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
Ingredients
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts approximately 1 pound
- 1 medium onion
- 1 lime
- 3 bell peppers red, yellow, green or orange
- 3 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt divided, more to taste
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon cumin optional
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 ½ teaspoon 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 to 5 minutes. Remove from the pan and set aside. Repeat with remaining chicken.
- Set chicken aside and add 1 tablespoon of oil to the pan. Drain onions well (if soaking per note below) and cook 2 minutes. Add in sliced peppers and season with remaining ¼ teaspoon of salt. Toss and cook for 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 turns out DELICIOUS every time my husband and I absolutely love it. I never have lime on hand, so i don’t use it and it still turns out AMAZING. Thank you
I’ve used this recipe a few times now (without the lime because I never had one on hand) and LOVE it! So easy and modifiable based on what you have in the fridge. This is high on rotation for meal planning in my house. Thank you for sharing this!
The recipe looks easy. I’m going to try it now.
I have made this recipe/seasoning 4 times now and every time it’s super delicious. The chicken turns out tender and the seasoning is just enough. I use a fresh lime and that adds to it. Thank you for posting such a yummy recipe!
You’re welcome Camille!
Every time I try to make this, I end up with a lot of water/juice in the bottom of the pan. What am I doing wrong and what can I do to avoid this? Thanks!
Is the chicken you’re using frozen and seasoned or is it fresh chicken?
I have made these fajitas a few times with chicken thighs, it’s the best, way better than any I have had at a restaurant.
I also have used the seasoning for ground turkey taco meat and it’s perfect. I don’t use the store packets anymore as they have a lot of bad filler ingredients.
Thank you!
You’re welcome Kris, so glad you love the fajitas!
Chicken breasts come in such varied sizes. How many pounds do you consider is in 3 breasts?
They’re approximately 6oz each. If they’re a little over or a little under it’ll still work great in this recipe as the chicken is cut before cooking. Enjoy!
These got a thumbs up from my kids! Easy and quick!
Easy, cooks quickly, and delicious! Followed the recipe except that I wanted to try your fajita seasoning since it has a few more seasonings (garlic powder, sugar, and cayenne) that we enjoy. Great flavor! Another plus is cilantro isn’t a prominent spice but rather a topping so it really works for cilantro haters without sacrificing flavor. I made a note to be sure to keep the onions separate from the peppers since they are cooked a few minutes before the peppers are added. I’d like to try your suggestion of adding a poblano pepper next time. Thank you for a keeper recipe!
So glad you enjoyed the recipe Maret!
Looks good
Looking forward to more recipes
If the recipes are so yummy than the photos look , I am going to become a French chef
Easy to make. Delicious. My husband was in heaven.
I looked on line for fajita recipes and have to look no farther. This was awesome and I’ll be making it quite often. Easy to make and is delicious. Thank you so much.
Lol note: if your serving to kids you shouldn’t change it at all the first rule when you are getting yours kids to eat solids or if you have picky eaters. The recipe is great haha not spicy enough in fact. My kids 1 and 3 and I put Sriracha on thier eggs lol. Add some Cayenne Pepper 1/2 TSP and chlli flaked yumm!
I have tried amazing chicken fajitas recipe and i found this recipe really easy to make and very delicious in taste. Thanks for sharing this recipen with all of us.
This recipe is great !! So quick and very very yummy. My family raves about it
So excited to try this recipe! I had a quick question though: what do you mean by “drain onions”? Would appreciate any advice you have, thank you!
sorry for the confusion. 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 (this info is in the notes of the recipe). Enjoy!!
That’s if you soaked the onions in water for your kids
Good
Tried this recipe tonight. It’s the best fajitas I ever eaten. I’ll make it again. This recipe to keep.