Simple Way to Make Homemade Chicken Fajita Rice

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Chicken Fajita Rice is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Chicken Fajita Rice is something which I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken fajita rice using 14 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Fajita Rice:

1. Get 3 tbsp. unsalted butter, divided
2. Take 2 bell peppers (any color), diced
3. Prepare 1/2 yellow onion, diced
4. Make ready 2 cloves garlic, minced
5. Take 1 cup long grain rice
6. Get 1 tsp. chili powder
7. Get 1/2 tsp. each ground cumin, smoked paprika, salt
8. Prepare 1/4 tsp. dried oregano
9. Make ready 1 can (4 oz.) diced green chilis
10. Take Juice of 1 lime
11. Make ready 2 1/2 cups unsalted chicken broth
12. Prepare 1/4 cup sour cream
13. Prepare 2 cups cooked, shredded chicken
14. Make ready 1/2 cup shredded pepper jack cheese

Steps to make Chicken Fajita Rice:

1. In a large, deep skillet with a tight fitting lid, heat 2 tbsp of the butter. Once it's melted, add in the peppers and onion with a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring often, until they're softened…about 5-7 minutes. Then add the garlic and the additional tbsp of butter and cook another minute or so more, until fragrant.
2. Turn the heat up to med-high and stir in the rice and seasonings. Let the rice toast for 3-4 minutes, stirring often. Then stir in the diced green chiles, broth, lime juice and sour cream until it's all integrated. Place the lid on and let it come to a low boil. Once at a boil, lower the heat to low and let it simmer for 15-20 minutes, or until the rice is tender and the liquid has absorbed.
3. Remove the pan from the heat and sprinkle the cheese across the top. Place the lid back on and let the cheese melt, then serve.

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