Slow-cooker veggie fajita rice bowl recipe

Name: Slow-cooker veggie fajita rice bowl
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 4 red peppers, deseeded and thinly sliced; 2 red onions, thinly sliced; 6 large garlic cloves, grated or crushed; 3 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1cm cubes; 2 x 400g cans of kidney beans, drained; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 1 tsp ground coriander; 1–2 tsp cayenne pepper; 2 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp ground cumin; 2 tsp chilli sauce; 300g cooked brown rice; soured cream, to serve (optional); lime wedges, to serve (optional); slaw, to serve (optional); guacamole, to serve (optional); grated Cheddar, to serve (optional); thinly sliced red chilli, to serve (optional)

Created by Poppy O’Toole

Here's a healthy, veggie version of Friday night fajitas that's packed with veg and fibre. Pop everything in the slow-cooker (apart from the rice) and get on with other things while it slow-cooks to perfection. All the family will love topping their chilli with their favourite trimmings!

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Serves 4
Takes 4 hrs 5 mins
477 calories / serving

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Tesco Red Peppers Each
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4 red peppers, deseeded and thinly sliced
£0.70
£0.70/each
Tesco Red Onions Loose
2 red onions, thinly sliced
£0.20
£0.95/kg
Tesco Large Garlic
6 large garlic cloves, grated or crushed
£0.50
£0.50/each
Tesco Large Sweet Potatoes Loose Class 1
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3 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1cm cubes
£0.42
£1.19/kg
Growers Harvest Red Kidney Beans In Water 400G
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2 x 400g cans of kidney beans, drained
£0.35
£0.00/null
Tesco Ground Coriander 36G
1 tsp ground coriander
£1.00
£27.78/kg
Tesco Ground Cayenne Pepper 48G
1–2 tsp cayenne pepper
£1.00
£20.83/kg
Tesco Smoked Paprika 48G
2 tsp smoked paprika
£1.00
£20.83/kg
Tesco Ground Cumin 43G
1 tsp ground cumin
£1.00
£23.26/kg
Tesco Sriracha Chilli Sauce 285G
2 tsp chilli sauce
£2.40
£8.42/kg
Tesco Easy Cook Brown Rice 1Kg
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300g cooked brown rice
£1.39
£1.39/kg
Tesco Soured Cream 300Ml
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soured cream, to serve (optional)
£0.85
£2.83/litre
Tesco Limes Each
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lime wedges, to serve (optional)
£0.23
£0.23/each
Tesco Pickled Pink Slaw 140G
slaw, to serve (optional)
£1.45
£10.36/kg
Tesco Guacamole 163g
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guacamole, to serve (optional)
£1.30
£7.98/kg
Creamfields Mature Grated Cheddar 250g
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grated Cheddar, to serve (optional)
£1.89
£7.56/kg
Tesco Red Chillies 60G
thinly sliced red chilli, to serve (optional)
£0.51
£8.50/kg
Tesco Tomato Puree 200G
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1 tbsp tomato purée
£0.59
£2.95/kg

Method

Put all the ingredients except the rice in the slow-cooker. Season with 1 tsp of salt and plenty of black pepper; stir well. Put the lid on and cook on high for 4 hrs until the veg is completely tender. Season with pepper to taste and add 100ml water for the sauce, if desired.
Serve cooked brown rice and, if you like, some soured cream, lime wedges, slaw, guacamole, grated Cheddar and sliced chilli for the whole family to make their own fajita rice bowl at the table.