Easy Chicken Fajitas with Cheesy Enchilada Rice + Tex-Mex Special Sauce.
Best ever, quick cooking, cheesy Mexican rice. Also, the perfect filler for fajitas - so cheesy and delish.

Ingredients
8 servings
Instructions
- To make the Tex-Mex Special Sauce, add the ketchup and cream cheese to a bowl. Whisk until smooth and then add the brown sugar, chipotle peppers, cilantro and lime juice. Season with a pinch of salt. Cover and keep in the fridge until ready to use.
- Heat a grill, grill pan or cast iron skillet to high heat. Add the chicken to a bowl and toss with 2 tablespoons olive oil and the taco seasoning. Place the peppers and corn on a plate and rub with 1 tablespoon olive oil (if you are using a skillet, slice the peppers into thin strips and remove the kernels of corn from the cob).
- Add the chicken and veggies to the hot grill, grill for 5-8 minutes. Flip the chicken and turn the veggies, grill for another 5-8 minutes or until the chicken is cooked though. Make sure to check the veggies and flip a few extra times to ensure even cooking. You want them to be soft and have nice grill marks. If the corn is getting burnt wrap them in a sheet of tin foil. Remove everything from the grill and allow the veggies and chicken to cool five minutes (if you are using a skillet just saute the chicken and veggies separately until the chicken is cooked through and the veggies are soft).
- Meanwhile make the rice*. Add the rice to a large skillet with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Toast the rice for 5 minutes, stirring often to ensure even browning. Add the enchilada sauce, greek yogurt or heavy creamy and cheddar cheese. Bring the mixture to a low boil and cook, stirring until the cheese is melted and the rice is creamy, about 5 minutes. If desired add more cheese until it is cheesy enough for you! Stir in the black beans, cilantro and green onions. Keep warm until ready to serve.
- Once the chicken and veggies are cool enough to touch, slice the peppers and use a sharp knife to remove the corn kernels from the cob. Add the veggies to a bowl and toss with the cilantro and lime juice. Slice the chicken into strips.
- To assemble add the cheesy rice to the center of a warm tortilla. Add the chicken and peppers. Garnish with fresh cilantro, diced avocado and cotjia cheese. Drizzle with the Tex-Mex Special Sauce.
Nutrition per serving
Protein36g
Carbs98g
Fat22g
784kcal
36gProtein
98gCarbs
22gFat
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$1920.00
$1920.00
Per Serving
$240.00/serving
$240.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$3840.00 vs buying!
~$3840.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (87% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| leftover cooked white or brown rice* | 3 cups | $59.00 |
| enchilada sauce | 1 cup | $239.00 |
| plain greek yogurt or heavy cream | 0.3333333333333333 cup | $75.00 |
| sharp cheddar cheese + more to your liking | 1 cup | $260.00 |
| cooked black beans | 2 cups | $47.00 |
| reen onions | - | - |
| fresh cilantro | 0.25 cup | $117.00 |
| boneless skinless chicken breast | 0.5 lbs | $32.00 |
| olive oil | 3 tbsp | $63.00 |
| taco seasoning | 0.5 tbsp | $45.00 |
| red + orange bell pepper | 1 | $88.00 |
| ears corn | 2 | $79.00 |
| cilantro | 0.5 cup | $235.00 |
| lime | 1 | $103.00 |
| flour tortillas | 8 small | $105.00 |
| avocado | 1 | $75.00 |
| cotija cheese | - | - |
| ketchup | 0.5 cup | $73.00 |
| brown sugar | 1 tsp | $1.00 |
| melted cream cheese or Mexican crema | 2 oz | $84.00 |
| in chipotle adobo | 1 | - |
| fresh cilantro | 3 tbsp | $89.00 |
| a lime | 0.5 | $51.00 |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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