Chicken Fajitas Recipe
One of our favorite, fast, weeknight meals is this Chicken Fajitas Recipe. For years I relied on the seasoning packets to whip this meal up - but I recently discovered I could do it from scratch with just as much ease and with double or triple the tastiness.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 300kcal
Equipment
- Cast Iron Skillet
Ingredients
Chicken Marinade
- 1 lb chicken breast you can also use chicken tenderloins
- juice from 2 limes
- zest from 1 lime
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ teaspoon ground chipotle powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon cumin
Fajita Ingredients
- 3 bell peppers sliced into ½ inch pieces
- 1 red onion sliced into ½ inch pieces
- 1 clove garlic minced
- juice from one lime divided
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Fixin Ideas
- Flour or corn Tortillas
- shredded cheese
- sour cream
- salsa
- guacamole
- lime wedges
- shredded lettuce
Instructions
- Start by marinating your chicken. In a large bowl add lime juice, lime zest, minced garlic, olive oil, cumin, chipotle, and onion powder. Whisk to combine. Add your chicken breast and cover. You can marinate for as little as 10 minutes while you chop veggies, or up to overnight for more flavor.
- Chop your veggies in to ½ inch pieces. Make the onions and peppers into similar sizes. Mince your garlic.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a cast iron skillet. Add chicken and cook tenderloins about 4 minutes each side, or until internal temp reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit. If using chicken breasts it takes about 7 minutes each side. Remove from skillet and set on a cutting board to rest.
- Add peppers, onion, and garlic to your skillet. Toss with juices in the pan and cook, stirring frequently until tender. Remove from heat.
- Slice chicken and return to the pan.
- Squeeze the juice of one lime on top of the veggies and chicken. Serve immediately with warmed tortillas, guacamole, and salsa. In less than 20 minutes you have a perfect fajita meal.
Video
Notes
nutritional information does not reflect tortillas or toppings.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 300kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 433mg | Potassium: 701mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 2921IU | Vitamin C: 125mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg