Peppy Pepper Fajitas

🥘 Ingredients

• black beans
  2 cans
• cilantro
  1 bunch
• flour tortillas
  4 unit
• hot sauce
  1 tsp
• lime
  1 unit
• olive oil
  2 tbsp
• red onion
  1 unit
• roma tomato
  2 unit
• sour cream
  ½ cup
• southwest spice blend
  2 tbsp
• yellow bell peppers
  2 pieces

🍳 Cookware

• baking sheet
• medium pot
• small bowl
• aluminum foil
• potato masher

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Preheat oven to 400°F. Core, seed, and thinly slice yellow bell peppers . Pick leaves from cilantro stems and finely chop, keeping leaves and stems separate. Peel and halve red onion . Thinly slice one half and finely dice the other. Drain and rinse black beans .

   yellow bell peppers: 2 pieces, cilantro: 1 bunch, red onion: 1 unit, black beans: 2 cans
2. 

   2

   Toss bell peppers and sliced onion with a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper on a baking sheet . Roast in oven until soft and browned ⏱️ 15 minutes .

   olive oil: 2 tbsp
3. 

   3

   Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a medium pot over medium heat. Add beans, then stir in southwest spice blend , cilantro stems, ½ cup water, and hot sauce to taste. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer, cover, and cook until slightly thickened and creamy ⏱️ 8-10 minutes .

   southwest spice blend: 2 tbsp, hot sauce: 1 tsp
4. 

   4

   While beans cook, core and dice roma tomato . Zest lime until you have ½ tsp zest, then cut into halves. Stir together tomato, diced onion, cilantro leaves, lime zest, and a squeeze of lime juice in a small bowl . Season with salt and pepper.

   roma tomato: 2 unit, lime: 1 unit
5. 

   5

   Wrap flour tortillas in aluminum foil . Place in oven to warm ⏱️ 5 minutes . Alternatively, wrap tortillas in a damp paper towel and microwave until warm ⏱️ 30 seconds . After beans have simmered, remove from heat and mash with a potato masher until mostly smooth.

   flour tortillas: 4 unit
6. 

   6

   Fill tortillas with beans, bell peppers, sliced onion, salsa, and sour cream . For a fajita bar, arrange all components on individual plates and let everyone assemble their own.

   sour cream: ½ cup