Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas
on Feb 15, 2021, Updated Jun 28, 2024
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Sheet Pan Fajitas is a quick and easy meal with chicken, bell peppers, and onions. Super fast to make and requires very little hands on time. Bonus, this recipe is in my fall cookbook, Family Dinner Made Easy: Fall Recipes!
This will be a recipe that you use over and over because it’s so easy to whip up. Once the peppers, onions, and chicken are thinly sliced all you have to do is mix up the seasonings and toss. Then throw everything on a sheet pan and the oven does the rest. Dinner is done!
Sheet pan fajitas make for a perfect busy weeknight meal. They are simple, healthy, filling, and so yummy. You can wrap the fajitas in my homemade tortillas or eat on a bed of Spanish rice.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Sheet pan dishes are so easy to put together and this one is done in just 40 minutes.
- This recipe is healthy and packed with lots of protein and veggies.
- This is one of those meals that are easy to customize to meet what you have on hand your preferences. Enjoy the flexibility!
- The cleanup is minimal which is always a win in my book.
- These can easily be made gluten-free or Keto.
Recipe Ingredients
- Chicken – I like to use boneless skinless chicken breast
- Olive oil
- Bell peppers – Any colors you prefer
- Onion – I like white onion, but any color will do
- Lime – You will need the juice of one lime for drizzling
- Cilantro – Fresh cilantro is the best, optional
- Spices – Chili powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, cumin, salt, and ground black pepper
- Tortillas – You can use flour or corn tortillas for serving
- For serving – I love to use lime wedges, sour cream, grated cheese, guacamole, optional for serving
See the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and quantities
How to Make Sheet Pan Fajitas
Step 1. Preheat oven to 400°F and spray a large baking sheet with cooking spray. Mix chili powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, cumin, salt, and pepper in a small bowl.
Step 2. Place chicken on the sheet pan, drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle with seasoning mixture. Add bell peppers and onion, tossing gently to combine.
Step 3. Bake for about 20 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through (165°F).
Step 4. Remove from oven, toss lightly, drizzle with lime juice, and sprinkle with cilantro if desired. Serve in warmed tortillas with optional toppings.
Recipe FAQs
Yes! Using chicken thighs will turn out so juicy and tender. Use whatever you have on hand.
Yes, you can substitute the chicken with beef, shrimp, or even tofu. Adjust the cooking time as needed to ensure the meat is cooked through.
To add more heat, you can increase the amount of chili powder or add a pinch of cayenne pepper to the seasoning mix. You can also serve with spicy salsa or hot sauce.
Yes, you can prepare the seasoning mix and cut the vegetables and chicken in advance. Store them separately in the refrigerator until you are ready to bake.
Expert Tips
- For even more flavor, marinate the chicken with the seasoning mix and olive oil for at least 30 minutes or overnight in the refrigerator.
- Ensure the chicken and vegetables are cut into uniform sizes to ensure even cooking.
- Make sure your oven is fully preheated to 400°F to help the vegetables caramelize and the chicken cook properly.
- Warm the tortillas in a dry skillet or in the oven wrapped in foil for a few minutes before serving for the best texture and taste.
How to Serve and Store Sheet Pan Fajitas
You can serve fajitas on flour tortillas, wheat tortillas, or sweet potato cassava tortillas with pico de gallo, guacamole or over lettuce to create salad. Spanish rice and refried beans would be a great addition as well.
In my opinion fajitas are best fresh, but you can easily bake this and then freeze for later. Sheet pan fajitas also work great for meal prepping. To store any leftovers, cool completely, then put in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
More Easy Recipes to Consider
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Hawaiian Roll Sliders
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Sausage Bean Soup with Spinach
Beef Recipes
Reverse Sear Steak
Chicken Recipes
Shredded Chicken Tacos
This recipe is from my cookbook Family Dinner Made Easy: Fall Recipes and it’s so good! This book is 8 weeks of meal plans (5 dinners, 1 dessert, 1 snack per week with full shopping list) that are easy family friendly meals. It’s available in both digital and hardcover book form.
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Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken, cut into ½-inch slices
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 large bell peppers, cut into strips (any colors you prefer)
- 1 medium white onion, cut into thin strips
- Juice of 1 lime
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro, optional
- 12 small corn or flour tortillas for serving
- Lime wedges, sour cream, grated cheese, guacamole, optional for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F., and spray a large rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray (the baking sheet should be roughly 17×12 inches).
- In a small bowl, add the chili powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, cumin, salt, and pepper. Stir well to combine and set aside.
- Add the chicken to the sheet pan and drizzle with the olive oil.
- Sprinkle the seasoning mixture over the chicken, and toss well to combine.
- Add the bell peppers and onion to the sheet pan, and toss gently to combine.
- Bake until the chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes. Check a few of the largest pieces to make sure they register 165 degrees F. on an instant-read thermometer.
- When the chicken is cooked, remove from the oven.
- Toss lightly to combine again.
- Drizzle the pan with the juice of 1 lime and sprinkle with chopped cilantro if using.
- Serve in warmed tortillas with additional toppings of your choice.
Notes
- This recipe is really easy to scale up and cook for a crowd! It’s a favorite at our house to serve friends and family.
- You can add additional peppers and onions to your liking. I normally add another pepper or two because I like them the most and hope to have leftovers.
- Sometimes I’ll serve the fajita toppings over chopped lettuce with additional toppings like cheese and salsa to make an easy fajita salad.
- Warm the tortillas in a dry skillet or in the oven wrapped in foil for a few minutes before serving for the best texture and taste.
This is a great recipe! I was hesitant about not using the sizzling skillet method for fajitas, but this turned out delicious. I prepped the chicken, veggies and seasoning mix in advance so all I had to do at dinner time was toss everything together and bake. Everything was cooked perfectly after 20 minutes. This recipe is a keeper!