Nothing beats sizzling sheet pan chicken fajitas! Tender chicken, colorful peppers, and onions tossed in a homemade fajita seasoning blend and roasted to perfection. This simple sheet pan dish makes for an easy, refreshing weeknight dinner!
Check out all my other delicious Mexican dishes, like my chicken tacos!
SHEET PAN CHICKEN FAJITAS
Get sizzling, fresh chicken fajitas at home with this easy sheet pan fajitas recipe! Tender, juicy chicken strips, colorful peppers, and onions roasted together on one sheet pan, giving you flavorful, sizzling fajitas. Pile the mixture into warm tortillas along with your favorite toppings. This dinner recipe is simple, fresh, and a restaurant-style classic that you can make at home!
WHAT YOU NEED-
- Chicken– You can use either boneless skinless chicken breast or chicken thighs for this recipe. Chicken breast tends to be dryer but it is the classic way to go!
- Bell Peppers– Use a variety of colored bell peppers for your fajitas! I like to do a mix of green, red, and orange peppers.
- Onions– Either red onions or sweet onions will do for this dish. Adding onions is always a great way to add more flavor!
- Oil– Your favorite oil will work; I use olive oil! Tossing everything in oil gives the veggies and chicken some juiciness to avoid dry fajitas!
- Fajita Seasoning– This recipe calls for homemade fajita seasoning made with salt, pepper, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, ground cumin and chili powder! You can also just use your favorite store-bought fajita seasoning!
- Lime– Adding freshly squeezed lime juice over your sheet pan fajitas is a must! It adds flavors that you can’t resist. You can use either lime juice or lemon juice.
- Greens– Adding freshly chopped cilantro right before serving the chicken fajitas is totally optional but adds additional flavors.
HOW TO MAKE SHEET PAN FAJITAS
With just about 10 minutes or prep you can have dinner roasting in the oven, such an effortless weeknight dinner idea!
- Preheat the oven and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine all the seasonings for the fajita seasoning blend. Set aside.
- Thinly slice the chicken breast, bell peppers, and red onions. (Be sure to slice into even sized slices for even baking.)
- Add the sliced chicken, veggies and onions to the baking sheet and toss with oil and fajita seasoning, tossing until everything is well combined and fully seasoned.
- Bake until the chicken is cooked through and veggies are tender. (The internal temperature of cooked chicken is 165°F)
- Wrap some tortillas in foil and add into the oven a couple minutes before the sheet pan fajitas are done. (This gives you warm tortillas, but totally optional.)
- Top with freshly squeezed lime juice and chopped cilantro.
- Serve immediately with the warm tortillas and your favorite fajita toppings.
| MEAL PREPPING– This is GREAT for meal prepping! I will make fajita bowls and take it with me to work! Just pile some cilantro lime rice, chicken fajita mixture, and shredded cheese! The perfect lunch for work, school or even at home. |
SERVING IDEAS
For the ultimate fajita night, pair them with all the classic toppings and sides!
- Cilantro Lime Rice
- Sour Cream
- Pico de Gallo
- Queso
- Restaurant-Style Salsa
- Guacamole
- Shredded Romaine
- Shredded Cheese
- Jalapenos
- Salsa de Verde
- Corn Salsa
QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE:
No! You can totally swap the chicken for steak or shrimp! For steak fajitas, slice the veggies a little thinner and the cook time would only be 15-16 minutes. If you are using shrimp, add the shrimp when you only have about 8 minutes left. Shrimp bakes way faster, so they must be added later.
Although these two seasonings are similar, they are not the same, but you can totally use taco seasoning if that’s all you have on hand.
If you want to skip the oven baking, yes you can totally do this on the stove top in a skillet! Toss the veggies and chicken separately in oil and seasonings. Sauté the chicken, then remove from the pan, then sauté the veggies. Add the chicken back and done!
Yes! You can totally slice and marinate both the chicken and veggies. Add the mixture to an airtight container and store it in the fridge for up to 24 hours! When ready to cook, just add to the sheet pan and roast!
Once the sheet pan fajitas are cooled, store in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days!
Reheat the fajitas in the oven, microwave, or on the stove top until warmed through!
OTHER SHEET PAN DINNER-
If you are busy and looking for easy weeknight dinners, check out my other simple sheet pan dinners!
Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
- 1 green bell pepper
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 yellow bell pepper
- 1 small red onion
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- corn or flour tortillas for serving
Fajita Seasoning-
- 2 tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- ½ tsp paprika
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 ½ tsp chili powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F and line a 9×13 baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, combine all the seasonings for the fajita seasoning blend. Set aside.2 tsp salt, ½ tsp ground black pepper, ½ tsp paprika, 1 tsp onion powder, 1 tsp garlic powder, 2 tsp ground cumin, 1 ½ tsp chili powder
- Remove any excess fat from the chicken. Rinse and pat dry the chicken breast and then slice into even sized thin strands.1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
- Slice the peppers and onions into even sized thin strands.1 green bell pepper, 1 red bell pepper, 1 yellow bell pepper, 1 small red onion
- Add the sliced peppers, onions and chicken to the baking sheet and drizzle with oil and the fajita seasoning.2 Tbsp olive oil
- Toss everything until well combined and everything is fully seasoned.
- Bake at 425°F for 20-25 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and veggies are tender. (The internal temperature of cooked chicken is 165°F)
- Wrap some tortillas in foil and add into the oven about 6-8 minutes before the chicken is done. (This gives you warm tortillas, but totally optional.)
- Remove the sheet pan fajitas and tortillas from the oven and top the fajitas with freshly squeezed lime juice and chopped cilantro.
- Serve immediately with the warm tortillas and your favorite fajita toppings.
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