Sizzling Chicken Fajita

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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.

Mexican Chicken Fajita cooked in a sizzling cast-iron skillet.
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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.

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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.

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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.


Frequently Asked Questions

How many calories per serving?

This recipe is only 397 calories per serving.

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4.55 from 20 votes

Sizzling Chicken Fajita

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
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Ingredients  

  • 12 oz. (340 g) chicken breast, cut into 1/4-inch (5mm) 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 chili powder, cumin, salt, and black pepper for 10 minutes.
  • Heat a cast-iron skillet and add the oil and butter. Cook the chicken until it is 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, then stir to combine with the chicken.
  • Add the lime juice and stir to blend well. Top with cilantro and serve hot with lime wedges and tortillas.

Nutrition

Serving: 2people, Calories: 397kcal, Carbohydrates: 9g, Protein: 37.5g, Fat: 23.2g, Saturated Fat: 8.4g, Cholesterol: 139mg, Sodium: 477mg, Fiber: 2.1g, Sugar: 4.6g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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11 Comments

  1. Healthy Kitchen 101 says:

    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

  2. Vicki says:

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

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Hi Vicki – thanks for trying my chicken fajita recipe.

  3. Claire says:

    Looks delicious, however…

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

    1. Cyndi in NC says:

      Add the butter with the oil when you heat the skillet.

    2. tbizy says:

      Hey Claire…she did say heat the cast iron and heat the oil and butter together…..I just wrote it all down lol

  4. Sanjaye Dookheea says:

    When to add butter?

  5. Jane says:

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

  6. Michelle Lee Hall says:

    5 stars
    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

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      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! :)

  7. Martha Longstreth says:

    5 stars
    This looks great! Where do you add the butter?