Best Vegetable Fajitas Recipes

COLORFUL VEGETABLE FAJITAS

Steps:

• Wrap tortillas in aluminum foil, and place in oven. Turn heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake for 15 minutes, or until thoroughly heated.
• In a 10 inch skillet, heat oil over medium high heat. Add onions, red and green peppers, and garlic; stir to coat with oil. Cover, reduce heat to medium, and cook for 5 minutes. Stir squash into vegetables. Stir in salsa, cumin, and salt. Cover, and cook for 5 minutes.
• Spoon vegetable mixture evenly down the centers of warm tortillas, and sprinkle with cheese and cilantro. Roll up tortillas, and serve.

ROASTED VEGETABLE FAJITAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450. Coat a baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, toss the eggplant with the oil to coat. Add the zucchini, bell peppers, onion, vinegar, and garlic, tossing to mix well. Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan. Roast, uncovered, stirring once or twice, until the vegetables are tender, 25-30 minutes.
• Heat a dry large frying pan(not one with a non-stick surface) over medium heat. One at a time, heat the tortillas in the hot pan on each side until softened, about 20 seconds per side.
• To serve: divide the tortillas among individual plates. Spread an equal amount of the vegetable mixture and rice on each tortilla. Top with 1/2 tablespoon of the salsa. Fold in both sides of each trotilla up over the filling, then roll to close.

ROASTED VEGETABLE FAJITAS

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, combine 1 teaspoons oil and 1/4 cup vinegar.
• When vinegar starts to simmer, add the onions and garlic.
• Saute 8-10 minutes, adding additional vinegar if the onions stick.
• Sprinkle with cilantro and lime, then set aside.
• Preheat the broiler.
• Brush the raw vegetables with the remaining oil.
• Broil, turning once, for about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and combine with the onion mixture. Salt and pepper to taste.
• Combine the yogurt or sour cream and cumin. Serve with vegetables and tortillas.

GRILLED VEGETABLE FAJITAS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the Italian dressing, chili powder and 2 tablespoons of the cilantro.
• Brush all sides of the pepper, onion, zucchini and tomato with the Italian dressing.
• Grill the vegetables over medium coals, turning once until softened, about 7 minutes for the bell pepper and onion, 5 to 7 minutes for the zucchini, and 1 to 2 minutes for the tomato.
• Wrap the tortillas in foil and warm at the edge of the grill for about 2 minutes.
• Remove vegetables from grill and place on a cutting board. Cut the peppers, squash and tomato into chunks, and separate the onion into rings.
• To serve, spread the tortillas with the guacamole, top with the vegetables, sprinkle with the cheese, roll up and dollop with the yogurt.

MARINADE FOR VEGETABLE FAJITAS

Steps:

• Mix altogether and marinate vegetables for 4 hours minimum.

SIZZLING VEGETABLE FAJITAS (TGIF COPYCAT)

Steps:

• To make pico de gallo sauce:
• Combine all ingredients specified for the sauce.
• Let sit for at least a half hour so flavors will blend. Set aside.
• To make pesto:.
• Put cilantro and garlic in a food processor and process until finely chopped.
• With machine on, gradually add olive oil. Season and blend in cheese. Set aside.
• To make filling:.
• Slice enough onion to equal about 1/2 cup. Sauté with margarine in a small cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat.
• Cook past translucent stage until browned, about six to eight minutes.
• Prepare about 2 cups of vegetables -- the combination depends on personal taste.
• Cook all vegetables except mushrooms in lemon juice and 2 tablespoons of pesto over medium to medium-high heat.
• When almost at al-dente stage, add sliced mushrooms.
• Continue cooking for about one minute.
• The remaining pesto can be refrigerated or frozen for future use.
• Place vegetable mixture over sizzling onions, then spoon vegetable-onion mixture into center of warmed tortillas.
• Top with condiments, to taste, then roll up tortillas.
• Three tortillas make one very generous portion.

SPICY VEGETABLE FAJITAS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Wrap the pancakes in foil and warm them through in the oven for 10 mins. Alternatively, wrap and reheat in the microwave on medium for 2-3 mins.
• Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the onion and fry for 5 mins until softened. Tip in the cauliflower florets and fry briefly until they take on a little colour. Splash in 5 tbsp water, cover the pan and cook for 5 mins until the cauliflower is just tender.
• Stir the chickpeas into the pan with the arrabbiata sauce and bring to the boil. Simmer for 2-3 mins, then stir in the coriander and remove from the heat.
• Transfer the sauce to a serving bowl and put on the table with the warm pancakes, yogurt and spinach leaves. Let everyone put a few spinach leaves in the centre of each pancake, spoon the filling over and top with a little yogurt. The sides can then be folded into the middle and the pancakes eaten with a knife and fork.

VEGETABLE FAJITAS

Steps:

• 1. Combine fajita mix, water, garlic and lime juice in a measuring cup.
• 2. In a large "zip Lock" bag, combine peppers, onion and carrots. Place the zucchini in another bag. (you add the zucchini later during the cooking time. This keeps it from getting overcooked)
• 3. Pour all but 2 T or so of the marinade over the peppers, onion and carrots. Pour the rest over the zucchini. Zip and mix to coat the veggies.
• 4. Let veggies sit for 30 - 60 minutes. Occasionally turning the bags over. (The longer they marinade, the better. You can make it the night before - just refrigerate the veggies and take out about 1/2 hour before you want to cook them.
• 5. If you want the tortillas warm, wrap in aluminium foil and place in a preheated 225 degree oven while you cook the veggies.
• 6. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium high heat. Add the peppers, carrots and onion and the liquid. Saute until al dente. About 5-7 minutes. Add zucchini and saute for about 2 minutes
• 7. Place veggies in tortillas, add shredded lettuce and tomatoes. You can also add sour cream, guacamole and/or salsa. Wrap and eat.

ROASTED & BROILED VEGETABLE FAJITAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400. Spray a large piece of heavy duty foil with cooking spray. Place vegetables on the foil and drizzle with the herbed oil. Sprinkle with garlic powder, salt & pepper. Cover with another sheet of foil and make into a packet. Bake in the oven (on a pan if desired) for 20 minutes.
• While vegetables cook, heat up the beans and torillas.
• Remove from oven and turn it up to the broil setting. Remove the top sheet of foil and place under the broiler for 10-15 minutes or until vegetables start to blacken on the edges.
• To serve, put beans, cheese, sour cream and salsa in tortilla shell and top with the vegetable mixture.

VEGETABLE EGG FAJITAS

Steps:

• Beat eggs and milk with fork; set aside.
• In 12-inch skillet, melt margarine over medium-high heat. Cook bell pepper, onion and seasoning mix in margarine about 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender. Remove vegetables from skillet; keep warm.
• Reduce heat to medium; pour egg mixture into skillet. As mixture begins to set at bottom and side, gently lift cooked portions with spatula so that thin, uncooked portions can flow to bottom. Avoid constant stirring. Cook 3 to 4 minutes or until eggs are firm but still moist.
• Spoon one-fourth of the egg mixture onto center of each tortilla; top with vegetables. Fold right and left sides of tortilla over mixture, overlapping. Top each fajita with 2 tablespoons salsa.