Loaded Chicken Fajita Potato

I am sitting here dreaming about my meals for the week and my grocery list magically putting itself together but since it isn't happening, I decided to casually avoid it by sharing a recipe! 

I love this southwest seasoning (listed below) and use it on EVERYTHING. Like seriously, everything.  So I really enjoy finding different uses for the meat that I make with the seasoning. 

This meal was a hit in my house...well, for me and my husband.  Kids = Pickiest eaters ever. 

Loaded Chicken Fajita Baked Potato

What you need:

2 Chicken Breasts
1 Green Bell Pepper Thinly Sliced
1/2 Red, Yellow & Orange Bell Pepper Thinly Sliced
1 Baked Potato (halved) 
Salsa (I prefer Trader Joe's Chunky or just Pace Chunky)
Reduced Fat Shredded Cheese
A little fresh guac (I make my own but those little packets of Wholly Guacamole work too)
Southwest Seasoning

Southwest Seasoning:

2 TBSP chili powder
4 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp coriander
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp dried oregno
1 tsp paprika
2 tsp sea salt

Mix seasonings together and put in a container, there should be some left after you season the chicken! I use this seasoning for taco meat, chicken, anything really!

1.     Make southwest seasoning as noted above. Set aside.

2.     Thinly slice peppers (feel free to add whatever fajita veggies you like, onions, tomatoes, etc.).  Place them in a Ziploc with 1-2tsp of seasoning (to your taste) and shake to coat.  Set aside.

3.     Take chicken breast and rub with about 1 TBSP of southwest seasoning.  I like to cover the chicken on both sides.  Again, you can use more or less, up to you!

4.     Place the chicken on the grill and cook until no longer pink or at a temp of 160.  Once the chicken is complete, I like to let it rest on a plate covered with foil for 5 minutes before cutting into thin slices.

5.     While grilling the chicken, grill your veggies too.  If they finish before your meat, just place them on a plate covered with foil.

6.     Bake your potato in the microwave (don’t forget to poke holes in it with a fork) anywhere from 6-10 minutes depending on the size of it. You can test it with a fork after 6 minutes to see if it is done.  I cooked our potato while our chicken rested.  It worked out perfectly.

To Assemble:

Slice potato in 1/2
Place potato on plate & top with fixings! Super easy!


I layered mine as follows for all of you 21 Day Fix lovers out there:

½ Potato (1 yellow)
Chicken (1 red)
Peppers (1/2 green)
Salsa (1/4 purple)
Cheese & Guac (1 blue)