Best Chicken Fajita Recipe

This is the best chicken fajita recipe. The sizzle and smell of Mexican flavors combined with pepper, jalapeño and onions delight the senses as the meal is being prepared.

Once the flavors hit the mouth, no ones is disappointed. It’s easy and inexpensive to make chicken fajitas at home, making it a go to in our family.

Best Chicken Fajita Recipe

We love Mexican food around here and fajitas are definitely a favorite. In fact, whenever I ask my husband what he wants for dinner the coming week, he will always suggest tacos or fajitas.

I’ve given you the best chicken fajita recipe here. I like that it is simple for a busy mom or dad to cook quickly, but it full of all the flavors from south of the border.

I believe this recipe will quickly become a family favorite in your home too.

Ingredients Need to Make the Best Chicken Fajita Recipe

• 3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil, divided
• 4 skinless chicken breast, lightly pounded to an even thickness and cut into strips
• 1 package fajita seasoning 
• 2 yellow onions, halved and cut into 1/4 inch strips
• 2 red bell peppers, seeded and cut into 1/4 inch strips
• 2 jalapeño chiles, seeded and cut into thin rings
• 1 clove minced garlic
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• tortillas, warmed

Serve with guacamole, pico de Gallo, and/or sour cream.

How to Make the Best Chicken Fajitas Recipe

1. In a small bowl, combine chicken strips and fajita seasoning. 
2. Heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in pan. 
3. Cook chicken until cooked through, set aside. 
4. In the same pan, add another 2 Tbsp of olive oil over medium heat. Once warm, add the onions, bell peppers and jalapeños and cook, stirring often, until the onions are translucent and tender, about 15 minutes.
5. Add the minced garlic and oregano. Cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. 
6. Combine the chicken and fajitas. 
7. Serve with tortillas, guacamole, pico de Gallo and sour cream. 

I hope you really enjoy this tasty treat from south of the border. If you love fajitas as much as I do, you won’t be disappointed. 

Chicken Fajitas

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Ingredients

  

• 3 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil Divided
• 4 skinless boneless chicken breasts, lightly pounded to an even thickness and cut into strips
• 1 package fajita seasoning
• 2 yellow onions halved and cut into half moons 1/4 inch thick
• 2 red bell peppers seeded and cut into 1/4 inch strips
• 2 jalepeno chiles seeded and cut into thin rings
• 1 clove minced garlic
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• tortillas warmed
• Can serve with guacamole and/or sour cream

Instructions

 

• In a small bowl combine chicken strips and fajita seasoning.
• Heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in pan.
• Cook the chicken in pan until cooked through.
• In a large frying pan, heat the remaining 2 Tbsp olive oil over medium heat. Add the onions, bell peppers and jalapenos and cook, stirring often, until the onions are translucent and very tender, about 15 minutes.
• Add the minced garlic and oregano and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
• Combine the chicken and fajitas.
• Can serve with tortillas, guacamole and sour cream.