Name: Sizzling Chicken Fajita Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 12 oz chicken breast (cut into 1/4-inch slices); 1 heaping teaspoon chili powder; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 3 heavy dashes ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon cooking oil; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 small red onion (thinly sliced); 1 small green bell pepper (thinly sliced); 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice; Cilantro (for garnishing); Lime wedges; Tortilla

Chicken Fajita cooked in a sizzling cast-iron skillet. This Mexican favorite is so easy with homemade Fajita seasoning. Serve the juicy chicken with warm tortilla for a complete meal.

Chicken Fajita

Fajita is a traditional Mexican food. This homemade Chicken Fajita recipe is the closest to the ones at Mexican restaurants.

The chicken is so flavorful, juicy and much better than restaurants. When it’s served on the table side, I could practically hear the sizzling sound.

The sheer mention of fajita always get my mouthwatering. While I love traditional fajita made with skirt steak, I also love the version made with chicken. There is nothing not to love about well-seasoned chicken with spice, cooked over intense high heat on a hot cast-iron skillet.

This chicken fajita recipe takes a painless 20 minutes to make. The method is very easy. First, marinate the chicken with the the Fajita seasoning (chili powder, cumin, salt and ground black pepper). Cook the chicken in a skillet with oil before adding the onion, bell pepper and lime juice. This recipe is healthy and only 397 calories.

A good side dish for Fajita would be tortillas, corn or flour. I personally love flour tortilla, which I can fold my chicken fajita up easily by adding the chicken on the tortilla and serve immediately.

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Sizzling Chicken Fajita Recipe

Chicken Fajita cooked in a sizzling cast-iron skillet. This Mexican favorite is so easy with homemade Fajita seasoning. Serve the juicy chicken with warm tortilla for a complete meal.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 2

Calories 397 kcal

Ingredients

12 oz chicken breast cut into 1/4-inch slices
1 heaping teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 heavy dashes ground black pepper
1 tablespoon cooking oil
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 small red onion thinly sliced
1 small green bell pepper thinly sliced
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
Cilantro for garnishing
Lime wedges
Tortilla

Instructions

Marinate the chicken breast with the chili powder, cumin, salt and black pepper for 10 minutes.
Heat up a cast-iron skillet and add the oil and butter. Cook the chicken until they are slightly blackened on the surface. Push the chicken to one side of the skillet then add the onion and bell pepper. Cook for 30 seconds and stir to combine with the chicken. Add the lime juice, stir to blend well. Top with cilantro and serve hot with some lime wedges and tortilla.

Nutrition Facts

Sizzling Chicken Fajita Recipe

Amount Per Serving (2 g)

Calories 397 Calories from Fat 209

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 23.2g 36%

Saturated Fat 8.4g 42%

Cholesterol 139mg 46%

Sodium 477mg 20%

Total Carbohydrates 9g 3%

Dietary Fiber 2.1g 8%

Sugars 4.6g

Protein 37.5g 75%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

9 COMMENTS... read them below or add one

Martha Longstreth

September 9, 2016 at 7:43 AM

This looks great! Where do you add the butter?

Michelle Lee Hall

September 9, 2016 at 11:42 PM

Just made this for my fiancee and a best friend, and there is nothing left over. I been told I gotta do these again. Thank you so very much for an easy and delicious recipe. <3 Hugs <3

- Rasa Malaysia
  
  September 9, 2016 at 11:43 PM
  
  Hi Michelle, thanks for trying my chicken fajita recipe so fast. I know, it’s so good and easy right? Yes, you have to make it again and again! :)
  
Jane

March 3, 2017 at 4:23 PM

Chicken fajitas were delicious. Followed the recipe and my “meat and potatoes” husband loved it!

Sanjaye Dookheea

April 10, 2017 at 6:48 AM

When to add butter?

Claire

March 24, 2018 at 3:52 PM

Looks delicious, however…

I’ll ask what two others have questioned…you list butter as an ingredient but don’t state when you should use it. Should the butter not be listed in the ingredients?

Vicki

September 27, 2018 at 6:58 PM

These are really good. Made them twice now. Add the butter with the oil. ?

- Rasa Malaysia
  
  September 27, 2018 at 8:36 PM
  
  Hi Vicki – thanks for trying my chicken fajita recipe.
  
Healthy Kitchen 101

October 12, 2018 at 1:37 AM

You absolutely encouraged me to go to the store and buy ingredients cooking this darn chicken fajita. Preparing some packs for lunchtime at work xD
– Natalie

Sizzling Chicken Fajita