Veggie Fajitas (recipe)

Here’s a quick, tasty veggie fajita recipe that fills the plate and hungry tummies. Better still, it makes eight fajitas to feed a family of four, including side salad and guacamole dip, for less than ten pounds.

Better still, it makes eight fajitas to feed a family of four, including side salad and guacamole dip, for under a tenner!

Ingredients

Equipment

Instructions

To make the guacamole

• Roughly mash the avocado.
• Squeeze in a splash of lime juice (to taste).
• Stir in 1 tsp of the salsa.

To make the fajita filling

• Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a heavy-gauge pan
• Tip in the peppers, courgettes, onions and garlic.
• Add the fajita spice and stir.
• Fry on a medium-high heat for about 5 minutes until the seasoning tastes cooked but the veggies still have bite.

To put it together

• Place all 8 tortillas and on a plate and microwave for 30-45 seconds until warm and soft.
• Serve the veggies to the table with the tortilla, cheese, remaining salsa, sour cream, guacamole, halved tomatoes and lettuce
• Let everyone construct their own!

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Veggie fajitas

Here’s a quick, tasty veggie fajita recipe that fills the plate and hungry tummies. Better still, it makes eight fajitas to feed a family of four, including side salad and guacamole dip, for less than ten pounds.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time5 mins

Total Time15 mins

Course: Spicy mains

Cuisine: Mexican

Diet: Vegetarian

Keyword: low cost fajitas, meat free fajitas, vegetarian fajitas, veggie fajitas

Servings: 8 fajitas

Calories: 287kcal

Author: Emily Leary

Ingredients

• 2 peppers de-seeded and sliced into long thin strips
• 1 courgette halved and sliced into thin strips
• 1 spring onion roughly chopped
• 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
• 8 tortillas
• 2 tsp fajita spice mix
• 200 g salsa
• 1 lime
• 1 large avocado
• 12 tomatoes
• 1 iceberg lettuce
• 55 g soured cream
• 90 g mature cheese (vegetarian if required) grated
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil

Equipment

• Weighing scales
• Measuring spoons
• Kitchen knife
• Chopping board
• Grater
• Frying pan

Instructions

To make the guacamole

• Roughly mash the avocado.
• Squeeze in a splash of lime juice (to taste).
• Stir in 1 tsp of the salsa.

To make the fajita filling

• Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a heavy-gauge pan
• Tip in the peppers, courgettes, onions and garlic.
• Add the fajita spice and stir.
• Fry on a medium-high heat for about 5 minutes until the seasoning tastes cooked but the veggies still have bite.

To put it together

• Place all 8 tortillas and on a plate and microwave for 30-45 seconds until warm and soft.
• Serve the veggies to the table with the tortilla, cheese, remaining salsa, sour cream, guacamole, halved tomatoes and lettuce
• Let everyone construct their own!

Nutrition

Calories: 287kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 479mg | Potassium: 932mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 2382IU | Vitamin C: 61mg | Calcium: 192mg | Iron: 3mg

* Note: nutritional information is estimated, based on publicly available data. Nutrient values may vary from those published. Cuisines identify the primary region of inspiration for a dish.

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