Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, chicken fajita rice. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Chicken Fajita Rice is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Chicken Fajita Rice is something that I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. 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. Take 3 tbsp. unsalted butter, divided
2. Get 2 bell peppers (any color), diced
3. Make ready 1/2 yellow onion, diced
4. Take 2 cloves garlic, minced
5. Make ready 1 cup long grain rice
6. Get 1 tsp. chili powder
7. Make ready 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. Take 2 1/2 cups unsalted chicken broth
12. Take 1/4 cup sour cream
13. Take 2 cups cooked, shredded chicken
14. Get 1/2 cup shredded pepper jack cheese

Instructions 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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