Chicken Fajita Bowls
Making these chicken fajita bowls is easy and fun. This is a great recipe for Weight Watchers chicken fajita bowls everyone can enjoy!
If you have never made fajita bowls you are missing out. This is a great way to make a tasty meal that is healthy, simple, and full of flavor. These bowls are made with fresh and wholesome ingredients that can be customized to suit your tastes.
This is a great recipe for Weight Watchers as well. It’s a great meal prep recipe that you can make in advance too.
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The great thing about fajita bowls for Weight Watchers and any other healthy eating plan is that you can customize them to suit your needs.
You can add other veggies, rice, cauliflower rice, and seasonings to make these bowls suitable for anyone and everyone. You can also serve them up with tortillas, pitas, and more.
I like to let everyone build their own bowl at dinner time as well so there is no complaining about certain ingredients. The kids like to add cheese to their and taco sauce. There’s no wrong way to build these Weight Watchers chicken fajita bowls, they’re delicious no matter what combos you come up with.
Can I have this recipe on Weight Watchers?
Weight Watchers newest program, Personal Points, caters a plan to each individual. Their plan is still relatively the same in that you can eat anything you like you just need to track it and stay without your points ranges for the day / week.
Now that the plan is different for each and every individual there’s not really a way for us to provide the points for you. We recommend that you use the recipe creator on the app or the website to create the recipe based on the ingredients / brands you use and then you’ll know for sure how to track this recipe for your Personal Points plan!
We estimate that these will be between 0-7 Personal Points depending on each individual user and their settings!
What will I need to make these chicken fajita bowls?
To make these chicken fajita bowls you will need chicken breast, taco seasoning, basmati rice, bell peppers, onions, black beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, and olive oil.
I’ll show you how to make your own pico, it is very easy. You will need tomato, onion, cilantro, limes for juicing, and salt. It’s a really easy to way to make a delicious topping for these chicken fajita bowls but you can also use it on tacos, casseroles, salads, and more!
Here are some kitchen essentials that I like to have on hand when making recipes like this for meal prep:
Making healthy meals is a breeze with these kitchen essentials. Keeping things like this on hand makes my life so much easier in the kitchen.
Some things that are great to have on hand when prepping meals like this is a cutting board, sharp knives, and storage containers.
You can also benefit from a good skillet, a kitchen scale, measuring cups, and this awesome strainer tool!
How to make Weight Watchers chicken fajita bowls:
Let’s dive in and check out these step by step instructions for making chicken fajita bowls. It’s a simple process and you’ll be surprised at how simple it is to make a homemade fajita bowl. No more heading out for takeout when this simple recipe can be prepared at home with ease.
The first step is to prepare all your ingredients. In separate bowls, make the pico de gallo, prepare the guacamole (Feel free to use store-bought if you prefer) and drain and rinse your black beans.
Have your skillet on medium-high heat and add in the olive oil, peppers, and onions. Sauté until the peppers are soft and the onions are caramelized and then set aside.
While you are cooking the peppers and onions, start cooking the rice according to the package directions.
Add the taco seasoning to a bowl with the chicken and a little olive oil. Toss the chicken in the seasoning until it is covered before adding it to the skillet.
Once your chicken has reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees, you can remove it from the heat and begin building your bowl.
Using the rice as a base, add in the sauteed peppers and onions, chicken, pico de gallo, guacamole, black beans, and finish with sour cream. You can also add any additional toppings that you prefer. Enjoy!
Looking for more delicious recipes to try?
Here are some other delicious recipes that I think you’ll definitely want to try. They are equally delicious and fun to make. Try out any of these great recipes for your next meal plan!
- Cilantro Lime Chicken Recipe Weight Watchers Friendly
- Weight Watchers Salsa Chicken
- Weight Watchers Southwest Chicken Salad
- Weight Watchers Chicken Tacos
- Weight Watchers Chicken Taco Soup
Printable Weight Watchers Chicken Fajita Bowls Recipe:
Chicken Fajita Bowls
Making these chicken fajita bowls is easy and fun. This is a great recipe for Weight Watchers chicken fajita bowls everyone can enjoy!
Ingredients
- Ingredients For Main Dish:
- 1 lbs. chicken breast
- 1-2 tsp taco seasoning
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 2 red bell peppers
- 1 yellow bell pepper
- ¼ red onion
- 1 can black beans
- Guacamole
- Pico de gallo
- Sour cream
- Olive oil
- Ingredients for Pico de Gallo
- ½ beefsteak tomato
- ¼ red onion
- 1 tbsp cilantro
- Juice of ½ lime
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- The first step is to prepare all your ingredients. In separate bowls, make the pico de gallo (Dice the tomato and onion in equal sizes, adding in the seasonings and lime juice. Stir to combine.), prepare the guacamole (Feel free to use store-bought if you prefer) and drain and rinse your black beans.
- Have your skillet on medium-high heat and add in the olive oil, peppers, and onions. Sauté until the peppers are soft and the onions are caramelized and then set aside.
- While you are cooking the peppers and onions, start cooking the rice according to the package directions.
- Add the taco seasoning to a bowl with the chicken and a little olive oil. Toss the chicken in the seasoning until it is covered before adding it to the skillet.
- Once your chicken has reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees, you can remove it from the heat and begin building your bowl.
- Using the rice as a base, add in the sauteed peppers and onions, chicken, pico de gallo, guacamole, black beans, and finish with sour cream. You can also add any additional toppings that you prefer. Enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Yield 4 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 468Total Fat 10gSaturated Fat 2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 6gCholesterol 98mgSodium 1072mgCarbohydrates 50gFiber 11gSugar 12gProtein 45g
As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts, WW points and nutritional information varies greatly. As a result, your nutritional content depends on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish. The auto-calculation is just an automated estimate and should NOT be used for specific dietary needs.
