Chicken Fajitas
Sizzling strips of seasoned chicken with sweet peppers and onions, served in warm tortillas with all the fixings. Fajitas are fast, colorful, and let everyone build their own at the table. The smell of the spices hitting the hot pan is half the appeal.
- ⏱ 25 min
- 📊 easy
- 🍽 Family
Ingredients
- 600 g chicken breast
- 3 bell peppers
- 1 onion
- 2 tbsp fajita seasoning
- 8 tortillas
Instructions
- Slice the chicken, peppers, and onion into thin even strips.
- Toss the chicken with the fajita seasoning and a little oil.
- Sear the chicken in a very hot pan until charred and cooked through, then remove.
- Add the peppers and onion to the same pan and char them, keeping them slightly crisp.
- Return the chicken and toss everything together with a squeeze of lime.
- Warm the tortillas.
- Serve the sizzling fajitas with tortillas, sour cream, guacamole, and salsa.
💡 Chef's tip
Slice the chicken and peppers into similar-sized strips so they cook at the same rate and look great piled together.
Cooking the chicken and the vegetables in separate batches over high heat lets each one char properly, since crowding the pan steams everything into a soft, pale mix.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 380 kcal
- Protein: 34 g
- Carbs: 34 g
- Fat: 12 g
