Cheesy Chicken Skillet

One day I couldn't think of sometime to cook for dinner. I had to call three people to get an idea. One didn't answer. One said they were too busy at work to help me out. And then my sister said "make a cheesy chicken skillet." She's made it for me before, but I couldn't remember how to make it at all. It turns out that it is just chicken chunks and veggies sautéed in olive oil with a little cheese sprinkled on the top. Here was my version.

Cheesy Chicken Skillet
2 T olive oil
Two chicken breasts, cut into chunks
1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
1/2 onion, chopped
1-2 cups broccoli
3/4 c shredded cheese
1/2 c dry bulgur

Season chicken if desired. Prepare bulgur according to package. Heat oil in a skillet. Saute chicken and veggies in the skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle with cheese and cook for another minute or two, or until cheese is melted. Serve chicken and veggies over bulgur.

Sizzlin' Chicken Fajitas

Don't you think these sizzlin' fajitas look great on the cute plates Ryan got me for my birthday last year? Now if only he'd get me another set of the plates so I could serve more than 4 people at once...

Pictured to the right is my finished fajita (yum!). Ryan replaced the sour cream with salsa on his. I'm sure it was also good, but how can you have a fajita without sour cream?! Silly boy. ;)

As usual, here's the recipe:

Sizzlin' Chicken Fajitas

makes 4 medium fajitas

• 4 whole wheat medium torillas
• 1 T olive oil
• 2 chicken breasts
• 2 T Silva's taco spice
• 1 red pepper
• 1/2 medium white onion
• Mexican style cheese
• Sour cream and Salsa (if desired)

Prep work:

Prepare vegetables by slicing red pepper into strips and chopping onion. Set aside. Slice chicken breasts into thin strips about the same size as the red pepper. Season chicken with Silva's taco spice. Technically you can use any taco or fajita seasoning, but Silva's is my favorite. They also make great salsa. Here's a picture of the seasoning in case you've never heard of it before:

Time to cook:

Heat oil in a medium skillet. Carefully place chicken strips in skillet. Cook for a couple minutes. Add red pepper and onion. Cook until chicken is fully cooked and peppers and onions are tender (about 8 minutes). It should look similar to this:

Feel free to experiment with other vegetables. I'm sure corn, green peppers, and even squash would be good mixed in. I just used what was in my fridge. Anyway, after your skillet mixture is ready, get out a tortilla. Spoon on some of the skillet mixture. Add cheese, sour cream, and/or salsa if desired. Enjoy!