Easy 30 Minute Sheet Pan Chicken Fajita Recipe
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Do you have a favorite chicken fajita recipe in your arsenal? If not – you should! This is a dinner I know will be a hit with the whole family (even my pickiest kids) any time I make it.
Chicken fajitas are a healthy, easy meal you can throw together on your busiest nights. And this homemade fajitas recipe just takes a few ingredients and cooks up in about half an hour.
Pair with some chips and salsa, Pico de Gallo, black beans or refried beans and rice, and your other favorite toppings and you’ve got a guaranteed crowd pleaser that stands up to your local Mexican restaurants!
Easy Chicken Fajitas Recipe
This recipe needs just a few simple ingredients to whip together.
You’ll be making your own seasoning mix with this recipe from herbs you probably already have in your cabinet. Get your kids involved with this step – they can easily help measure and combine ingredients for the homemade fajita seasoning!
You’ll also want to prep some chicken, red bell peppers, green bell peppers, yellow peppers, and onions by cutting them into thin strips. You can help teach your older kids how to help you with this step, too; you might like these kid-safe knives when they are first learning how to cook with you.
These kitchen cutting mats are also an amazing way to keep your raw meat and veggies separated when prepping food. They’re colorful, non-slip, dishwasher-safe, and coded for kid-friendly use!
What You’ll Need
Not much! You’ll just need a single sheet pan – I just love recipes that don’t utilize a ton of dishes I need to wash later. Everything will be mixed together right on the pan, then put in the oven to bake.
Chicken Fajita Ingredient List
Here’s a list of the ingredients you’ll need to make these delicious chicken fajitas.
1 ½ pound of boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
1 red, green and aloha pepper
1 small onion
1 teaspoon of chili powder
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
A pinch of dried oregano
½ teaspoon of black pepper
1 tablespoon of olive oil
A pinch of salt
Flour tortillas or corn tortillas for serving
Grab your largest sheet pan and add more chicken to the recipe if you have a large family (or you want leftovers!).
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
2. In a small bowl, combine the seasonings. Mix them with a fork and set aside.
3. Slice the chicken breasts and peppers and onion into strips.
4. Toss the fajita veggies and chicken together on a sheet pan.
5. Drizzle olive oil over the chicken and veggies.
6. Sprinkle the seasonings you mixed together in the small bowl over the chicken, peppers and onion.
7. Toss the vegetables and chicken around on the sheet pan to make sure everything has a gentle coating of seasoning.
8. Bake for 25 minutes or until the chicken is cooked thoroughly.
Serve with fajita shells or warm tortillas, sour cream, cheese, fresh cilantro, and any other favorite fajita toppings!
Store any leftovers in an airtight container.
Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas
This chicken fajita recipe just takes a few ingredients and half an hour to make. Guaranteed crowd pleaser for even your pickiest kids!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pound of chicken breast, cut into strips
- 1 red, green and aloha pepper
- 1 small onion
- 1 teaspoon of chili powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- A pinch of dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon of black pepper
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- A pinch of salt
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
2. In a small bowl, combine the seasonings. Mix them with a fork and set aside.
3. Slice the chicken breasts and peppers and onion into strips.
4. Toss the vegetables and chicken together on a sheet pan.
5. Drizzle olive oil over the chicken and veggies.
6. Sprinkle the seasonings you mixed together in the small bowl over the chicken, peppers and onion.
7. Toss the vegetables and chicken around on the sheet pan to make sure everything has a gentle coating of seasoning.
8. Bake for 25 minutes or until the chicken is cooked thoroughly.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 220Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 96mgSodium: 121mgCarbohydrates: 3gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 36g
There you have it! I hope you enjoy making this easy chicken fajita recipe with your family. Having favorite go-to and easy recipes like this is a huge help to me when trying to figure out what’s for dinner in the middle of a busy week.
If you don’t want to bake the chicken, you could certainly use a cast iron skillet or large nonstick skillet to cook everything on the stovetop. I would recommend using a tablespoon of oil and browning the chicken a bit first, then adding the veggie mixture and seasonings to finish cooking.
Do your kids love chicken fajitas? What are your favorite dinners for the middle of the homeschool week? Let me know in the comments!
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