Our Tuesday taco night just got easier and tastier with these Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas! A simple one pan dinner that includes seasoned chicken and vegetables roasted all on one pan and served in warm flour tortillas with your favorite toppings.
My oldest learned to ride a bike this weekend. I think I was just as excited about it as he was, and I totally get why it’s one of those milestones that parents refer to. It made me realize he’s really not a toddler anymore!
He’s been using a balance bike for the past year and I’ve known for awhile that he was ready for pedals because he’s gotten so good at the balance bike. I’m telllin’ ya, the balance bike is the way to go when teaching kids to ride a bike!
We put pedals on his Woom 2 (the BEST bike for little ones) and he was riding completely on his own within minutes. My husband and I were taking videos on our phones of course, and watching the videos back I have to laugh at the shrieks of excitement coming from the adults behind the camera 😉 .
We celebrated the occasion by grabbing slurpee’s on our way home. And then we enjoyed some Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas for dinner that I’d prepped earlier that day. Altogether a great (and delicious!) Saturday if I do say so myself.
Nothing makes dinnertime better then when my kids will happily and hungrily sit in their seat and eat their entire dinner without complaint. These chicken fajitas are one of those meals that totally create peace at the dinner table.
You can chop all of the veggies and chicken in advance, and even make the seasoning. Then all you have to do later is toss everything together on a sheet pan and bake it. YES!
One pan meals are the BEST. The preparation couldn’t be easier, and clean-up is a breeze. And when dinner tastes as good as these sheet pan chicken fajitas do, you make the recipe a part of your regular dinner rotation. 😉
Some tips for this recipe:
Cut the chicken against the grain.
It’s best to slice the chicken against the grain so that it’s tender, not chewy. Also be careful not to overcook the chicken or it will be dry. You can test it with a meat thermometer, if you’d like. It is done when it has reached 165 degrees.
It can be made in advance!
Make dinner even EASIER by prepping everything ahead of time. I like to slice all of the veggies and cut the chicken, in the morning.
Store them separately, in ziplock bags or a covered container. Make the seasoning up to several days in advance and store it in a jar at room temperature. I use this sheet pan, when I’m ready to throw everything together. Any large pan will do.
What kind of tortillas to use with fajitas:
Fajitas are traditional served with warm flour tortillas, but corn tortillas could also be used.
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Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts sliced (against the grain) into 1/2-inch thick strips
- 3 bell peppers I use green, yellow and red , cored and sliced into strips
- 1 yellow onion thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic , minced
- 3 Tablespoons oil (vegetable or canola oil)
- 1 lime
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro , chopped
- 8-10 small flour tortillas
- desired fajita toppings: Sour cream, sliced avocado or guacamole, pico de gallo, shredded cheese
Fajita Seasoning:
- 1 Tablespoon chili powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper optional
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Light grease a large sheet pan with non-stick cooking spray. Cut chicken and vegetables into strips. Lay the vegetables evenly on the pan and place the chicken on top of them.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Combine seasoning ingredients together in a small bowl. Stir well to combine. Sprinkle most of the seasoning over the chicken, and some of it over the vegetables as well. Spoon minced garlic on top of the chicken and drizzle olive oil over the entire pan. Toss everything well and spread it into an even layer across the pan.
- Cook for 15-20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through (165 degrees if you test with a thermometer). Wrap the flour tortillas in foil and place them in the oven to warm during the last 5 minutes of cooking.
- Remove everything from the oven. Squeeze fresh lime juice over the chicken and vegetables and sprinkle with cilantro. Serve in warm tortillas with extra toppings, if desired.
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Eddrena says
I made these last night and the chicken came out perfectly! The veggies were good too. The only thing is that I think I needed to add more salt to the fajita mix to help bring out the flavors more because it was a little bland. Will definitely make it again.
Alison says
The recipe says to lay the veggies out evenly and place the chicken on top but the photos show each veggie and chicken separately on the pan. Does it matter?
Lauren Allen says
Hi Alison,
Once I add the seasoning, I use my hands to mix them all together and make sure they all get evenly coated! Hope that helps!
Joann says
These are amazing! My whole family loves them! Said they were the best fajitas they ever tasted! Thank you!
Laura says
Love this! Great for busy nights after school, before sports, and in between all the crazy that life can dish out in a day. It’s a winner with the whole fam! Thank you thank you thank you!!!
Phyllis says
What do you serve wt these? Want to try them for friends next week.
Thanks
Phyllis
Lauren Allen says
Hi Phyllis,
My go-to side for any Mexican-style dish is this Authentic Mexican Rice. I got the recipe from a Mexico native while living there years ago and it’s amazing. I also developed an Instant Pot version if you are interested in that.
Britney says
Just made this yesterday, but I simplified it even more (I HATE cooking). I just bought a fajita seasoning mix and used half of it. Bought precut chicken, and minced garlic. It tasted great! My husband and I both liked it. However not my 2 year old, but she is crazy picky:/
Anna of Light Shine Candles says
Made this for my family tonight and it was a TOTAL WIN. (There’s no way you can possibly know how big of a deal that is because I have given myself up for hopeless as a cook and my family agrees.) I have done several of your recipes in the past couple of weeks and my daughter said, “Mom, you’re getting to be a better cook.” Ha! I’m not. Not at all. But your recipes are making me the star. And I am loving to cook them because they are quick and easy — and my people are actually going to enjoy it. Thank you! (As I’m writing this, my husband just said, “Good job, babe.” Can’t believe it.
Changes I made were:
– mix veggies in a bowl with oil and minced garlic before turning out onto pan
– reducing the cumin and paprika (because I didn’t have quite as much chicken on hand) and leaving out the chili powder.
– mix the seasoning with the chicken in a bowl before putting the chicken on top of the veggies.
Lauren Allen says
That is soo wonderful and makes me so happy! Way to stick with it, and I’m so glad you’ve found some recipes here that your family has enjoyed!