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sheet pan chicken fajitas with sliced chicken and vegetables
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Baked Chicken Fajitas Recipe

The Best Chicken Fajitas are easy to make, loaded with succulent chicken and packed with goodies such as bell peppers, avocado and sour cream. It's all coated in a rainbow of wonderful spices - so good!

Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time30 mins
Total Time40 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Mexican, tex mex
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 432kcal
Author: Becky Hardin

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1 yellow bell pepper
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • 1 onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp ground chili
  • 1 ½ tsp paprika
  • ½ tsp ginger
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 avocado
  • ½ cup yellow pear cherry tomato
  • 1 tbsp cilantro chopped
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • ¼ sour cream
  • 4 8 ” flour tortillas

Instructions

  • Preheat oven at 180C/350F
  • Slice red, green, yellow bell peppers and onion
  • Crush garlic
  • Line a sheet pan with baking paper
  • Add sliced bell peppers, onion and crushed garlic
  • Add chicken breast
  • Sprinkle with onion powder, garlic powder, cumin, ground chili, paprika, ginger and salt
  • Drizzle extra virgin olive oil
  • Mix so that chicken and veggies are coated with oil and spices
  • Cover sheet pan with aluminum foil
  • Bake in the oven for 15 minutes
  • Carefully remove sheet pan from the oven
  • Remove aluminum foil and mix veggies
  • Put back in the oven and bake for another 15 minutes

Chicken fajita assembly:

  • Heat tortillas in microwave for 30 seconds
  • Lay warmed tortilla on a plate
  • Add cooked peppers, onions and chicken
  • Add shredded cheese, 2-3 sliced pear cherry tomatoes, 2-3 avocado slices, 1 tsp sour cream and juice of lime
  • Sprinkle cilantro according to taste
  • Wrap like a burrito and enjoy!

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Notes

Make sure you have fresh citrus for people to use on their fajitas.
Add some ground cinnamon to the sour cream for an extra kick.
Sprinkle with cilantro to taste.
If serving these to kids, you can soak the onions in cold water for a bit, this takes a bit of the "bite" out of them.

Nutrition

Calories: 432kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 704mg | Potassium: 729mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1162IU | Vitamin C: 86mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 3mg