Chicken Fajita Bowl
This is another week day low carb meal prep item. I changed the original recipe up a bit to lessen the carb count as much as I could and substituted chicken for the steak. I marinated my chicken with another recipe of which I will provide below.
I started by marinating my Chicken for about 4 hours. Below is what I used instead of the steak version included in the above recipe.
Chicken Marinade
- 4 tablespoons of olive oil
- 2 tablespoons of lemon juice
- 1-1/2 teaspoons seasoned salt
- 1-1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
While my chicken was marinating I prepared the rest of my ingredients. Instead of brown rice I used riced cauliflower. To make this I pulled all of the floweret’s from the head of cauliflower. I then pulsated them in my food processor until it looked like rice. I then cooked in the microwave in a glass bowl on high for about 4 minutes. Once it had a chance to cool I placed it in a cheese cloth and rung out as much water as I possibly could.
I used multi colored peppers for the veg accompaniment as well as a yellow onion, avocado, black beans, and some frozen corn. I created “moons” out of the onion and sliced the peppers about the same size. I then saute’d them in my wok with some olive oil and salt. I like my vegetables to be a little crunchy so at that point I removed them from the heat and placed into a bowl for later.
Once my chicken had been properly marinated I cooked them in the same wok as I used to cook my veggies. I wish I would not have done this as it overcrowded the pan and I ended up steaming the chicken more than searing it. If I had done this in a flat pan with some room in it I would have gotten better color on the chicken, thus better flavor.
This was the end of my prep. I then simply placed the cauliflower in the bottom of our meal prep dishes and then layered in the other items as I could fit. I included some plastic cups of sour cream on the side and packed them next to each other in the fridge for a quick morning grab.
Conclusion
This was in all essence a fajita without the carbs. It certainly carried the same flavor profiles and was a easy to warm up at work for a tasty low carb meal. Beware of warm avocado. I don’t mind it, but I realized that by including it into the main dish I had to warm it up with the rest of the food. I would have preferred it to remain chilled but alas, I’ll know better next time. A very good recipe overall.