Giant 4 Dollar Homemade Fajitas Meal | But Cheaper

Enjoy a steamy plate of meat, beans, vegetables, and warm tortillas that you just want to cuddle up in for only $4 per serving with Joshua Weissman's recipes.

Prep
15 minutes
Cook
45 minutes
Total
1 hour
Serves
6
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Giant 4 Dollar Homemade Fajitas Meal | But Cheaper
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Ingredients

Meat:

  • 2 lbs boneless and skinless chicken thighs
  • 1 Tbsp ground cumin
  • 1 Tbsp chipotle powder
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 Tbsp kosher salt
  • 2 limes

Fajitas Vegetables:

  • 1 large sweet onion
  • 1 large red bell pepper
  • 1 large green bell pepper
  • 1 large jalapeno thinly sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 3 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • Kosher salt and pepper to taste

Beans:

  • 6 oz chorizo (chorizo san miguel)
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 3 Roma tomatoes, torched (peel skins off after torching intensely)
  • 5 cloves garlic crushed
  • 2 jalapeno, sliced
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1.25 cups chicken stock
  • 2 cans pinto beans, drained

Mexican Rice:

  • 3 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp chipotle powder
  • 8 oz crushed tomatoes
  • 2 cups long-grain rice (basmati)
  • 1.25 cups chicken stock
  • Kosher salt to taste

Directions

Chicken:

  1. Start by pounding the chicken just to flatten thighs.
  2. For the seasoning, mix all dry ingredients together until combined.
  3. Season with all seasoning. Ideally, cure in a bag overnight.
  4. Grill till done, finish with lime juice.

Vegetable:

  1. Start by slicing the vegetables.
  2. Sear vegetables aggressively in a pan, finish with garlic (gently)

Beans:

  1. Seed tomatoes then roughly chop them with a knife
  2. Cook-off chorizo, add vegetable oil if needed
  3. Add onion, jalapeno, and garlic, saute till softened, add in tomatoes saute till softened
  4. Add in cumin and chicken stock. Bring to a boil and reduce by about ¼ 
  5. Add beans and continue to cook till hot.

Mexican Rice:

  1. Cook garlic for 3 minutes 
  2. Add rice and toast for about 5 minutes and add remaining ingredients.
  3. Pour into a rice cooker for about 20 minutes.