Are you craving a flavorful and sizzling meal that is ready in a flash? Look no further than the tantalizing world of quick chicken fajitas! This culinary masterpiece combines tender chicken, vibrant vegetables, and an array of zesty seasonings, all wrapped in warm tortillas. With its minimal prep time and explosive flavors, it's the perfect dish for busy weeknights, special occasions, or impromptu gatherings with friends and family. Embark on a culinary adventure as we unveil the secrets to creating the ultimate quick chicken fajitas, transforming your kitchen into a sizzling haven of deliciousness.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
QUICK AND EASY BAKED CHICKEN FAJITAS
I've been making chicken fajitas on the stove with packaged taco seasoning for years but always had so much clean up afterwards. This was not only better tasting, but also easier to clean up and way more satisfying! Serve with warm tortillas, sour cream, and shredded cheese. Taco sauce optional.
Provided by Nancy Ball
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican
Time 50m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Drizzle 2 tablespoons olive oil over the bottom of a 10x14 glass dish. Add chicken strips.
- Combine remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, garlic granules, chili powder, oregano, and cumin in a small bowl. Rub mixture over the chicken. Add tomatoes, onion, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and green chiles. Mix thoroughly. Sprinkle with seasoned salt.
- Bake in the preheated oven, uncovered, until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 430.3 calories, Carbohydrate 12.1 g, Cholesterol 129 mg, Fat 19.3 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 49.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, Sodium 561.8 mg, Sugar 6.5 g
SHEET PAN CHICKEN FAJITAS
These protein-packed fajitas cleverly use a foil-lined baking sheet and broiler to make a quick and healthy weeknight meal with easy clean up.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the broiler to high. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil.
- Combine the chili powder, 2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl. Put the peppers and onions on the prepared baking sheet, drizzle with 1 tablespoon of the oil and season with half the chili powder mixture. Broil until softened and starting to char, about 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cut the chicken into 1/4-inch-thick slices and toss in a large bowl with the remaining chile powder mixture and 1 tablespoon oil.
- After the peppers are softened and starting to char, about 10 minutes, scatter the chicken on top of the peppers and onions and return the baking sheet to the broiler until the chicken is cooked through and starting to brown, about 5 minutes more. Drizzle with the lime juice.
- Serve with the warmed tortillas, Monterey Jack cheese, guacamole, hot sauce, salsa, sour cream and lime wedges.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 470, Fat 17 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Cholesterol 125 milligrams, Sodium 1100 milligrams, Carbohydrate 34 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 44 grams, Sugar 6 grams
FLAVORFUL CHICKEN FAJITAS
This chicken fajitas recipe is definitely on my weeknight dinner rotation. The marinated chicken in these popular wraps is mouthwatering. The fajitas go together in a snap and always get raves! -Julie Sterchi, Campbellsville, Kentucky
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine 2 tablespoons oil, lemon juice and seasonings; add the chicken. Turn to coat; cover. Refrigerate for 1-4 hours. , In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, saute peppers and onions in remaining oil until crisp-tender. Remove and keep warm. , Drain chicken, discarding marinade. In the same skillet, cook chicken over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 5-6 minutes. Return pepper mixture to pan; heat through. , Spoon filling down the center of tortillas; fold in half. Serve with toppings as desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 369 calories, Fat 15g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 63mg cholesterol, Sodium 689mg sodium, Carbohydrate 30g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 28g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
EASY CHICKEN FAJITAS
Need a simple, vibrant midweek meal the family will love? Put together these easy chicken fajitas and people can create their own masterpieces at the table
Provided by Member recipe by Steven Morris
Categories Dinner, Main course, Supper
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and wrap 6 medium tortillas in foil.
- Mix 1 heaped tbsp smoked paprika, 1 tbsp ground coriander, a pinch of ground cumin, 2 crushed garlic cloves, 4 tbsp olive oil, the juice of 1 lime and 4-5 drops Tabasco together in a bowl with a big pinch each of salt and pepper.
- Stir 2 finely sliced chicken breasts, 1 finely sliced red onion, 1 sliced red pepper and 1 finely sliced red chilli, if using, into the marinade.
- Heat a griddle pan until smoking hot and add the chicken and marinade to the pan.
- Keep everything moving over a high heat for about 5 mins using tongs until you get a nice charred effect. If your griddle pan is small you may need to do this in two batches.
- To check the chicken is cooked, find the thickest part and tear in half - if any part is still raw cook until done.
- Put the tortillas in the oven to heat up and serve with the cooked chicken, a bag of mixed salad and one 230g tub of fresh salsa.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 723 calories, Fat 26 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 77 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 12 grams sugar, Fiber 11 grams fiber, Protein 39 grams protein, Sodium 2.48 milligram of sodium
STEAK (OR CHICKEN) FAJITAS
These are so quick and tasty. You can use strips of boneless chicken breast instead of the beef. Feel free to double the marinade. The flavor is so great for such a short marination time. You can can do them up ahead of time and have the meat sit longer if you wish.
Provided by Rhonda J
Categories Meat
Time 20m
Yield 8 fajitas, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Slice steak into thin strips.
- In bowl, mix together 1 tablespoons olive oil, lime juice, garlic, chili powder, cumin, hot pepper flakes, black pepper & salt.
- Add beef strips and stir to coat, set aside.
- Wrap tortillas in foil and place in 350° oven for 5-10 minutes or until heated through.
- Cut onions in half lengthwise and slice into strips, cut your peppers into strips.
- In large non stick skillet over medium high heat, heat remaining tablespoons of olive oil.
- Add onions & peppers stirring for 3-4 minutes, until softened; transfer to a bowl and set aside.
- Add beef to skillet, cook, stirring for 3-4 minutes or until they lose their red color.
- Return onions and peppers to skillet; stir for about one minute.
- To serve, spoon a portion of the beef mixture down the centre of each tortilla, top with your desired toppings , fold bottom of tortilla up over filling, fold the sides in, overlapping.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 137.2, Fat 5.8, SaturatedFat 1.1, Sodium 340.7, Carbohydrate 18.4, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 2, Protein 2.9
EASY CHICKEN FAJITAS
These Easy Chicken Fajitas are the perfect weeknight meal because they're on the table in about 20 minutes start to finish!
Provided by Holly Nilsson
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 334 kcal, Carbohydrate 10 g, Protein 37 g, Fat 15 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Cholesterol 108 mg, Sodium 210 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 5 g, ServingSize 1 serving
EASY CHICKEN FAJITAS
Delicious and easy chicken fajitas. Serve with preferred toppings such as black beans, cheese, guacamole, sour cream, rice, salsa, etc.
Provided by Suzie Clymer
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican
Time 30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium heat; stir in onion and bell pepper. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove vegetables to a plate.
- Add chicken to the skillet, adding more oil if needed. Saute until chicken is no longer pink and the juices run clear, about 5 minutes. Add water and taco seasoning; stir until seasoning dissolves. Simmer until sauce begins to thicken and stick to chicken, and chicken is fully cooked, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Serve chicken and vegetables on tortillas.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 339.7 calories, Carbohydrate 43 g, Cholesterol 32.3 mg, Fat 9.9 g, Fiber 3.5 g, Protein 18 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 767 mg, Sugar 5.6 g
QUICK CHICKEN FAJITA BURRITOS
Always made with refried black beans, which is why I call them burritos. It just doesn't taste right with just meat and veggies. I also like to serve this dish with spinach instead of crunchy lettuce, because it's one of those things that you can easily sneak spinach into for the kids (as if they needed to grow any taller). There are much better recipes for fajitas out there that actually involve marinating or at least brining the chicken, which really does give it better flavor. This is the "quick and dirty" version. Credit for the taco seasoning recipe goes to http://workitmom.com/bloggers/orderingdisorder.
Provided by lawmama
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 30m
Yield 5 burritos, 5 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Cook chicken in a large skillet with oil. Remove cooked chicken; cover and keep warm.
- Add sliced veggies to pan and cook over high heat 10 minutes or until tender and blackened.
- Stir in 3 tablespoons of fajita seasoning (recipe below), 1/4 cup water, and lime juice.
- Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Meanwhile, heat beans until hot and shred the cheese. Briefly warm the tortillas.
- Spoon beans, meat and veggies into tortillas and top with cheese, spinach and sour cream, or have people assemble themselves.
- Combine last 10 ingredients in a lidded container - I used an old spice jar - and use 3 tablespoons to equal 1 packet of fajita or taco seasoning.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 656.5, Fat 35, SaturatedFat 14.7, Cholesterol 87.9, Sodium 847.2, Carbohydrate 57.2, Fiber 9.7, Sugar 4.5, Protein 30.9
QUICK CHICKEN FAJITAS
Provided by Anastasia St. Amand
Categories Chicken Pepper Sauté Dinner Lunch Summer Bon Appétit California Dairy Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and bell pepper and sauté until almost tender, about 10 minutes. Add cumin, paprika, cayenne, garlic powder, oregano and thyme and continue cooking 1 minute. Mix in broth and bring to boil. Add chicken and stir until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Spoon chicken mixture into tortillas. Top with tomato and avocado. Roll up. Serve, passing salsa separately.
Tips:
- Use fresh ingredients whenever possible. Fresh chicken, vegetables, and spices will give your fajitas the best flavor.
- Marinate the chicken for at least 30 minutes. This will help to tenderize the chicken and infuse it with flavor.
- Cook the chicken over high heat. This will help to create a nice sear on the outside of the chicken and keep it juicy on the inside.
- Don't overcrowd the pan. If you overcrowd the pan, the chicken will not cook evenly.
- Cook the vegetables until they are tender-crisp. You don't want the vegetables to be too soft or too crunchy.
- Serve the fajitas immediately with your favorite toppings. Some popular toppings include guacamole, sour cream, salsa, and cheese.
Conclusion:
Chicken fajitas are a delicious and easy-to-make meal that is perfect for any occasion. Whether you are having a casual dinner with family or friends or hosting a party, chicken fajitas are sure to be a hit. With a little planning and preparation, you can make chicken fajitas that are even better than your favorite restaurant. So next time you are looking for a quick and easy meal, give chicken fajitas a try.
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