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Dinner Favorite: Fajitas!

June 12, 2012 by Mary

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I’ve been eating the same exact thing, or a slight variation of it, almost every night since I’ve been back in Memphis. It’s quick, easy, tastes good, contains vegetables and I can easily calculate the nutritional information.

It’s fajitas!

fajitas

I always used to order fajitas at Mexican restaurants. I never thought I could make a version of it myself but relatively recently I talked myself into trying and I’ve been hooked ever since.

I start with onion, red pepper, and green pepper. After those are cooked I add in the meat and heat them both together. Sometimes I’ve cooked both of these in advance and am just reheating. Like I said, it’s easy (my main goal most nights).

fajitas

Then I load up my tortillas with the mix and lettuce, salsa, tomatoes, jalapenos and sometimes refried beans. It varies slightly each night depending on what I have on hand but the basics never change. I only ever used turkey or chicken and pre-measure the amount of meat I include to make it easy.

fajitas

I’m not sure how authentic these are (read: probably not at all) but they work for me. I enjoy the combination and it’s usually 500 – 600 calories and really filling. It’s the perfect dinner for me which is why it is a favorite that is in constant rotation these days. 

I’ve found making the same things over and over saves me a ton of time and effort. More importantly it saves me a lot of thought which helps as a recovering compulsive overeater/binge eater. The less I think about food the better (which is why I don’t really food blog anymore).  

Anyway, I’m actually off to make dinner right now. Any guesses as to what I’m having? ;)

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Comments

  1. Laura @joyful shimmy says

    June 12, 2012 at 6:07 pm

    They look delicious. I love making fajitas they are easy yet filling thing to eat. I love adding different veggies to change it up.

    • Mary says

      June 12, 2012 at 7:11 pm

      That’s actually a great idea to add some different veggies. What do you add? I might try out some new veggies in my mix to keep it entertaining.

  2. Sable@SquatLikeALady says

    June 12, 2012 at 6:33 pm

    I love fajitas!!! Yum =) Yours look delicious!

    • Mary says

      June 12, 2012 at 7:12 pm

      Thanks. :)

  3. The Mrs @ Success Along the Weigh says

    June 13, 2012 at 7:56 am

    Do you use any particular spices to make it taste…’fajita-y?’ :-)

    • Mary says

      June 13, 2012 at 9:09 am

      I’ve used a pre made fajita spice mix, and also just a mix of stuff I put together on my own. I wrote it down at home but I figured out what to include by just googling fajita spices. :)

  4. Mary says

    June 13, 2012 at 9:09 am

    LOL

  5. angelika says

    June 13, 2012 at 3:49 pm

    YUM! Growing up in Texas Fajitas were one of my FAVORITE dinners my mom would make. That smell of peppers and onions cooking…yumm-o! They should make that into a perfume!

  6. angelika says

    June 13, 2012 at 3:50 pm

    P.S. Shredded zucchini is so good in fajitas too because zucchini really absorbs spices. It’s usually super cheap in the summertime too.

    • Mary says

      June 13, 2012 at 4:57 pm

      Um that is the best idea ever. I didn’t even think about zucchini but its one of my favorite vegetables! I can’t wait to try that!

      • Angelika says

        June 13, 2012 at 10:31 pm

        Sometimes I kind of a genius. :D

  7. Roz@weightingfor50 says

    June 13, 2012 at 4:27 pm

    I love fajitas. They’re so quick, and can be as healthy (or not so healthy) as you want them to be. Yours look fantastic!!! Have a wonderful Wednesday.

  8. Dennis says

    June 20, 2012 at 11:56 am

    That looks really delicious. I’ll have to give that a try sometime.

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