Brian’s making fajitas with a black bean and mango salsa tonight. I can’t tell you how excited I am. Every artist has a standard repertoire, and fajitas are part of Brian’s. They’re also one of the only recipes in his, “repertoire,” I eat guilt free. As long as I can deny his, “babe, you want some more?” luring me to the dark side of over eating, his fajitas are a healthy, and incredibly delicious meal. Which — by the way — they should be. At it’s core, fajitas are nothing more than grilled meat, vegetables, and tortillas. Ingredients that make up a pretty well-rounded, healthy plate. Unfortunately, depending on who prepares them, fajitas can be terribly deceptive. Chevy’s chicken fajitas, for example, have 870 calories, and 37 grams of fat per serving! Their steak fajitas have 790 calories, and 49 grams of fat! Oh, and, by the way, that’s without tortillas! Wha Whaaat?!? Who eats fajitas sans tortilla?!?
I’m not sure why some restaurants or recipes call for so much oil and fat; fajitas is a meal that truly does taste as amazing when prepared with calorie and fat content in mind as it does when only taking taste into consideration. I hope, after trying Brian’s, you agree. Enjoy!
Black Bean and Mango Salsa
Ingredients
1 1/2 can (12-14 oz each) black beans drained and rinsed
1/2 red onion very thinly diced
1/2 mango diced
1 can (12-14 oz) diced tomatoes
1/2 can (12-14 oz) sweet corn drained
1 tbsp diced cilantro
1 tbsp hot sauce (I use tapatio)
1 tbsp olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
splash of fresh lemon juice
Directions
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