Best Chicken Breast Fajita Recipe
Easy Chicken Fajitas are one of our all-time favorite dinners. Tender juicy chicken breasts, fresh crisp peppers, and sweet onions tossed in an easy homemade seasoning and piled high in tortillas.
We love fajitas at our house! Not only are they delicious and healthy, but they’re also one of my all-time favorite Mexican foods!
These Easy Chicken Fajitas are the perfect weeknight meal because they’re on the table in about 20 minutes from start to finish! I used a combination of red and yellow peppers and have also added in a sliced poblano pepper if I have it on hand!
Chicken Fajita Marinade
Are Fajitas Healthy? Yes, as written, these Chicken Fajitas are healthy. The fajita filling in this recipe is definitely healthy, lean chicken, fresh peppers and homemade seasonings with a dash of olive oil. I personally love to serve these with corn tortillas since I love the flavor.
I often top them with low-fat cheese and even Greek yogurt in place of sour cream. Load them up with crisp lettuce and juicy ripe tomatoes too and fresh jalapenos!
These chicken fajitas are flavored with an easy homemade fajita seasoning. While you can purchase fajita seasoning packets, I find combining my own spices not only adds more flavor but has less salt and additives.
Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas (30 Minute)
In a pinch, you could use taco seasoning (but add a little bit of extra ground cumin if you have it on hand).
Marinade: I add a bit of olive oil and some lime juice to create a chicken fajita marinade. Starting with the chicken, I allow it to sit in the marinade while I prep the rest of the ingredients.
This chicken fajita recipe is a total breeze to make! The chicken is flavorful and juicy while the peppers are perfectly tender-crisp! You can have delicious chicken fajitas on the table in just 20 minutes,
Grilled Chicken Fajitas
I usually soak the onions in cold water while I prep the rest of the ingredients to take a bit of the “bite” out of them for my kids. This step is optional of course!
We top ours with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, Homemade Salsa and sour cream… but you can get creative with the toppings making it a fun family meal! Olives, shredded veggies such as carrots or cabbage, guacamole or avocados, they all making amazing toppings!
Optional: If I am serving these to kids, I find soaking the onions in cold water for a bit takes a bit of the bite out of them.
Easy Crockpot Chicken Fajitas
Calories: 334 | Carbohydrates: 10 g | Protein: 37 g | Fat: 15 g | Saturated Fat: 2 g | Cholesterol: 108 mg | Sodium: 210 mg | Potassium: 882 mg | Fiber: 3 g | Sugar: 5 g | Vitamin A: 3115 IU | Vitamin C: 122.9 mg | Calcium: 27 mg | Iron: 1.5 mg
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Holly is a wine and cheese lover, recipe creator, shopping enthusiast and self appointed foodie. Her greatest passion is creating in the kitchen and making deliciously comforting recipes for the everyday home cook!This easy chicken fajitas recipe with a homemade, simple fajita seasoning mix flavors lean chicken breast, onion, and a rainbow of bell peppers that’s juicy and delicious and ready to eat in just about 30 minutes.
Easy Blackstone Chicken Fajitas
When it comes to Mexican food, I am not the type of gal who goes for a plain and lonely meat or chicken stuffed tortilla. No way. Not me. Load my soft and fluffy flour tortilla with juicy chicken and some serious veggie crunch coated in a flavor bombed Mexican spice mix, and you’ll find THAT is the type of gal I am.
Cooked in foil, these chicken fajita foil packet dinners are super easy to make for individual servings (and the bomb for camping), but for times when I crave that Mexican restaurant-style sizzle, this skillet chicken fajitas recipe is what’s getting made.
This easy chicken fajitas recipe could be the defining all-in-one skillet dinner. With a quick marinade in a from-scratch fajita seasoning mix, the already lean chicken breast stays flavorsome and juicy as it cooks quick before kicking it up with antioxidant-rich bell peppers and onion for a flavor-flaved meal that’s ready in just about 30 minutes. If you think that was a mouthful, just wait ’til you taste them.
Chicken Fajitas (easy & Flavorful)
By the looks of it, one would think the ingredient list for this dish would include a whopper of ingredients, where actually, it’s totally basic. The only thing that makes it seem lengthy is due to the spices in the homemade fajita seasoning, and of course, the plethora of toppings your heart desires.
Making a from-scratch fajita seasoning mix and skipping the packets at the store means you’re also skipping any additives or coloring, excess sodium, artificial sweeteners, or fillers.
This homemade fajita seasoning takes less than 5 minutes to make, and since you probably have everything you need already in your pantry, why not go fully-from scratch?
Chicken Fajitas Recipe (video)
Keep the chicken extra tender by adding 1 tablespoon cornstarch to the spice mix. When added to the dry seasoning and mixed with the wet ingredients, cornstarch helps create a slurry with the chicken juices as they cook, keeping the moisture in the meat and extra juicy.
Use a cast iron or heavy bottom skillet. Cast iron skillets conduct heat the best, creating a good sear even when juices are present. If you don’t have a cast iron skillet, use your heaviest bottomed pan.
Add oil and lime juice to the fajita spice mix to create the marinade. Add ¼ cup canola or olive oil with the juice of 1 lime to the fajita seasoning and mix well. The acid from the lime juice along with the kosher salt tenderizes the chicken as it rests.
Easy Oven Baked Chicken Fajitas Recipe
Marinade and cook the chicken and vegetables separately. I like my chicken fully cooked and my vegetables with some snap, so cooking them in batches separate from one another ensures I get the best of both worlds.
Slice the chicken breasts into approx. ¼″ thick slices and toss with ⅔ of the fajita spice mix marinade. Make sure the chicken is fully coated with the seasoning then rest for 15 to 30 minutes.
Coat the vegetables with ⅓ of the fajita spice mix marinade, and cook. While the vegetables cook, the chicken has more time to mingle with and absorb the marinade. Cook the vegetables just until the onion starts to soften, then transfer to a plate or bowl.
Fajita Chicken Breasts Casserole Recipe
Don’t move the chicken! Next, cook the chicken. Wet chicken typically likes to steam more than it likes to sear, so in order to get a bronzed, caramelized coating, place the chicken in the pan then let it cook undisturbed until it’s ready to be flipped. You’ll know it’s ready when the bottom of the chicken pieces begin to turn white and the color creeps up almost half way. Test a piece to see if the bottom is browned, then go ahead and flip the rest.
The second side cooks quicker than the first. With the internal temp already revved up, the second side of the chicken cooks quicker than the first. There’s still more cooking to do once the vegetables are added, so don’t overcook the chicken breast yet.
Add the veggies back to the pan for all of the flavors to marry and mingle. Like a great pasta and sauce, bringing these two batches together is where the magic really happens.
The Best Easy Chicken Fajitas
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This easy chicken fajitas recipe starts with a simple homemade fajita seasoning mix that flavors lean chicken breast, onion and a rainbow of bell peppers for a true one-skillet meal that's ready to eat in just about 30 minutes.
Calories: 426 kcal | Carbohydrates: 39 g | Protein: 30 g | Fat: 17 g | Saturated Fat: 2 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 73 mg | Sodium: 945 mg | Potassium: 650 mg | Fiber: 3 g | Sugar: 5 g | Vitamin A: 811 IU | Vitamin C: 48 mg | Calcium: 89 mg | Iron: 3 mg
Authentic Mexican Chicken Fajitas {fajitas De Pollo}
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Chicken fajitas are a popular Tex-Mex dish consisting of flavorful chicken strips served with sautéed onions and bell peppers. The chicken is typically marinated in a mixture of spices, such as chili powder, cumin, and paprika, along with lime and garlic, which adds
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