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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Delicious….easy to prepare, and healthy. Thanks
This was my first time ever making fajitas. Especially when I had all the spices in my cupboard for the chili spice. Definitely will make again but I want to try with steak for hubby. Again, Thank you for having this recipe available.
This recipe was super easy to follow, came together quickly and, most importantly, was DELICIOUS!!
Loved this and so did the other half who has travelled to Mexico a few times for work. I will definitely be making this often. Thanks for the recipe!
This is such an easy and delicious recipe! The seasoning is spot on. Thanks so much!
You’re very welcome Carla!
Delicious! Thank you for the caloric breakdown- I imagine it’s based on preserving and serving bring about 1 cup?
This is for ¼ of the recipe using medium/average sized produce and approximately 6oz chicken breasts. It can vary slightly.
Sounds delish – one question – will this freeze well? Wondering about the peppers and onions and will they get to mushy once thawed.
I freeze it often but yes, the peppers and onions will soften.
Looks wonderful! What is the approximate weight of 3 chicken breasts?
We estimate 6oz each but if it’s a little bit over or under, it should still work just fine. (Just slightly over 1 lb).
mmmmm this is very good thank you for this recipe
This was very good; my husband particularly liked it. I’ve been cooking for 45 years and had never heard of soaking onions in water to reduce their sharpness. I’m sensitive to onions and that trick really works!
I was wondering how much of your homemade fajita seasoning blend i would use if I were to substitute that for the seasoning in this recipe. I wanted to make a batch of seasoning to keep on hand. Can’t wait to try these!
You’ll need about 1 tablespoon, you can add a little bit more to taste if you’d like.
This was really good
Ohhh, your food looks good girl!
Thank you Renee!
This is the best chicken fajita recipe I have ever use! They were fantastic and my husband love them too!
Delicious and easy!
Living in TX. it was shameful that my fajita skills were sub-par. However…..this recipe has been a game changer. Thanks for sharing-my fajitas were great using this recipe earlier today.
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I’m so glad everyone has enjoyed the recipes Eleanor!
This recipe is super just the way it is! No adjustments needed to improve it. We love it.
Is regular paprika ok, if I can’t find smoked?
You can use regular paprika but it will change the flavor slightly. Smoked paprika adds a nice smoky flavor to the seasoning.
This recipe was amazing and the family loved it! I substituted NY strip steak for chicken, and I barbecued it unsliced instead, with a slightly different marinade of salt, pepper, and olive oil. Instead of serving with tortillas I made chive butter mashed potatoes. We grilled the peppers and onions, after tossing them in oil, salt and hot pepper flakes. The family loved it, we didn’t realize we love Mexican food!!! Definitely making this again!
So you didn’t make this recipe…
exactly what I thought!