More fajitas recipes? Try these Shrimp Fajitas, Vegan Fajitas or Fajita Salad. This fajita recipe stars our favorite fajita veggies, blackened in the oven and finished on the stove, with pinto beans cooked in a flavorful fajita sauce. It’s so satisfying, you’ll promptly add it to your regular rotation. We love serving it with tortillas or as fajita salad over greens, making it work for many different diets!
Brush up on your knife skills. There’s quite a bit of veggies here, so use your most efficient knife skills. Head to How to Cut a Pepper or How to Cut an Onion if you need to brush up. Broil the veggies first. Throwing the veggies in a broiler gets them to release their liquid so they’ll all fit in one sauté pan, and gets them lightly charred. While the veggies broil, prep the beans. Make our homemade fajita sauce and throw it in a skillet with the beans. Finish the veggies in a skillet: Finishing in the skillet gets them nice and tender and that classic fajita skillet sizzle.
Pinto beans are perfect for vegetarian fajitas! They’re savory with a robust flavor, and they taste incredible with homemade fajita sauce. If you prefer, you can use black beans instead. Just don’t skimp on the beans, since they’re the major protein source. A bit more about chipotle peppers in adobo sauce: this ingredient is easy to find at most grocery stores near the Mexican products. All you do is use a spoon to remove adobo sauce from the can. Refrigerate or freeze the remainder, and use it for more adobo sauce recipes, like tortilla soup, enchilada sauce, or chipotle ranch dressing.
Pico de gallo: It adds just the right zing Sour cream: Always. For vegan, substitute Cashew Cream Fresh cilantro: Another must! It’s the perfect contrast to the savory veggies Guacamole: Optional — or use a mashed avocado Cheese: Optional too! You can add shredded cheddar, feta, queso fresco or cotija cheese: but the flavor doesn’t need it! It’s ultra flavorful as is.
Chips and guacamole: Quick and easy! Look for organic chips with just 3 ingredients (corn, oil and salt) Easy green salad: Try this crisp green Mexican Salad, with taco salad dressing to make it even easier Rice: Try this simple and delicious Cilantro Lime Rice Avocado salad: Try an easy Cucumber, Tomato & Avocado Salad
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