Flavorful chicken fajitas tacos made fresh right at home? Yes please! This super easy taco recipe is quick to make and absolutely delicious. If you're a fajita fan, you must try these tacos, cause you'll love them at first bite.
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Why You Should Make This Recipe
- I mean everyone loves tacos right? You only need a handful of ingredients to make delicious chicken fajita tacos in your own kitchen!
- If you love fajitas, you must try this super easy taco recipe. So flavorful, ready to eat in barely 30 minutes, budget-friendly, filling and nourishing. Top with guac, salsa or hot sauce.
- They're great for meal-prep as they reheat very well, and you can even use leftovers to make a quesadilla or burrito. They're also great to whip up for a dinner party with friends or family.
Key Ingredients and Variations
- Chicken: I use chicken breast butterflied into cutlets. They're thinner, quicker to cook and more tender. You could use chicken thighs if you wish.
- Taco seasoning: easy way to get those delicious Mexican flavors without having to mix a bunch of spices yourself.
- Bell peppers and onion: these are traditional fajita veggies. I sliced them into strips, you can definitely chop them if you prefer.
- Toppings: guacamole is great for this recipe, you can use salsa, fresh cilantro, a squeeze of lime, hot sauce..
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How to make Chicken Fajita Tacos
- Chop the chicken into bite size pieces.
- Cut the bell peppers and onion in strips.
Step 1:
- Heat up oil in skillet, add chopped chicken, cook for a 3-4 on medium high heat, then sprinkle half taco seasoning, stir and continue cooking for another 3-5 minutes or until fully cooked. Remove chicken and place on plate.
Step 2:
- In same skillet, add more oil, bell peppers and onion. Season with remaining taco seasoning. Stir and cook on medium high heat for about 5 minutes, or until tender, stirring often.
- Heat up the tortillas either in a skillet or microwave, assemble tacos by adding chicken, and fajita veggies. Scoop some guacamole on top, serve and enjoy!
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Top Tips
- Make sure to warm up the tortillas before assembling the tacos, so they're pliable. You can use a skillet to warm them or microwave by wrapping them in a damp paper towel for 30-60 seconds.
- If you have a cast-iron skillet, you can definitely use it, the fajitas will be even more flavorful.
- Add more oil if needed. Salt and pepper as well.
- Use med to high heat, stir often. If you can get some charred edges, even better!
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of tortillas are best for this recipe?
It's up to your taste. I prefer flour tortilla, taco size for fajitas but flour tortillas and gluten free ones work too.
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Chicken Fajita Tacos
Flavorful chicken fajitas tacos made fresh right at home? Yes please! This super easy taco recipe is quick to make and absolutely delicious. If you're a fajita fan, you must try these tacos, cause you'll love them at first bite.
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Servings: servings
Calories: 464.2 kcal
Equipment
- large skillet - cast-iron recommended
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil - divided in 2
- 1 pound chicken breast - cut into ½-inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon taco seasoning - divided in 2
- 1 red bell pepper - cut into strips
- 1 green bell pepper - cut into strips
- ½ white onion - cut into strips
- 8 flour tortillas - taco size
- 1 cup guacamole - recipe here
Instructions
- add ½ tablespoon of oil and cook chicken on med to high heat for 7 to 10 mins adding the seasonings halfway, remove chicken and add other half oil and veggies cooking for 5 mins adding the other half of seasonings halfway. heat tortillas and assemble
- Heat up ½ tablespoon of oil in skillet, add the chopped chicken, cook for a 3-4 on medium high heat, then sprinkle half the taco seasoning, stir and continue cooking for another 3-5 minutes or until fully cooked. Remove the chicken and place on a plate.
- In the same skillet, add the rest of the oil, bell peppers and onion. Season with the remaining taco seasoning. Stir and cook on medium high heat for about 5 minutes, or until tender, stirring often.
- Heat up the tortillas either in a skillet or microwave, assemble the tacos by adding chicken, and the fajita veggies. Scoop some guacamole on top, serve and enjoy!
Notes
This recipe yields about 8 tacos (1 serving = 2 tacos)
*The nutritional values shown in this recipe are approximate for one suggested serving size using the ingredients listed but not including any optional items and may vary per actual preferred portion sizes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 464.2kcalCarbohydrates: 39.8gProtein: 30.9gFat: 20.6gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 10.3gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 72.6mgSodium: 630.6mgPotassium: 932.6mgFiber: 7.8gSugar: 5.3gVitamin A: 1225.7IUVitamin C: 70.9mgCalcium: 109mgIron: 3.2mg
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