Build your own Veggie & Bean Fajitas
A lovely way to eat fajitas. Lay it all out on the counter and let everybody customise their own. A great way to encourage children to try new things!
Prep time: 20 minutes / Cooking time: 30 minutes
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS:
Veggies
1 tbsp vegetable oil
½ red onion, sliced
1 red pepper, cut into strips
1 yellow pepper, cut into strips
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 tsp Cajun seasoning
Beans
1tbsp oil
½ red onion, finely chopped
1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
1 tomato, finely chopped
400g tinned red kidney beans, drained
½ tsp Cajun seasoning
Fresh tomato & sweetcorn salsa
2 tomatoes, chopped
2 spring onions, finely sliced
100g sweetcorn
½ lime, juice
fresh coriander, finely chopped (optional)
Additional fillings (optional)
Cheese, grated
Guacamole
Sour cream
Lettuce, shredded
METHOD:
1. For the veggie filling: Slice onion, chop the garlic and cut peppers into strips.
2. Heat the oil in a large frying pan, add the sliced peppers & onions and cook over medium heat until they begin to soften. Add garlic, spices & seasoning. Cook for 2-3 minutes, until and the flavours come together.
3. For the bean filling: chop the onion, tomatoes & garlic.
4. Heat the oil in a large frying pan, add diced onions and cook over medium heat until they begin to soften. Add the garlic and cook for a further 2 minutes. Add the drained beans, chopped tomato, Cajun seasoning & drop of water. Cook for 5 – 6 minutes, until the beans are hot, and the flavours come together.
5. Fresh tomato & sweetcorn salsa: deseed & chop tomatoes, slice spring onions, drain the sweetcorn & juice the lime. In a bowl, mix all the ingredients & season.
6. To serve: warm the tortillas. Create a ‘fajita bar’ by laying out all the warm fillings, tortillas, tomato & sweetcorn salsa, and any additional toppings like grated cheese in different bowls on the counter or table. Let everybody choose what they like best to build their own fajitas!
TIPS:
✔ Try making your own tortillas, it is easy and fun. Follow our own homemade tortillas recipe and get the children involved.
✔ Placing everything out in bowls so everybody can customise their own fajitas is a great way to encourage fussy eaters to try new foods.
✔ Add some chicken as one of the build your own fajita options, just cut it into strips and cook it in some spices.
✔ Use whatever spices you have available: cumin, chilli, fajita mix, paprika, even peri-peri would be lovely instead of the Cajun seasoning.
