My favorite way to eat fajitas is cooked on the grill or stove top, but sometimes a different cooking method is more convenient. I must say I did like the oven method oven the crock pot method. The veggies stay crisp. It was nice to be able to put it all together and toss it in the oven and leave. I could then get other things done. Nothing beats the crispness that you get on the meat like a grill or stove top, but this was still yummy.
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| Oven Baked Chicken Fajitas |
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- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
- 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 (15 oz) can diced tomatoes with green chilies
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 1 large bell pepper, seeded and sliced (I use half a green and half a red)
- 12 flour tortillas
- Toppings such as cheese, sour cream, and guacamole – if desired
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place chicken strips in a greased 13×9 baking dish.
- In a small bowl combine the oil, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, dried oregano, and salt
- Drizzle the spice mixture over the chicken and stir to coat.
- Next add the tomatoes, peppers, and onions to the dish and stir to combine.
- Bake uncovered for 20-25 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are tender. Serve on tortillas with desired toppings.
Recipe adapted from Eatin’ On the Cheap.
This was great! Have made it several times and everyone loves it. I enjoy the ease of the recipe…no standing over the stove to make fajitas!
People…. use Rotel.
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Cannot wait to try this!!
I wanted to freeze this meal for my freezer meal group. Will it turn out if I throw it all together and freeze it raw?
Lots of good meals here
I made this tonight and used 1 can of diced tomatoes and 1 can of chiles. I drained both of the them before adding. I also squeezed the juice from quarter of a lime into the mixture. It came out just right and wasn’t watery at all.=)
Was I supposed to drain the can of tomatoes (Rotel)? My dish came out really watery.
Fixed this for dinner tonight and was really good…Thanks so much for this great recipe, I will be fixing this again…
Step 4 says “add tomatoes, chilies, . ..”. Are we supposed to add a can of diced green chilies as well as the tomatoes with chilies or is this just a typo (there are no green chilies listed in the ingredients)/ Thanks-planning on making this tonight ; )
Just stopping in to say this was crazy good. My picky, picky 7 year old ate two helpings of it. I’m flabbergasted, to say the least. I kind of wish I had been recording it lol
Fantastic recipe. Thanks for sharing it. =)
Also wondering if anyone has tried this with shrimp?
I liked it but mine turned out extremely watery. I tried to thicken it with some cornstarch-water but it just masked the flavor. I used real tomatoes instead of canned-could that have anything to do with it?
Do you think we could do these with shrimp? I don’t eat meat.
I made this with chicken and shrimp (separately) and they both turned out great! Not sure if you already have the answer but I just saw your post!
I made this for supper tonight and we enjoyed it BUT I thought it needed more salt. It was hard to taste any salt in it at all. I didn’t have the can of Rotel (tomatoes w/green chiles), so I used a can of fire roasted tomatoes instead.
Thank you for the recipe. It was simple and ended up tasting great! I doubled the recipe and put the extra 1/2 in the freezer (raw) for a later meal.
I made this Monday and we loved it. My husband was not crazy on the flavors of the seasonings but I loved them. I turned it into chicken quesadilla’s for the leftovers. Delish and super easy with 2 kids under 2.
I do not like the soggy crockpot versions so this sounds perfect! Bonus that I don’t have to stand over the stove cooking since it’s done in the oven!