OK, this recipe has a lot of moving parts but don’t let that scare you, it is totally worth it! I personally love Chipotle and their company values, but the less I eat out, the more odd it tastes. Making these kinds of things at home is easy, and affordable.
Shopping List
- Rice (white or brown)
- 2 limes
- 2 bell peppers (whatever color you like) (thinly sliced)
- 1 large yellow onion (thinly sliced)
- Fresh cilantro
- 1 jalapeno (2 if you like things spicy)
- 1 red onion
- 1 tomato
- Head of romaine lettuce
- 1 large can of sweet corn
- 1 bag dry black beans (or canned to make things easier)
- 6 cups of vegetable stock
- Spice blend of chili powder, paprika, cayenne, cumin, oregano, salt, and pepper
The Make-Ahead Part
Part 1 – The Warm Stuff
Once all ingredients are prepared, assemble in a jar in the following order from bottom to top:
- 1/2 cup of rice
- 1/2 cup of fajita veggies
- 1/3 cup of black beans
- Cilantro Lime Rice
- Cook rice according to package directions, if making this just for one person you’ll only need one recipe.
- Add the juice of one lime and 2-3 tablespoons of cilantro once rice is cooked
- Set aside
- Fajita Veggies
- Slice bell peppers and onions super thin
- Saute in olive oil (or oil of choice) until veggies are soft
- Mix spoonful of spice blend with 1/3 cup of water
- Add liquid to veggies until liquid has reduced
- Set aside
- Black beans
- Pour 1 bag of dry black beans into your crockpot
- Pour 6 cups of liquid (veggie stock or water) into the crockpot
- Add a palmful of spice blend
- Cook on high 6 hours
- Turn to low for 2 hours
Part 2 – The Cold Stuff
Once both parts are prepared, put 1/2 cup of corn salsa and 1/2 cup of lettuce into a container
- Corn Salsa
- Drain and rise canned corn, pour into a bowl
- Finely dice red onion and jalapeño and add to corn
- Seed and dice tomato
- Chop and add 3 tablespoons cilantro
- Squeeze juice of 1 lime into mixture
- Add salt and pepper to taste, set aside
- Lettuce
- Finely chop lettuce, set aside
Eating Day
- Place rice, beans, and fajita veggies in microwave for 30-45 seconds (just to get the chill off)
- Top with corn salsa, lettuce, and sliced avocado
- Enjoy!
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