I’m pretty sure that with this fajita bowl it can be fiesta time, well…anytime. Seriously though, this is one of those things you could eat everyday and not get tired of. Oh, and the avocado crema I could eat that with a spoon. I am all about the crema.
Yesterday I day-dreamed about hitting up LA (LA without the traffic would be the bomb!) and today we are going to Mexico. Really it was like a Mexican fiesta took over my kitchen. It was awesome. All I needed was some of these margaritas (Jessica, seriously these look awesome) and those cute little umbrellas that they put in drinks. I even loved these when I was little – I used to beg my mom to buy them. Does anyone else LOVE those umbrellas? When I was twelve I made my mom find them online and buy them in bulk (I think there were like a hundred in the package) for my birthday party. I used to love to put them in my lemonade (um truthfully, if I had them I totally still would). Oh, and those cool straw hats that I think they wear down in Mexico. I say think because I have never actually been to Mexico. Unless, you count my little fiesta I had in my kitchen the other day.
You know what’s really cool about cooking? How you can experience so many different cultures through food. Some of my favorites are Thai, Chinese and Indian. But I really had fun with these Fajita Bowls. I am pretty sure, no I am sure, it was because Mexico sounds awesome right about now. Sun, beach, mariachi bands and of the 8o degrees (um, I see a theme here). Plus, red peppers and chipotle and limes and avocados and rice make me all happy inside (that was not intended to be a run-on sentence, but I just couldn’t stop, too much awesomeness going on in this bowl).
Ok, don’t make fun of me but I totally had Kenny Chesney’s “Beer In Mexico” and “When the Sun Goes Down” both on repeat. For like three hours. Three awesome hours in Mexico…. I mean my kitchen. Please tell me you guys do this too? You blast your country music while you’re knee-deep in chicken, avocado and rice? And please don’t tell me you don’t like country music. I mean they sing about beaches and sun or how awesome Nashville is. Oh, fudge I asked for it. You can make fun of me now.
Anyway, I say Thursday is the perfect day for a mini fiesta. We need something to get us through until Friday, right? The best part is that these bowl are pretty quick and it is possible you have most of the ingredients in your fridge right now. Chicken, avocados, bell peppers, rice, limes and chipotle are always in our house. ALWAYS. It’s a bad day if we run out. Bad.
The flavors are insane. There is so many and they are so good together. And then there’s all the different textures. There’s crunch from the veggies and then the rice is soft and the crema is so smooth. Soo good. All this fiesta talk is making me want to relive this whole bowl again. Music and all. Don’t let the long recipe scare you off. It is mostly just the spice mix for the chicken. If you want to take a short cut you could buy a pre-made fajita spice mix. If you can though, make your own, it is so much butter.
So, are you ready for a fiesta? Shared with: Inside BruCru Life, Lil Luna, Chef In Training, Buns In my Oven, Foodie Friday Friends, Tidy Mom, Taste and Tell, Cheerios and Lattes, Somewhat Simple, Mom on Timeout, I Heart Nap Time, Fine Craft Guide, The Country Cook, Whipperberry, Chef In Training
