I don’t know about you, but I LOVE eating food that comes in its own little edible bowl. Fun, fun, fun! Sure, regular tortillas or even tacos shells do the trick for a dish like this, but these cute little bowls are easy to make and they make this meal even more snazzy! (Yes, I am bringing back the word ‘snazzy’! LOL)
You can find the recipe for the bowls HERE. And there is even a quick and fun video tutorial to watch if you appreciate the visual approach!
Now that I have started a new job, I am finding myself busier than ever. It isn’t that this new job has more responsibility (yet), it is just that I have to pay close attention to everything and focus at all times to try to figure out what things are and how things are supposed to work. I have to prepare myself, because at some point I will be assigned to manage a project all by myself, and the more I know, the smoother it will go! So I will need to divert some of my time and energy to my new job for a while, until I get the hang of things. But don’t worry, I plan to continue to post new recipes here as much as I can!
Meals like this are essential when you are in an extra-busy period of time, like when you are starting a new job around the holidays (what WAS I thinking?!?), or during sports season when you have multiple kids in multiple sports, or any time things start to get crazy in your life! I like to make the bowls ahead of time, and then store them in an extra large ziplock bag until the day I make this dish. They will keep for a few days in that bag, just make sure to hide it so your family doesn’t munch on them for snacks!
- ½ tablespoon olive oil
- 1 (14 ounce) package Recipe Ready Bird's Eye Tri-Color Pepper and Onion Blend (found in the frozen veggie section)
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 8 ounces cooked, diced chicken
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 8 tortilla bowls (click here, or see the link in NOTES for the recipe)
- 1 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese
- Heat olive oil in skillet over medium high heat.
- Add pepper blend, corn, cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper and saute until veggies are thawed, about 3-4 minutes.
- Add black beans and chicken and cook until entire mixture is heated.
- Mix the cornstarch with about 2 teaspoons of water, then slowly add to mixture while stirring, to thicken the sauce.
- Remove from heat, divide mixture among the 8 tortilla bowls (or use regular tortillas or taco shells).
- Top with shredded cheese and serve!
Enjoy!
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Love these in their own little bowls! So pretty and they have to be yummy. I like to the addition of Tri-Color Pepper and Onion Blend. So fast if you have them on hand.
I love tortilla bowls and your recipe looks tasty tasty! My family will be very happy
This looks like a perfect meal to me. I LOVE the tortilla bowls and filling you made.
Ooh ooh I love a good fajita recipes – and LOVE the homemade bowls!! Yum!
Yum, I’m so hungry I could eat this right now! Congrats on the new job and thank you for continuing to think of us 🙂
Suddenly I am craving Mexican! lol Good luck on your new job Kristin! And you are right, having an arsenal of quick and easy meals is essential to making it all work!
Love easy to make meals and ones that control portions too, plus this is just fun! Looks fabulously snappy! 😉 Can’t wait to give it a try!
These look fantastic! Totally my kind of meal!
Now this is a meal I think my whole family would love, except my picky one, but he doesn’t like anything but oatmeal. I love this whole post. So excited to make it.
These are great! They would be good as party food or dinner for the family.
These look like the perfect meal or even appetizer ! Love the tortilla bowls they are in too!
We would love this type of dish. I love Fajitas and mexican food. I’m going to have to try it.
Perfect for parties! These little guys look amazing. I will have to add that to my February meal planning! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Hi there 🙂 I clicked on these from the Mom 2 Mom Monday link party because I love fajita bowls! 🙂 Yummy! I am going to follow your instructions so mine turn out right! 🙂 I would love for you to share this at Making Memories Mondays going on now!
Cathy
Hi Cathy! I love fajita bowls too 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
This is a great busy day recipe! It looks so crunchy and delicious!
Thanks for linking up at #PureBlogLove Link Party. The party goes live every Thursday night at 8 p.m. EST. and runs through the week end. I’m hosting at http://www.homemadefoodjunkie.com. I’d love to see more of your great ideas at our party!
Yumm-O! Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty – we hope to see you again next week. 🙂
~Lorelai
Life With Lorelai
Looks so good! Shared and pinned! Thanks for sharing at the party this past week. Hope to see you again soon.