Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

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Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas are a zesty and flavorful recipe that can be prepared quickly enough to make it a wonderful weeknight dinner. It’s roasted chicken with bell peppers and onions wrapped in a warm flour tortilla with your favorite toppings. 

Serve them in warm flour tortillas and it’s easy to take the whole meal up a notch by making your own homemade tortillas. Check out my flour tortilla recipe! 

Ingredients Needed:

• chicken breasts or thighs 
• onion
• bell peppers
• olive oil
• dried oregano 
• smoked paprika
• cumin
• honey
• lemon juice
• garlic 
• salt
• black pepper
• flour tortillas 
• your favorite toppings: shredded cheese, sour cream, chopped cilantro, lime juice 

How To Make the Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas: 

• Place chicken, bell peppers, and onions in the marinade in a bowl and let rest in the fridge for half an hour or longer. 
• Place marinated chicken and veggies on a parchment paper lined sheet pan and bake in a 375 degree oven for 40 minutes or until tender with an internal temperature of 165 degrees. 
• Remove from oven and let chicken rest for ten minutes. Slice the chicken thinly.
• Serve the chicken and veggies in a flour tortilla with your favorite toppings.
• Refrigerate the leftovers. 

I hope y’all enjoy this delicious meal!

~Rachel Ballinger ☕️💕

”A lot of living happens in the kitchen.”    ~Rachel

Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

Sheet pan chicken fajitas are a zesty and flavorful recipe that can be prepared quickly enough to make it a great weeknight dinner. It’s roasted chicken with onions and bell peppers wrapped in a warm flour tortilla with your favorite toppings.

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Prep Time 45 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Servings: 6 Servings

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 4 boneless chicken breasts or thighs, about 2 to 2.5 pounds
• 1 large onion cut into rings
• 2 bell peppers red, yellow, or orange, cut into rings
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1 tbsp dried oregano
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp honey
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 clove of garlic minced
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 8 flour tortillas
• Toppings: Sour cream shredded cheese, chopped cilantro, lime juice

Method

 

1. On a cutting board, place the chicken, two pieces at a time in a gallon size plastic bag and pound with a meat mallet until about 1 inch thick.
2. Place the chicken, onion, and bell pepper in a bowl.
3. Add everything else except the flour tortillas and toppings. Mix, cover, and refrigerate for half an hour or more.
4. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
5. Place marinated chicken mixture on a parchment paper lined sheet.
6. Bake for about 1 hour or until internal temperature reaches 165°F.
7. Remove from the oven and let it rest for about 10 minutes and then slice it with a sharp knife.
8. Serve the chicken and veggies in a flour tortilla with your favorite toppings.