Side with chicken fajitas?

murphey21

what does everyone serve with chicken fajitas as the side or do you not have any sides with it? I thought of making spanish rice, but didn't want to overload on the carbs. Any thoughts or ideas?

RodaRose

Beans or avocado

acheben

Rice, beans, and saute some frozen peas and corn with butter, garlic, chili powder, cumin, etc

JoRocka

'Nothing'- everything that i serve with my fajitas goes IN my fajitas.

Personally I like steak/chicken with beans, rice, tomatoes, lettuce- onions- pico- sour cream and a little bit of quac- I stuff them full- no sides needed.

glitznglamour15

Mmm avacado is delicious as a side disk- you can even add some chili powder on it! Low carb, high fat goodness

xmichaelyx

No side is necessary.

mccraee

If I were really hungry I would grill up extra peppers and onions and indulge in that for a side. And some guac.

lporter229

I make loads of vegetables including peppers, onions, squash, zucchini, mushrooms, spinach, tomatoes and anything else I have on hand. Everything goes in the fajita. I serve with avocado, salsa and Greek yogurt.

debrakgoogins

^ this - load up on the vegetables. As sides, I do black beans and spicy quinoa made in my rice cooker.

Francl27

Usually none.

rbakedq

Usually Black Bean and Corn Salad.

kwtilbury

If you want a real restaurant experience, serve a crapload of chips and salsa before you bring out the fajitas.

ValerieMartini2Olives

Mexican corn. Beans. Salad.

Lauran845

I just made Chicken Fajitas Sunday night to carry me through the beginning of the week. I cut up about of pound of chicken breast, two bags of frozen pepper and onion mix, added a can of rinsed black beans and a can of rinsed pinto beans and a generous dab of Sriracha sauce. I did make some brown rice to go with it, but I only measured out about 3 ounces with my lunch just incase I was missing the wrap, I wasn't, but the rice wasn't bad. I have also made quinoa, with chili tomatoes and black beans to go as a side in the past. It was pretty delicious, and I didn't feel like I was missing anything.

LegalMom0928

Calabacitas!! (This recipe is very close to how I make mine: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/213707/calabacitas-con-elote-zucchini-with-corn/)

I don't really need an excuse to make it because its one of my favorite veggie dishes, but I almost ALWAYS make it to go with fajitas. You can change it up all sorts of different ways and make it more or less spicy based on your personal taste.

Another fajita staple is refried beans. I make a huge pot of 'soup beans' a couple times a year and use the leftovers to make refried beans. Then, I freeze them in small containers to serve later.

rhtexasgal

I will typically put my fajita meat on a large salad and call it a meal most of the time. Other times, I will stir fry a variety of veggies to go with it.

murphey21

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I ended up making the fajitas and stuffing them with veggies and didn't make a side and was stuffed. Took leftovers the next day for lunch and made a salad!