinly slice onions, and peppers.

red bell pepper1

green pepper1

white onion1

Step 2

Add 2 tbsp. of olive oil to a pan and heat on medium.

olive oil2 Tbsp

Step 3

Add onions and peppers to the pan and sauté until peppers are tender and onion is translucent.

red bell pepper1

green pepper1

white onion1

Step 4

While your vegetables are cooking. Cut chicken breast into equal bite sized pieces.

chicken breast1 lb

Step 5

Once vegetables are cooked, transfer them into a bowl and set aside.

Step 6

In the same pan, add a tbsp. of olive oil, with the chicken breast, and cook until chicken is no longer pink.

chicken breast1 lb

olive oil1 Tbsp

Step 7

Once chicken is cooked, add back in the vegetables, and the fajita seasoning. Combine all ingredients and remove from heat.

Step 8

Cook your rice according to the packaging instructions.

Step 9

Once the rice is done plate and serve.

Step 10

This dish can be garnished with guacamole, sour cream, and salsa. The sodium level in each varies based on brand so that would effect the overly sodium for this dish.