Vegetable Fajita Tostada Bowls are a mix between vegetable fajitas and crunchy tostadas. Fresh, healthy, filling, and ready in 20 minutes!
Got a craving for Tex-Mex that you need to satisfy, but on the lighter side? Vegetable Fajita Tostada Bowls to the rescue!
Fresh lettuce is topped with creamy pinto beans, seared fajita vegetables, a mountain of guacamole, blue corn tortilla chips, and salsa in this crunchy and fresh take on fajitas meets tostada meets salad.
So simple and so good — you must try this dish!
Start by searing the the fajita vegetables.
That’s thinly sliced green bell peppers and onions seasoned with garlic powder, cumin, salt, pepper, and fresh lemon juice then sizzled in oil until caramelized and lightly charred.
Once the vegetables are seared and cooling, divide fresh lettuce between four bowls.
Top the lettuce with the sizzling fajita veggies plus my Easy Pinto Beans, a handful of blue corn tortilla chips, guacamole, salsa, and chopped cilantro.
Grab a fork and dive in!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
- 2 green bell peppers, seeded then sliced thin
- 1 sweet onion, sliced thin
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- salt and pepper
- 1/2 lemon
- 5 oz mixed greens
- 1 recipe Easy Pinto Beans
- 1/2 cup salsa
- 1/2 cup guacamole
- For serving: blue corn tortilla chips, chopped cilantro
Directions
- Heat 1 Tablespoon oil in a large cast iron or heavy bottomed skillet over high heat. Add half the peppers and onions then let sit undisturbed until seared on the bottomw, 2 minutes. Add half the garlic powder and cumin, season with salt and pepper, then squeeze in a drizzle of fresh lemon juice. Stir to combine then continue to saute, stirring often, until vegetables are crisp-tender and caramelized, 3-4 more minutes. Remove vegetables to a plate then repeat with remaining Tablespoon oil, vegetables, and seasonings, turning heat down if needed to prevent burning.
- Divide lettuce between bowls then top with 1/4 of the fajita vegetables, 2 Tablespoons each easy pinto beans, salsa, guacamole, a handful of blue corn tortilla chips, and lots of fresh chopped cilantro.
Nutrition
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OMG these look scrumptious! I really, really want to try those fajita vegetables. Thank you for the fab recipe!
I think you’ll like my Mexican quinoa salad, which you can find here: https://cookiesnchem.wordpress.com/2015/01/02/mexican-quinoa-salad-sushi-at-grandmas/. Love to try it with your cilantro rice and some guacamole!
I swear, there’s nothing better than a good Mexican restaurant…
This vegetable Fajita looks like a delicious and healthy stuff I can try out
We are LOVING Last Man On Earth!
Also, we love all things Mexican. Lately I’ve just been keeping tostadas on hand for quick dinners. We’ll have to give this a try!
Looks delicious
I’m loving all of the veggies in these bowls! And everything is so much better with guacamole!
The first thing I thought of when I say this post was “that bowl is beautiful!” I had something similar tonight but not nearly as pretty! :)
I love anything with the word “fajita” in it, so these are totally for me! My husband loves Last Man on Earth, which is saying something because he isn’t in to too many tv shows at all!
Yeah, I live 25 minutes from a grocery store, so you lost me in the second paragraph.
Ive never seen blue corn tortilla chips before,
They look crazy!
Looks so yummy! I recently had to give up dairy, so this looks like something I can have that is also satisfying!
We love Last Man on Earth. I think Will Forte and Kristen Schaal are hilarious together!
This looks so yummy! Thanks for another vegan friendly recipe! Pinning now!