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Friday, January 4, 2013

It's Pinspired Friday! {One Pan Fajitas}

Hey everyone! It's Friday so that means only one thing...

It's Pinspired Friday! Hooray! I'm featuring an amazing recipe today. How does this sound to you:
• 1 pan
• Inexpensive ingredients
• Not ridiculously bad for you
• Something the whole family will enjoy
• Makes great leftovers
• Easy to prepare
• You really can't screw up this recipe - modify it to your tastes!
• Did I mention... 1 pan?!

I was inspired by this pin:
Six Sisters' Stuff: Baked Chicken Fajitas

Looked pretty yummy! I decided to modify the original recipe to better fit mine and Mr. LOC's tastes. I'm not a fan of onions, canned tomatoes or canned chiles, but I love black beans and corn. I'm all about easy, inexpensive recipes and this one fits the bill. I am trying to use less pans and dishes when I prepare dinner - it's no fun having to clean up a billion dishes after dinner or loading your dishwasher full after just one meal.
Let's gather our ingredients:
• Fresh peppers (I used some orange, yellow and red ones.)
• 1 can whole kernel corn (15 oz)
• 1 can black beans (15 oz)
• 2 medium to large boneless chicken breasts, thawed
• 2 Tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 1 teaspoon onion powder (I like the taste, just not the crunch! ;)
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Tortillas

You'll also want to grab:
• Pam spray
• 1 large dish (I believe I used my 1 1/2 or 2 qt french white corningware dish. A glass pyrex dish [9x9 or something like that] would work good too.)
• Cutting board and knife
• A colander
• Oven


First, preheat your oven to 400. Take your Pam spray and spray your dish. Then, cut up your peppers. I cut about 1 cup or so total. You can cut more or less based on your preference. Place the cut peppers into your dish. Then, cut your thawed chicken into thinner strips or pieces. Once that's complete, toss the chicken in with the peppers too.


In another bowl, mix your spices.
Add the two tablespoons of vegetable oil to the bowl.
Mix the oil until your spices and oil mixture looks like the above picture. Set aside for a moment.
Open the can of corn and drain, add to dish. Rinse off your black beans in a colander and cold water, then add to the dish.

Use a spoon and mix up the ingredients (I used the same one I used to mix up the spices and oil - might as well not make more dishes eh?) Then, take your bowl with the spices and oil and mix thoroughly. Your oven should be preheated at this point, so go ahead and place your dish in the oven and bake at 400 for 25-30 minutes. Cut up a few pieces of chicken at the end to ensure the chicken is completely cooked through. Place mixture in tortillas and enjoy! I added some sour cream to mine and it was divine!
And there you have it! A "dump-in" recipe... doesn't require any stirring during cooking either! I ended up making this for dinner one night and making it again the next day for my brother and his girlfriend! It's so easy and everyone loved it.



My brother added white rice, cheese and jalapenos to his! That's the best part of recipe - it's completely customizable to your liking and what's in your pantry. ;)

Thanks for following along! Have a great weekend!

One Pan Fajitas
Ingredients:
• Fresh peppers (I used some orange, yellow and red ones.)
• 1 can whole kernel corn (15 oz)
• 1 can black beans (15 oz)
• 2 medium to large boneless chicken breasts, thawed
• 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions
Preheat your oven to 400. 
1) Chop your peppers until you have about a cup of chopped peppers. You can add more or less if you want. Spray your dish (9x9 glass pan, or 1 1/2-2 qt oven safe dish) with Pam spray and add your chopped peppers.
2) Chop your thawed chicken into strips or cubes and add to the dish.
3) Mix all spices in seperate bowl and add the oil. Mix until oil and spices are combined. Set aside.
4) Open your canned corn and canned black beans. Rinse the beans and drain the corn. Add to the dish. Mix chicken, beans, corn, and peppers.
5) Add oiled spices and mix until all pieces are coated well.
6) Bake at 400 for 25-30 minutes. Ensure chicken is cooked through before consuming. Place in tortillas and enjoy!

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