Quick Chicken Fajita Tacos (One Pan, 28 Minutes)
Easy one pan chicken fajita tacos made in under 28 minutes! A quick, flavorful dinner with simple ingredients and picky-eater-friendly options.
Servings 6 fajita tacos
Calories 340kcal
Equipment
- large pan
Ingredients
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 Tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 6 chicken thighs boneless and skinless, cut into strips or chunks
- 2 to 3 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 onion cut into strips or chunks
- 1 green bell pepper cut into strips or chunks
- 1 red bell pepper cut into strips or chunks
- 1 Tablespoon tomato paste
- 3 Tablespoon lemon juice
- 6 tortillas
Optional Toppings
- avocado
- cotija cheese
- cilantro
Optional Sides
- Mexican rice
- black beans
Instructions
- Combine garlic and dry ingredients in a medium bowl. Add chicken to bowl and mix together until all sides of chicken are coated with the seasonings. Heat a large pan on medium. Once heated, add oil and chicken. Cook for 5 mins, stirring frequently.
- Add veggies to the chicken, lower heat, stir, and cover. Cook covered for 3-4 mins, stirring occasionally, until onion is translucent.
- Uncover and add tomato paste and lemon juice. Cook uncovered for another 3 mins, stirring frequently. Remove pan from heat.
- Scoop fajita mix onto tortillas and decorate with your fave toppings.
Notes
🌮 To plate...scoop some fajita pan mix into a tortilla and add your favorite toppings. To make it fun, set up a little toppings station.
🌮 Make sure you're cooking with a large pan to fit all the veggies and chicken.
🌮 Spice up your fajitas! If you and your family prefer more zest, increase the amount of chili pepper used to season chicken. Or add a little bit of cayenne.
🌮 There are many possible ingredient swap options here. Chicken can be thighs, tenders or breasts. Frozen is ok too. Use 1 t of garlic powder if you don't have fresh. You can use bottled lemon juice or fresh-squeezed. Any color bell pepper is fine!
🌮 Make it gluten-free! Buy some corn tortillas or gluten-free tortillas, or just ditch the tortilla and eat the fajita mix on top of rice. Yummmmmm!
Nutrition
Serving: 1 fajita taco | Calories: 340kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 107mg | Sodium: 1701mg | Potassium: 485mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 854IU | Vitamin C: 47mg | Calcium: 121mg | Iron: 4mg