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.
Top these easy fajitas with cheese, sour cream, lettuce, guacamole, and Pico de Gallo!
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!
A Healthy Meal
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!
How Do I Season Chicken for Fajitas?
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.
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.
How to Make Chicken Fajitas
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, including prep!
- Mix seasoning blend.
- Cut veggies and chicken.
- Cook chicken in olive oil in a pan, add veggies. (You can make fajitas on the grill if you prefer).
- Fill your tortillas with your favorite toppings!
Be sure you don’t overcrowd the pan with your chicken or it won’t brown nicely (I do two smaller batches).
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!
My Favorite Fajita Toppings
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!
We serve this with a side of Spanish Rice, Crock Pot Corn on the Cob and our favorite Mango Margaritas for a perfect meal!
More Delicious Fajita Recipes
- Crockpot Chicken Fajitas – set it and forget it!
- Oven Fajitas – super easy
- Grilled Steak Fajitas – beef is delicious!
- Skillet Shrimp Fajitas – one pan
- Grilled Chicken Fajitas – great for summer
Easy Chicken Fajitas
Ingredients
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 medium onion
- 1 lime
- 3 bell peppers red, yellow, green or orange
- 3 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon cumin optional
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Cut onion into slivers & slice peppers.
- In a separate bowl, combine 1 tablespoon olive oil, juice of ½ lime, chili powder, paprika, onion powder, pepper, cumin and salt. Cut chicken into strips and toss with the spice mixture.
- Preheat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium high. Add ½ of the chicken and cook until just cooked, about 3-5 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside. Repeat with remaining chicken.
- Set chicken aside and add 1 tablespoon oil to the pan. Drain onions well (if soaking per note below) and cook 2 minutes. Add in sliced peppers and cook an additional 2 minutes or just until hot. Add chicken back to the pan and stir to combine.
- Squeeze additional lime overtop and serve over tortillas.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Dinner
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This is our GO-TO Fajita recipe! We marinate the chicken in the oil, lime juice and spices for 20-30 mts before frying. FABULOUS simple recipe, every time. :)
Did I miss the place in the recipe where the seasonings are added, and how much to use? Didn’t see it. I added it to the raw chicken before cooking.
That’s perfect. The chicken is added to the seasoning in step 2.
2. In a separate bowl, combine 1 tablespoon olive oil, juice of ½ lime, chili powder, paprika, onion powder, pepper, cumin and salt. Cut chicken into strips and toss with the spice mixture.
Was some friggin’ good will make again
I cooked the peppers and onions longer, until the peppers were a little tender. Great recipe!
Great recipe. I added extra red peppers instead of the onion powder. I’ll definitely be using this again in the future!
Great recipe, thank you!
I made this tonight. So good! Better than anything from a restaurant. I added chopped cilantro and sliced avocados on mine. Made it!
I kept the chicken separate from the peppers and onions (due to picky eaters). It’s now a family favorite! Thank you for a simply delicious recipe ☺️
The family loved it!
This recipe was delicious, and easy to make! Sure to become a regular meal in our family! We loved it!
Excellent recipe
The only exception to ingredients I used was the onion. I only had 1/3 of red onion and a large shallot, otherwise I followed exactly. I wasn’t expecting much as I’ve made fajitas before, but these were very good. I served on warmed Naan bread with a dollop of sour cream and a bit of shredded cheese. I will make these again. My husband added a bit of hot sauce to his. Nice summer meal, easy prep too. I’ll make these again !!
Very tasty. Very easy. Very quick. Very much a winner!!! I added a bit of chipotle powder along with the chili powder, next time for more spice I will add more. Again, good tasting, good recipe.
Excellent recipe
Delicious. My family ate the entire pan and I doubled the recipe.
Family favorite!
I love all your recipes. I use them all the time!
Thank you so much Lindsay!
Wow! Great simple recipe, my family loves it, and it is now on rotation in my house. Did not change a thing! Thank you very much!
I made this with wild turkey and yum!!!!
I made this recipe and my family loved it.