Name: One-Dish Chicken Fajita Bake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 4-5
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs, sliced; 4 bell peppers, any color, sliced; ½ medium onion, sliced; ½ tsp. chili powder (such as Simply Organic); ¼ tsp. paprika (such as Simply Organic); ¼ tsp. garlic powder (such as Simply Organic); ¼ tsp. cumin (such as Simply Organic); ¼ tsp. dried oregano (such as Simply Organic); ¼ tsp. sea salt; ⅛ tsp. black pepper; 1 Tbsp. avocado oil

Enjoy all the sizzle and flavor of a restaurant in the comfort of your own home with our One-Dish Chicken Fajita Bake!

Fajitas…a sensory experience.

With the enticing spicy smells, the sizzling sound of the chicken and veggies, and finally the mouth-watering taste, it’s hard to think about anything else when you’re enjoying fajitas – they’re always that good. The one thing that makes them better? Saving time by making them at home – and avoiding a wintery cold-weather snap.

Cook – and look – like a pro on a regular weeknight or special occasion.

This One-Dish Chicken Fajita Bake makes you look good with very little effort. With less than 10 ingredients that you likely already have on hand, this dish preps in just 10 minutes and can be on your table in just over a half hour. Hearing crickets? No worries, it’s just your family or dinner guests shocked into silence by the delectable dish that tastes almost too good to be served by someone they know.

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Looking to save more time?

As if there weren’t enough reasons to love this recipe, this One-Dish Chicken Fajita Bake is ideal to prep a day or two before you’re going to cook it. Slice up your chicken, make your fajita seasoning and pre-chop the peppers and onions –and your adulting like a boss!

The only thing left to do is toss the chicken and vegetables with oil and taco seasoning right in the pan (bonus points for doing this a day or two to really embed the fajita spices into the chicken), which eliminates the need for any extra bowls to wash later. Line the baking sheet with parchment paper and clean-up is literally in the {garbage} bag.

Variety is the spice of life.

A slight play on words is acceptable as this dish is indeed full of yummy spices and the serving options for this One-Dish Chicken Fajita Bake are limitless. Whether you cool things down by wrapping all the pieces into a lettuce wrap, mound them atop a bowl with cauliflower rice or make it heartier by stuffing it all into a sweet potato or corn tortilla, we dare say that there’s no wrong way to eat a fajita.

Each one is the perfect vehicle for a giant dollop of guacamole and your favorite salsa. If you have the hankering for a more authentic feel, please do sprinkle on some shredded jack cheese, crumbled cotija cheese or a little full-fat organic sour cream.

For the cauliflower rice option, you can either make your own using this recipe, buy it already grated in the produce section (both Trader Joe’s and Green Giant have products like these) or grab a bag of frozen organic cauliflower rice from Trader Joe’s for a super quick heat-and-eat option. Of course, if rice is your thing, you can also serve this chicken fajita bake that way, too.

Now that we’ve wiped that little drop of drool that mysteriously appeared from talking about these fajitas – let’s get cookin’! Be sure to share with us over on IG if you prep or cook it up…we love to see what’s going on in your kitchen!

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One-Dish Chicken Fajita Bake

Enjoy all the sizzle and flavor of restaurant fajitas in the comfort of your home with our One-Dish Chicken Fajita Bake!

Author: The Real Food Dietitians
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 35 mins
Yield: Serves 4-5 1x
Category: Entree, One-Dish
Cuisine: Mexican

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Ingredients

1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs, sliced
4 bell peppers, any color, sliced
½ medium onion, sliced
½ tsp. chili powder (such as Simply Organic)
¼ tsp. paprika (such as Simply Organic)
¼ tsp. garlic powder (such as Simply Organic)
¼ tsp. cumin (such as Simply Organic)
¼ tsp. dried oregano (such as Simply Organic)
¼ tsp. sea salt
⅛ tsp. black pepper
1 Tbsp. avocado oil

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375℉. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
On the baking sheet, mixed chicken. peppers, onions, seasoning and avocado oil together.
Bake for 20-22 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and vegetables are tender.
Serve with lettuce wraps, over a sweet potato, on top of cauliflower rice or in a corn tortilla with all of your favorite fajita fixings.

Notes

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Nutrition

Serving Size: 1/5 of recipe
Calories: 284
Sugar: 3g
Sodium: 231mg
Fat: 5g
Carbohydrates: 8g
Fiber: 2g
Protein: 16g

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