Delicious Skillet Fajitas are made in under a half hour using fresh chicken, fajita seasoning, bell peppers, and onions. The entire meal is made in one skillet making for the ideal easy clean-up dinner.
Fajitas are on the menu in my house at least once a month if not twice a month! Whether I’m making my easy skillet fajita recipe or my sheet pan citrus rock shrimp fajitas. Whatever it is–I love a meal with low clean up and lots of flavor! I know my husband appreciates meals like these too, since he typically is in charge of dishes most nights.
I love to pair my skillet chicken fajitas with my Mexican Street Corn Salad and Ranchero Beans.
Table of contents
Ingredients
- Chicken – You can use chicken breast and cut into 1-inch pieces or chicken tenderloin which make it even quicker to cut up!
- Fajita Seasoning – You can use any fajita seasoning, but I personally love to use my homemade fajita seasoning recipe.
- Onion – I like to use whatever type of onion I have on hand which is typically a white onion.
- Bell Peppers – I like to use red, orange, and yellow bell peppers for fajitas. We don’t particularly care for green bell peppers in my home.
- Tortilla – You can use either flour or corn tortillas for fajitas.
How to cook Chicken Fajitas on the Stove
You will be happy to know that cooking chicken fajitas on the stove is actually quite easy. Here are my step-by-step instructions with photos.
Heat a large skillet on medium heat. Pour the grapeseed oil in the pan. Add the diced chicken and one tablespoon of the fajita seasoning. Mix well and cook for 5 minutes with lid on.
Mix well then add in the quartered onion and cook for an additional 5 minutes until chicken is no longer raw. I love to cook my onions with the chicken because it not only flavors the chicken but ensure that the onions are nice and soft.
Add the bell peppers and the remaining 1 tablespoon of fajita seasoning to the skillet. Mix well, place lid on skillet and cook for an additional 5 minutes until peppers are al dente to soft in texture.
Serve skillet table side, divide mixture evenly among tortillas and top with your favorite fajita toppings.
FAQs
This fajita recipe can serve 4-6 very hungry adults. If you just serve the fajitas I would be prepared for each adult to consume 2-3 fajitas. If you add the suggested sides I have above then on average 2 fajitas per person.
Typically for fajitas you will want a smaller tortilla with just a few strips of meat and bell peppers in the middle of the tortillas.
Tortillas are all about thin strips. For this recipe, I like to cut my bell peppers into long slices as pictured above. I’ll also quarter an onion and cook that first before cooking the bell peppers.
If you want to wow your friends and family and have them feel like they are in a Mexican restaurant you can preheat a cast iron skillet at 450 degrees Fahrenheit. Let the skillet warm in the oven for 10-15 minutes until piping hot. Then just before you are ready to serve the fajitas table side add all the ingredients into the hot skillet.
Fajitas are actually a Tex-Mex style of a taco. They are served with small strips of meat, onions, and peppers with a small tortilla and toppings like sour cream, cheese, and guacamole.
Yes, you most definitely can have cheese with fajitas.
Tips & Tricks
Here are a few of my favorite tips and tricks I’ve found helpful when making this recipe.
- Citrus – If have orange juice on hand you can add a splash of orange juice to the chicken and onions as they cook. Or give a squeeze of fresh lime juice at the end of the cooking process before you are ready to serve.
- Liquid – You do not need to add any liquid to this skillet. The onions retain water and will release them as they cook as will the bell peppers.
- Thickener – To thicken the sauce you can simply add 1 tablespoon cornstarch to 1 tablespoon water, mix well and then mix into the skillet just before serving if you prefer to have a thick sauce coat the chicken and bell peppers.
- Skillet – You will want to find the largest skillet as possible. Sadly, OXO does not sell the skillet pictured in my photos anymore. This is probably the closest skillet in size I can find that they do sell.
- Substitutions – If you have an allergy or simply need to avoid a specific item here are a few of my recommendations.
- Gluten Free – Use a corn tortilla to avoid the gluten.
- Dairy Free – Omit the cheese and sour cream on the fajitas.
- Meat Free – See my recipe for Vegetarian Fajitas.
- Toppings – Here are a few of my favorite toppings for fajitas.
- Cilantro
- Sour Cream
- Guacamole
- Shredded Cheese
More Mexican Recipes
We love Mexican food in my home. Here are a few of my favorite Mexican recipes.
Still craving more fajitas?
Here are a few more of my favorite fajita recipes.
- Vegetarian Fajitas
- Grilled Skirt Steak and Shrimp Fajitas
- Sheet Pan Citrus Chicken Fajitas
- Grilled Chicken Fajitas
- Quinoa and Steak Fajita Bowl
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Skillet Fajitas
Equipment
- Stove Top
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Grapeseed Oil
- 1 lb. Chicken Tenderloins cut in 1-inch pieces
- 2 tablespoon Fajita Seasoning
- 1 Onion quartered
- 1 Red Bell Pepper sliced
- 1 Orange Bell Pepper sliced
- 1 Yellow Bell Pepper sliced
- 12 Tortillas
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet on medium heat. Pour the grapeseed oil in the pan. Add the diced chicken and one tablespoon of the fajita seasoning. Mix well and cook for 5 minutes with lid on.
- Mix well then add in the quartered onion and cook for an additional 5 minutes until chicken is no longer raw.
- Add the bell peppers and the remaining 1 tablespoon of fajita seasoning to the skillet. Mix well, place lid on skillet and cook for an additional 5 minutes until peppers are al dente to soft in texture.
- Serve skillet tableside, divide mixture evenly among tortillas and top with your favorite fajita toppings.
Notes
- Substitutions –
- Gluten Free – Use a corn tortilla to avoid the gluten.
- Dairy Free – Omit the cheese and sour cream on the fajitas.
- Meat Free – See my recipe for Vegetarian Fajitas.
- Toppings – Here are a few of my favorite toppings for fajitas.
- Cilantro
- Sour Cream
- Guacamole
- Shredded Cheese
Nutrition
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Debbi Does Dinner Healthy
We LOVE fajitas! Eat them often, thanks!