By Gabriella
Sizzling Chicken Fajitas
Charred peppers, onions, and lime-marinated chicken piled into warm tortillas, all cooked on one blazing hot sheet pan or skillet.
- Course
- Easy Dinners
- Time
- 35 min
- Servings
- 4
Cooking Notes
- Use a very hot skillet and cook the chicken in batches if the pan is crowded. The goal is browned edges, not pale chicken releasing liquid into the vegetables.
- Cook the peppers and onions separately from the chicken so each can brown without overcooking the other. Combine them only for the final minute with the seasonings and pan juices.
- Slice the cooked chicken against the grain and finish the fajitas with fresh lime after the heat is off. Acid added at the end keeps the flavor sharp and lively.
Recipe Card
Sizzling Chicken Fajitas
By Gabriella
- Category
- Easy Dinners
- Total Time
- 35 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs chicken breast, sliced into strips
- 3 bell peppers, sliced
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- Juice of 2 limes
- Warm flour tortillas
- Sour cream, cilantro, and salsa to serve
Instructions
- 1
Toss the chicken strips with the oil, spices, and half the lime juice and let them sit while the oven or skillet gets very hot.
- 2
Spread the chicken, peppers, and onions across a sheet pan in a thin layer so everything roasts rather than steams.
- 3
Roast at 450F for eighteen to twenty minutes, stirring once, until the edges of the peppers blacken in spots.
- 4
Squeeze the remaining lime juice over the hot pan and scrape up any browned bits clinging to the bottom.
- 5
Pile the filling into warm tortillas and pass the sour cream, cilantro, and salsa at the table.
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