Regional Latin American Mexican Fajitas Black Bean Fajita Skillet 5.0 (10) 8 Reviews You can often find presliced and ready-to-cook fresh vegetables in your grocer's produce section. Use these to your advantage to cut down on dinnertime prep. Here, presliced fajita vegetables are sautéed with canned black beans and Southwest seasoning for a quick and easy Tex Mex-inspired meal. Plus, this recipe requires just three ingredients, not including basics like salt, pepper and oil. You can easily take your bowl up a notch by adding some cheese, sour cream or another tasty topping. By Carolyn Hodges, M.S., RDN Carolyn Hodges, M.S., RDN Carolyn Hodges, M.S., RDN is a culinary dietitian and creator of "The Dinner Shift," a food-rule free website dedicated to helping families get dinner on the table with weeknight-friendly recipes, simple meal planning and meal prep basics. When she's not creating content for her own site, grocery shopping or washing a million dishes, Carolyn teaches higher ed nutrition and develops and photographs recipes and nutrition-related content for clients. She calls Cleveland, Ohio home along with her in-house recipe critics, her husband, Kyle, and their two boys, Caleb and Ezra. EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Updated on October 5, 2025 Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, M.S., RD Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, M.S., RD Jessica Ball, M.S., RD, is the senior nutrition editor for EatingWell. She is a registered dietitian with a master's in food, nutrition and sustainability. In addition to EatingWell, her work has appeared in Food & Wine, Real Simple, Parents, Better Homes and Gardens and MyRecipes. EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Save Rate PRINT Share Close Active Time: 10 mins Total Time: 15 mins Servings: 2 Nutrition Profile: Anti-Inflammatory Nut-Free Soy-Free Vegetarian High-Protein Egg-Free Gluten-Free Jump to Nutrition Facts This black bean fajita skillet comes together in just 15 minutes.Black beans deliver a plant-based protein boost to support muscle maintenance.Presliced vegetables reduce prep time for a speedy dinner solution. Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients 1/2x 1x 2x Oops! Something went wrong. Our team is working on it. This recipe was developed and tested at its original yield and has not been tested at other yields. Note that only the ingredient list is scaled, so you may need to make adjustments to ingredient amounts, cooking times and equipment sizes in the recipe steps. Scaling could also impact the nutrition analysis. Original recipe (1X) yields 2 servings See More 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 (12-ounce) package sliced fajita vegetables (bell peppers and onions) 1 (15-ounce) can no-salt-added black beans, rinsed ½ teaspoon salt-free Southwest-style seasoning blend ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ cup coarsely shredded Cheddar cheese (1 ounce; optional) Directions Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add fajita vegetables and sauté until tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in black beans, seasoning and salt; cook, stirring, until heated through, about 1 minute. Divide the vegetables and beans between two bowls and top each with 2 tablespoons cheese, if using. Originally appeared: EatingWell.com, February 2021 Save Rate Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 310 Calories 8g Fat 47g Carbs 14g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 2 Serving Size about 2 cups Calories 310 % Daily Value * Total Carbohydrate 47g 17% Dietary Fiber 17g 61% Total Sugars 8g Protein 14g 28% Total Fat 8g 10% Saturated Fat 1g 5% Vitamin A 2134IU 43% Sodium 602mg 26% Nutrition information is calculated by a registered dietitian using an ingredient database but should be considered an estimate. * Daily Values (DVs) are the recommended amounts of nutrients to consume each day. Percent Daily Value (%DV) found on nutrition labels tells you how much a serving of a particular food or recipe contributes to each of those total recommended amounts. Per the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the daily value is based on a standard 2,000 calorie diet. Depending on your calorie needs or if you have a health condition, you may need more or less of particular nutrients. (For example, it’s recommended that people following a heart-healthy diet eat less sodium on a daily basis compared to those following a standard diet.) (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a special diet for medical reasons, be sure to consult with your primary care provider or a registered dietitian to better understand your personal nutrition needs.