On my last trip to Sydney, I stumbled upon a Mexican restaurant called the Mad Mex located opposite of Mercure Hotel at Haymarket, Sydney. This time I’ve made it a point to venture out of my comfort zone of Sydney restaurants (okay I caved in a little and went to Mamak for the nth time ha!). Plus I’m craving for some cooking inspirations and dining out turned out to be a great help!
I ordered a Naked Burrito which basically was a burrito in a bowl with rice, salad, salsa, cheese, guacamole, grilled steak minus the wrap. No muggy weather could stop me at the time as I well and truly enjoyed every spoonful of it.
Needless to say, I brought back my naked burrito experience in Mad Mex and recreated in my own way in the Mad Emily’s Kitchen. (Okay that’s pretty lame… :S)
When it comes to homemade Mexican food, I personally prefer the Old El Paso Fajitas spice mix than the burrito one. I love the smokiness of the fajitas spices and seriously, it smells amazing even if it is only cooked over a gas stove rather than barbequing. So without doubt, I’m recreating the naked bowl experience in fajitas style. PS: I’m not paid to say all these nice things about Old El Paso Fajitas Spice Mix. 🙂
Naked Chicken Fajitas Bowl with Yoghurt-Avocado Sauce
What you’ll need to feed 2 people:-
- 1 brown onion, peeled & sliced
- 1 red bell pepper (capsicum), deseeded & sliced into strips
- 2 tbsps cooking oil
- 20g (0.7 ounce) Fajitas Spice Mix (I used Old El Paso brand)
- 300g (11 ounces) pre-sliced chicken breasts strips
- 2 bowls of cooked rice (I cooked my rice mixed with red quinoa in a rice cooker)
- 1 cucumber, thinly sliced (you can also use lettuce)
Note – the spice mix I used contained salt so I didn’t add salt to the chicken. Remember to add salt if your spice mix is salt-free.
Yoghurt-Avocado Sauce
- 4 tbsps Greek Yoghurt
- 1 small avocado
- 1 small clove of garlic, peeled and rough chopped into smaller pieces
- 1 pinch of salt
- Juice from 1/2 a lime
- Water (about 2 – 3 tbsps)
- Freshly grinded black pepper
- Chilli flakes to taste *optional*
Other: A small food processor.
Method:-
Cook rice with your preferred method (I often use a rice cooker). While the rice is cooking, in a medium-sized mixing bowl, add 2 tbsps cooking oil and spice mix and stir to combine. Then mix the spice mixture with the chicken strips until every piece is well coated. Set aside for them to marinate. Slice an onion and a capsicum. Set aside.
To prepare the sauce: add all the sauce ingredients (except for salt and pepper) in a small processor and process until smooth. Pour the mixture into a bowl. Add more water if you preferred a more diluted consistency. Add salt to taste and black pepper. Sprinkle some chilli flakes if you like. Set aside in the fridge while you prepare the chicken fajitas.
Preheat a pan/wok until fairly hot. Arrange the chicken on the pan and cook on high heat until the chicken are golden brown (the spice coating appears to be caramelised a little). Turn the chicken on the other side and let them cooked until the other side is just cooked through. Then add the onion and capsicum and saute on high heat until the onion is slightly translucent and the latter is slightly soften.
To serve: In a medium sized bowl, add rice and topped with chicken fajitas and slices of cucumber. Finish off with a drizzle of the avocado-yoghurt sauce and a small wedge of lime.
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I was looking for something a little different that wouldn’t take forever to prepare on foodgawker and found this. I just went out and picked up all of the ingredients this morning and I can’t wait to make it for dinner tonight! Great idea!
Hi Heather,
Hope you will enjoy it. 🙂
Emily
We loved it! Actually I am making this again today :p but doubling the avocado dressing. Soooo good.
We loved these! I have already passed on this recipe to many friends who have all loved it as well. Thanks for the great dinner!
Hi Brittany,
I am happy that you and your friends have enjoyed it. Thanks for your wonderful feedback. 🙂
I pinned this a week ago and made it tonight…. Loved it! I usually make a guacamole for fajitas but this creamy sauce version really made the dish special. Thanks for the recipe!
Hi Amy, I really appreciate that you took the time to write me a feedback of the recipe. Happy to hear that you loved it! Thank you. xx
What a great recipe! I’ve sent it to all my cooking friends! I made my rice with lime/cilantro but otherwise followed the recipe. So yummy–thanks for sharing!
Made this last night and it was FANTASTIC! My husband loved it and we both went back for seconds.
So far I have made the creamy avocado dressing it is fantastic, putting the Naked fajitas together now. After tasting the dressing I am sure they will be awesome. I made my own taco flavoring other than that following the recipe
Tried it last night, it was great. I added black beans to the rice. Yummy!! :0)
I spotted this on Pinterest yesterday and made it that night. I used a mix of wild rice and red quinoa and added halved cherry tomatoes. This recipe is AMAZING! The smokey fajita mix, fresh lime and creamy avo are a match made in heaven. So easy for a week dinner with minimal dishes afterwards. I even have leftovers for lunch today 🙂
Hi Jessie, wild rice sounds amazing with the recipe. What a clever substitution! Thank you for your wonderful feedback and I hope you’ll find many more recipes that you’ll enjoy from here. xx Emily 🙂
About how many calories is this meal per serving?