Chicken Fajita Rice
Chicken Fajita Rice

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, chicken fajita rice. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Chicken Fajita Rice is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Chicken Fajita Rice is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have chicken fajita rice using 14 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Fajita Rice:
  1. Make ready 3 tbsp. unsalted butter, divided
  2. Take 2 bell peppers (any color), diced
  3. Prepare 1/2 yellow onion, diced
  4. Take 2 cloves garlic, minced
  5. Prepare 1 cup long grain rice
  6. Get 1 tsp. chili powder
  7. Get 1/2 tsp. each ground cumin, smoked paprika, salt
  8. Prepare 1/4 tsp. dried oregano
  9. Prepare 1 can (4 oz.) diced green chilis
  10. Prepare Juice of 1 lime
  11. Make ready 2 1/2 cups unsalted chicken broth
  12. Prepare 1/4 cup sour cream
  13. Take 2 cups cooked, shredded chicken
  14. Take 1/2 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
Steps to make Chicken Fajita Rice:
  1. In a large, deep skillet with a tight fitting lid, heat 2 tbsp of the butter. Once it's melted, add in the peppers and onion with a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring often, until they're softened…about 5-7 minutes. Then add the garlic and the additional tbsp of butter and cook another minute or so more, until fragrant.
  2. Turn the heat up to med-high and stir in the rice and seasonings. Let the rice toast for 3-4 minutes, stirring often. Then stir in the diced green chiles, broth, lime juice and sour cream until it's all integrated. Place the lid on and let it come to a low boil. Once at a boil, lower the heat to low and let it simmer for 15-20 minutes, or until the rice is tender and the liquid has absorbed.
  3. Remove the pan from the heat and sprinkle the cheese across the top. Place the lid back on and let the cheese melt, then serve.

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