Best Chicken Fajitas Recipe
This is seriously the BEST Chicken Fajitas recipe! It's quick, easy and SOOOO flavorful. A restaurant style meal that is super easy to make at home and always gets rave reviews!
Ingredients
For the chicken and marinade:
- 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon chili lime seasoning or chili powder
For cooking chicken and veggies:
- marinated chicken from above
- 1 large onion sliced into thin strips
- 3 bell peppers (various colors) sliced into thin strips
- 1/4 cup salsa
For serving:
- 8 corn or flour tortillas
- salsa
- sliced avocado or guacamole
- sour cream or greek yogurt
- fresh cilantro
- fresh lime juice
Instructions
- If your chicken breast is thick, I recommend cutting in half, horizontally. Do not pound it thin, as it will not have the right consistency for fajitas. Combine chicken with olive oil, lime juice, salt, paprika, ground cumin, garlic powder, chili lime seasoning in a large zip-top baggie to marinate for at least an hour.
- Sauté veggies with olive oil spray and kosher salt in a cast iron skillet (if you have one, it adds lots of flavor!). Cover the pan with a lid, so they steam and get soft, and then remove the lid and let them get nice and charred.
- Once the peppers and onions are done cooking, remove them from the pan. Spray the pan with a little more olive oil spray, if needed. Add the chicken and cook thoroughly. Remove and cut into slices. Add back to the pan with the veggies, and add about 1/4 cup salsa. Let mixture cook together for a few minutes until all liquid is absorbed.
- Serve chicken and veggies in warm tortillas with all your favorite toppings and a squeeze of fresh lime juice over the top.
Notes
Nutritional information includes tortillas and toppings.
Nutrition
Serving: 2fajitas | Calories: 395kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 47g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 127mg | Sodium: 664mg | Potassium: 1106mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 3055IU | Vitamin C: 119mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 2mg