Chicken Fajitas

Chicken Fajita filling in a cast iron skillet.

Make delicious authentic chicken fajitas at home. All you need are a 5 ingredients and your favorite fajita topping to enjoy this delicious Tex-Mex cuisine at home. You can also make steak or shrimp fajitas with this same recipe.

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

Total Time 30

Course Main Dish

Cuisine Mexican

Servings Fajitas

Calories 188 kcal

Ingredients

▢ 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken (1 to 1 ½ lbs.)
▢ 1 tablespoon fajita seasoning (store bought or try my Gourmet Fajita Seasoning Mix - I like to use 1 ½ to 2 tbs.)
▢ 1 large sweet bell pepper (cored, seeded and sliced)
▢ 1 medium onion (peeled and cut into thin slices)
▢ 6 medium fajita size flour tortillas
▢ 1 cup shredded cheese
▢ your favorite fajita toppings

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Instructions

Cut boneless skinless chicken into ½ inch thin strips or cubes. Put the chicken into a bowl and sprinkle with fajita seasoning mix. Toss the chicken to coat the pieces with the seasoning mix.
Marinate the chicken for 20 to 30 minutes in the fajita seasoning.
Heat 1 to 2 tablespoon of olive oil in a cast iron skillet over medium heat.
Sear all sides of the chicken over medium high heat for about 5 minutes.
Push the chicken pieces to the side and add the sliced onion and bell peppers to the skillet.
Toss to combine and continue cooking for another 3 to 5 minutes or until the chicken pieces are cooked through the center.
Turn off the heat. Sprinkle the top with shredded cheddar cheese. Place a lid on the skillet and let the cheese melt before serving.
Serve the chicken fajitas with flour tortillas and your favorite toppings.
Makes about 8 Fajitas

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Recipe Expert Tips

Marinade the chicken at least 20 minutes before cooking.
Use a cast iron skillet to get an authentic smoky flavor.
bell peppers: I like to buy a bag of mixed green, red and yellow or orange sweet bell pepper and slice them up. I use what I need for the recipe I am making then I freeze the rest for another use. Check out my How to freeze bell peppers post to see how I stock my freezer with fresh peppers.
Use the fajita filling to make chicken fajita quesadillas instead of fajitas.

Nutrition

Serving: 2fajitasCalories: 188kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 17gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 47mgSodium: 345mgPotassium: 318mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 188IUVitamin C: 45mgCalcium: 112mgIron: 1mg