Chicken and Rice Fajitas in Foil

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Chicken and Rice Fajitas in Foil – Incredibly delicious and easy to prepare fajitas with chicken, peppers, onions and rice all cooked in foil packets. Easy, quick and SO GOOD!

Hi YA! Happy Superbowl Sundaaaaay! I’m now leaning towards the Falcons… where are you at? I’m also leaning towards eating cake for breakfast, lunch, dinner and the rest of forever, but hey. we’re all dreamers… 😉 Kidding! I’m sure they’re all great! I’m just looking forward to the Patriots’ eye candy of a quarterback – that is what’s going to make me watch. AND it’s his 7th Superbowl?!? DAYYYY-um! Good on him.

In all honesty, though, you will most likely find me at the buffet table, trying each and every dish that was brought to the party. It’s just how I roll, and it’s what I call “research”. In the end, it will benefit you and me, both.

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Speaking of Mediterranean: please welcome bell peppers, chicken, rice and EVOO to our fajitas in foil prep table! Cheese will also make an appearance…

Last year we celebrated this day with Tomato Pesto Salmon and Rice Recipe Baked in Foil, and today, something similar, but quite different, we’re going to kick it off with this delicious recipe for Chicken and Rice Fajitas in Foil.

If you’ve come to my corner of the internet webs on a few occasions, then you definitely know my obsession with food cooked in foil. I love it *thiiiiis* much! It’s healthy, it’s dang delicious, AND, cleanup is a breeze. Which, in all honesty, is probably the best part. And the fact that it’s healthy.

This nice fajitas in foil dinner calls for a few minutes of slicing which is my equivalent of kitchen therapy. No one is allowed to bother me during my time of focus while singing, “Don’t wanna know know know know…”

I’m also going to have you make that Homemade Fajitas Seasoning Mix – it only takes a minute. If you don’t want to use that one, any taco seasoning packet will do.

What I am mostly proud of here is the rice. Yep, the rice. It cooks together with the chicken. To me, this is magic. You just combine the rice with water + seasonings, and then transfer it to the foil. Chicken goes on top of the rice, followed up by the peppers and onions. 38-ish minutes later, this is what you’re going to end up with:

NOT BAD, eh?! This is a great dinner, friends. Get on it, stat!

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Chicken and Rice Fajitas in Foil

Incredibly delicious and easy to prepare fajitas with chicken, peppers, onions and rice all cooked in foil packets. Easy, quick and SO GOOD!

Course Dinner

Cuisine American/Southwest

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Servings 4 Serves

Calories 252.5 kcal

Author Katerina | Diethood

Ingredients

• 4 large sheets of foil
• cooking spray
• Homemade Fajitas Seasoning Mix
• 1 cup white minute rice
• 1 cup warm water
• 4 boneless , skinless chicken breasts
• salt and fresh ground pepper , to taste
• 1 red bell pepper , sliced
• 1 green bell pepper , sliced
• 1 orange bell pepper , sliced
• 1 onion , sliced
• 1 tablespoons STAR Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1/4 cup shredded mild cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup shredded part skim mozzarella cheese
• lime juice

OPTIONAL GARNISHES

• sliced avocados
• sour cream
• cilantro

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400F.
2. Spray foil sheets with cooking spray and set aside.
3. Prepare the Fajitas Seasoning Mix.
4. Combine rice, water, and 1 tablespoons fajitas seasoning mix in a bowl; stir until well incorporated.
5. Using a slotted spoon, divide the rice mixture evenly over each foil.
6. Season chicken breasts with salt, pepper, and rub with some of the fajitas seasoning mix.
7. Place chicken over rice.
8. Arrange peppers and onions on the sides of each chicken breast.
9. Drizzle extra virgin olive oil over all the ingredients.
10. Combine shredded cheeses and divide the cheese mixture evenly over each chicken breast.
11. Fold the sides of the foil over the chicken, covering completely; seal the packets closed.
12. Transfer the foil packets to a large baking sheet.
13. Bake for 30 to 33 minutes, or until chicken's internal temperature reaches 165F.
14. Remove from oven and carefully open up the foils; put the packets under the broiler for 3 to 4 minutes.
15. Remove from broiler.
16. Squeeze lime juice over food.
17. Garnish and serve.

Recipe Notes

WW SMART POINTS: 5

Nutrition Facts

Chicken and Rice Fajitas in Foil

Amount Per Serving

Calories 252.5

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

References:

*https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-health-benefits

**http://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/is-extra-virgin-olive-oil-extra-healthy

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