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Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

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The easiest Chicken Fajitas EVER! My Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas are oven baked on one tray – meaning less hands-on time, less washing up, gorgeous roasted peppers and even tastier chicken! What’s not to like? #chicken #chickendinner #winnerwinnerchickendinner #chickenfajitas #chickenfajitastraybake #sheetpan #sheetpandinner #sheetpanchickenfajitas #easydinners #easymeals #familydinners #midweekmeals #easypeasyfoodie

The easiest Chicken Fajitas EVER! My Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas are oven baked on one tray – meaning less hands-on time, less washing up, gorgeous roasted peppers and even tastier chicken! What’s not to like?

Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

 

The Traybake Queen

Many of my blogging friends affectionately know me as the Traybake Queen – I am so passionate about this style of cooking. It makes my life so much easier: just a few minutes of prep, then let the oven do all the hard work AND there’s so little washing up! Perfect for busy midweek evenings.

Not only is this style of cooking easier, it’s also tastier – we all know how much nicer ROASTED FOOD tastes, right?

Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

 

Chicken Fajitas Traybake Style!

Know what else I’m super passionate about? Mexican flavours! So what better way to combine my two loves than in this dish – Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas?

Erm, Eb… why ‘sheet pan’?

Well, I did toy with calling this dish Easy Chicken Fajitas Traybake – but, believe it or not I’m not the first person to come up with the idea of oven baked chicken fajitas (I know – crazy, huh?) and this style of cooking all in one baking tray is often known as ‘sheet pan’ cooking – especially in the USA.

I checked to see which version more people were searching for on Google and it’s definitely Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas. So that’s what I went for. I want this recipe to get found by as many people as possible – because it is SOOOO GOOD!!

Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

 

The easiest Chicken Fajitas you’ll ever make…

It doesn’t matter whether you call these Chicken Fajitas Traybake or Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas – these are the easiest chicken fajitas you’ll ever make!

Create a super simple chicken fajita marinade – then add the chicken, peppers and onions. Mix together, spread out on a baking tray (AKA a sheet pan!) and roast in a hot oven for 20 minutes.

Dinner in just 30 minutes from start to finish – and hardly any washing up! Perfect for busy weeknights 😀 (and P.S. my kids LOVE this dinner!!)

If you have a little more time on your hands, you can absolutely leave the chicken to marinate in the marinade for a while – an hour or two is great, up to 24 hours if you can! This will make the dish even more flavoursome and the chicken even more tender – but it’s not essential.

Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

 

The tastiest Chicken Fajitas you’ll ever make…

Not only does this neat sheet pan shortcut mean making chicken fajitas is ten times easier. Oven baking this dish means much tastier chicken fajitas too!

We all know how much nicer roasted peppers and roasted onions are, right? And I don’t need to tell you how good roasted chicken is, do I? Now imagine that effect smothered in Mexican flavours and all the flavours of the dish intermingled and you get the idea… Serious levels of yumminess!

I’m pretty confident in saying that I will NEVER go back to the standard frying pan way of making chicken fajitas EVER AGAIN!!

Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

 

The best way to cook Chicken Fajitas for a crowd!

Not only does this make for a great way to cook chicken fajitas for a simple weeknight dinner, it’s also a great way to cook chicken fajitas for a crowd.

Anyone who has tried to cook chicken fajitas for more than about 4 people will know that it involves a lot of frying pan juggling, and usually the frustration that nothing really gets that ‘charred’ flavour and everything kind of steams rather than fries, right?

Well oven baking is the perfect way to cook Chicken Fajitas for a bigger group and avoid ALL these problems.

The recipe below is for 4 people and fits in one large baking tray – but so long as you have the oven space, you can simply up the quantities and use more oven trays and voilà – an easy, delicious way to feed a crowd!

 

What to serve with Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas?

This traybaked version of Chicken Fajitas goes with everything the regular chicken fajitas go with: guacamole, salsa, sour cream, cheddar cheese, fresh coriander (cilantro), or whatever else you usually serve with your fajitas!

On a busy weeknight, I like to use the 20 minutes I have while my chicken is in the oven to quickly make up a batch of my Homemade Chunky Guacamole and / or my Easy Peasy Salsa Fresca.

The other neat thing about this recipe is that you can warm your tortillas in the oven – which is on anyway. I like to wrap the tortillas in foil and then chuck them in the oven for the last 8 minutes of cooking time. So simple! (Pro tip: gently separate your tortillas first before wrapping in foil – it will prevent them sticking together!)

Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

 

What wine goes with Chicken Fajitas?

Matching wine with chicken fajitas can be a bit tricky: normally white wine goes best with chicken, but because of all those spicy charred flavours, actually a fruity rosé or even a red works surprisingly well here.

If you want to stick to white, go for either a Chilean or New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, which works really well with the zingy zesty lime and fresh coriander flavours.

Alternatively, try a fruity French or Spanish Grenache-based rosé or red, which goes so well with those smoky, spicy, charred flavours and the sweet peppers.

 

What to do with leftover Chicken Fajitas?

I always make extra Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas because it makes SUCH GOOD LEFTOVERS! You can either eat it cold as a wrap or with salad the next day.

Or do what I do, and turn it into a kind of ‘chicken fajita chilli con carne’, simply by adding tinned tomatoes! I place the chicken and some chopped tinned tomatoes in a saucepan and heat until the chicken is piping hot all the way through and the tomatoes have reduced to a lovely rich, spicy tomato sauce. Serve either with rice or just with an extra generous helping of leftover guacamole and /or some sour cream for a low carb lunch!

My Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas also freeze beautifully if you want to save the leftovers for a time further in the future or fancy a spot of batch cooking.

Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

 

Like this recipe? 

Then you might also like these other chicken traybake recipes on Easy Peasy Foodie…

  • Chinese-Style Sticky Chicken Traybake 
  • Peri Peri Chicken Traybake
  • Harissa Chicken Traybake
  • Spanish Chicken Traybake

 

Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas
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Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

The easiest chicken fajitas EVER! My Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas are oven baked on one tray – meaning less hands-on time, less washing up, gorgeous roasted peppers and even tastier chicken! What’s not to like?
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Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Mexican
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 174kcal
Author Eb Gargano

Ingredients

Metric - US Customary

Easy Chicken Fajitas Marinade

  • 2 teaspoons  cumin
  • 1 teaspoon  dried chilli flakes  (more if you like things hot!)
  • 3 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 2 teaspoons  dried oregano
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 2 cloves  garlic grated or crushed
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

  • 2 large chicken breasts sliced into thin strips
  • 2 large red onions cut into thick wedges
  • 3 (bell) peppers – I like to use a mix of colours sliced into strips
  • 2 tablespoons  fresh coriander chopped finely

To serve

  • 8 – 12 flour or corn tortilla wraps  depending on appetite
  • Your choice of guacamole / sour cream / salsa / grated cheese / extra limes & coriander / tortilla chips to serve - any or all of them!

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 220C / 200C fan / gas mark 7 / 425F.
  • Place all the marinade ingredients in a large bowl and mix together thoroughly. Add the chicken and turn to coat. (Optional: leave to marinate for 1-2 hours in the fridge…or up to 24 hours if you’ve got the time!)
  • Add the peppers and onions and turn again. Tip everything in the bowl out onto a large oven tray and spread out so everything is in one layer. (Tip: use two oven trays if you haven’t got one big enough.)
  • When the oven has heated up, place the baking tray in the oven and roast for 20 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are lightly charred. (To check if the chicken is cooked all the way through, choose the thickest piece of chicken and cut it in half – if it is completely white with no pink, it is cooked. And if the thickest piece is cooked, so should all the thinner ones!)
  • Wrap the tortillas in foil and place in the oven for the last 8 minutes of cooking time. Remove from the oven but keep wrapped in foil until needed.
  • Sprinkle the chicken with the chopped coriander and serve in the pan on the table, together with the warm tortilla wraps and whatever extras you have chosen for people to make up their own fajitas. Enjoy!

Notes

Suitable for freezing.
Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

Nutrition Facts
Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas
Amount Per Serving
Calories 174 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 0g0%
Cholesterol 36mg12%
Sodium 101mg4%
Potassium 664mg19%
Carbohydrates 16g5%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 14g28%
Vitamin A 4490IU90%
Vitamin C 124.5mg151%
Calcium 96mg10%
Iron 3.9mg22%
* % Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet
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The easiest Chicken Fajitas EVER! My Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas are oven baked on one tray – meaning less hands-on time, less washing up, gorgeous roasted peppers and even tastier chicken! What’s not to like? #chicken #chickendinner #winnerwinnerchickendinner #chickenfajitas #chickenfajitastraybake #sheetpan #sheetpandinner #sheetpanchickenfajitas #easydinners #easymeals #familydinners #midweekmeals #easypeasyfoodie

 

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  1. Corina Blum says

    5th February 2019 at 9:00 pm

    These sound delicious and they’re an amazing colour too! I have so far always made fajitas in a wok but I’ll have to try the oven method sometime soon as I love the charring on the vegetables! Thanks for sharing with #CookOnceEatTwice x

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      6th February 2019 at 1:15 pm

      Thanks Corina! Yes I’ve often had to resort to a wok in the past as a frying pan is just too small – but oven roasting is SO much better! Well, worth a try. Eb x

      Reply
  2. Louise Fairweather says

    5th February 2019 at 9:09 pm

    These look lovely. I always fry fajitas so this is a healthier alternative. Must give it a try.

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      6th February 2019 at 1:21 pm

      Thanks Louise! Yes these would definitely be a healthy alternative to frying – I’d love to know what you think if you try them! Eb x

      Reply
  3. Cat | Curly's Cooking says

    5th February 2019 at 10:26 pm

    We absolutely love fajitas in our house and I love your way of making them super easy to cook. I’m not sure what you mean by leftover fajitas though…? If I make more, my husband will just eat more so there aren’t any leftovers!

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      6th February 2019 at 1:23 pm

      Haha – I deliberately make extra for leftovers… and hubby isn’t usually home to eat on a Monday, so I don’t have that problem!! Eb x

      Reply
  4. Jacqui Bellefontaine says

    6th February 2019 at 12:23 pm

    Ok yes Im going to have to try these now. Fajitas are a staple in our house but I make mine in a frying pan oven roasting sounds like a good idea Thank you for linking to #CookBlogShare

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      6th February 2019 at 1:23 pm

      It’s a game changer, Jacqui! I’d love to know what you think if you try them. Eb x

      Reply
  5. Anna | Once Upon A Food Blog says

    6th February 2019 at 3:52 pm

    Chicken fajitas are a regular Saturday night meal in our house but I always do them on the hob top – or rather my hubby does – it’s one of the few meals he actually enjoys cooking! I love the sheet pan idea – less cleaning up is always a winner!

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      7th February 2019 at 1:15 pm

      Thanks Anna – glad you like the idea – I’d love to know what you (and hubby!) think if you try this method 😀 Eb x

      Reply
  6. Rebecca Smith says

    8th February 2019 at 9:27 pm

    We love fajitas in this family, which is quite odd given the specific palettes my two have (very fussy) but this looks soooo delicious, and those colours – love the colours, I definitely eat with my eyes x

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      11th February 2019 at 10:48 am

      Oooh – that’s great that fajitas is something both your kids like – especially as they are so yummy! Yes, I am like you – I definitely eat with my eyes!! Eb x

      Reply
  7. Midge @ Peachicks' Bakery says

    10th February 2019 at 12:04 pm

    This would be perfect for our Taco Tuesday or Round the World Wednesday nights!

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      11th February 2019 at 10:49 am

      I LOVE that you have theme nights – such a great way to keep things interesting and get your kids excited about different flavours and cuisines! Eb x

      Reply
  8. Balvinder says

    13th February 2019 at 1:12 am

    Oh my goodness! You definitely outdid yourself on this one. Looks so good!

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      13th February 2019 at 12:59 pm

      Aw, thanks Balvinder!

      Reply
  9. Nadia says

    31st May 2019 at 2:01 am

    Really enjoyed this! Great recipe!

    Just wondered – can you freeze leftovers? Or does it need to be frozen before cooking? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      31st May 2019 at 2:12 pm

      Hi Nadia, thanks for this lovely comment. So pleased you enjoyed it. Yes, you can freeze the leftovers! I like to turn the leftovers into a kind of chicken chilli, by adding a tin of chopped tomatoes or some passata and serving with rice and/or guacamole – so good! Eb 🙂

      Reply
      • Nadia says

        31st May 2019 at 3:02 pm

        Hi Eb thank you for replying 🙂 this is fab and will be a great standby in the freezer! Thanks again, can’t wait to try some more of your recipes xx

        Reply
        • Eb Gargano says

          3rd June 2019 at 9:57 am

          Yay! I’d love to know what else you try and how you get on 😀

          Reply
  10. KJ says

    30th January 2020 at 3:42 pm

    Hi
    Just a quick one as I’m making these now. I’ve got the chicken and the marinade in a bowl and popping out for a few hours. Do I add the peppers to it and leave in the fridge or add the peppers last min before going into the oven? I might have missed it but hopefully you see this !
    Thanks

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      30th January 2020 at 4:14 pm

      Sorry, I’ve only just seen this. I typically just marinate the chicken. But don’t worry if you’ve thrown the peppers in too – it won’t hurt! Eb 🙂

      Reply
      • Kj says

        30th January 2020 at 5:59 pm

        It’s not too late and I kept it separate incase . Thank you 🙂

        Reply
        • Eb Gargano says

          31st January 2020 at 9:32 am

          Yay! Good to hear. Hope you enjoyed it 😀

          Reply
  11. Kate says

    2nd August 2020 at 8:29 pm

    Really delicious chicken really tender and easier than stir frying

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      3rd August 2020 at 10:37 am

      Yay! I am so happy to hear that. Thanks for this lovely feedback and especially the 5* review 😀

      Reply
  12. Hananja Donald says

    15th September 2020 at 8:53 pm

    Easy and delicious! Definitely going on repeat in our house. I might just add some salt to the marinade next time.

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      16th September 2020 at 9:48 am

      Yay! So happy you liked it 😀 Thanks for the 5* review! Eb 🙂

      Reply

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