Skillet Chicken Fajitas
Skillet Chicken Fajitas is an easy, quick, and super satisfying meal. Homemade fajita seasoning flavors chicken and vegetables and cooks to perfection in a cast iron skillet. Delicious when served on warm tortillas with guacamole, cilantro and lime wedges.
Servings: 4
Calories: 424kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 red bell pepper thinly sliced
- 1 yellow bell pepper thinly sliced
- 1 orange bell pepper thinly sliced
- 1 poblano pepper thinly sliced
- 1 yellow onion thinly sliced
- 8 flour tortillas warmed
- Serving suggestions: guacamole, cilantro, lime wedges
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine chili powder, paprika, cumin, garlic powder and kosher salt.
- Season the chicken with 4 teaspoons of the spice mixture.
- Heat oil in a cast iron skillet over medium heat.
- Cook the chicken until cooked through and the internal temp reaches 165 degrees, turning once. Remove the chicken from the skillet.
- Meanwhile, toss peppers and onion with the remaining spice mixture and add the vegetables to the same skillet.
- Cook the peppers and onion until they are tender, 7-8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- While the vegetables cook, slice the chicken into thin strips.
- Add the sliced chicken into the skillet and mix thoroughly. Remove from heat.
- Fill the warm tortillas with the chicken fajita filling. Serve with guacamole, cilantro and lime wedges.
Notes
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Be sure to thinly slice the peppers and onion so they are all the same thickness. This ensures that they will cook evenly together.
- Be sure to remove the seeds from the bell peppers
- Add a jalapeno for added heat
- You can substitute beef for the chicken. Flank steak or sirloin steak will both work well in this recipe.
- Taco seasoning can be substituted for the seasonings in this recipe
- Feel free to use just one color of bell peppers
- You can make this recipe in a large nonstick skillet if you don’t have a cast iron skillet
- Paprika can be substituted for the smoked paprika, however, you will lose the smoky flavor the smoked paprika imparts
Nutrition
Calories: 424kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 1178mg | Potassium: 824mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 2616IU | Vitamin C: 158mg | Calcium: 120mg | Iron: 4mg