Mexican Restaurant Fajita Chicken Recipel
Toni Jarels
Scoop the chicken and vegetables onto plates then serve with rice, a mountain of fresh guacamole, and/or tortillas, and then dig in. I hope you love these easy, yummy, best chicken fajitas ever! Enjoy!
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- Chop vegetables and chicken a couple days ahead to save time.
- Serve fajitas with rice, gluten-free tortillas, and/or guacamole.
eWe celebrated our sons winning third overtime shot in his basketball game with lunch at our favorite local Mexican restaurant this past Sunday. It was so fun (and delicious!) The entire family was eating off my fajita skillet by the end of the meal, and they all loved the authentic fajita recipe.
I felt like a professional chef while making these, the house smelled fantastic and they came out tasting better than the fajitas I get in restaurants. So simple too!! I used the leftovers on top of a salad the next day for lunch.
I made these this evening. These were so good. I make chicken fajitas all the time for dinner but this recipe was so much easier and I thought had better flavor than the recipe that I adapted and have been using. Definitely a keeper and I cannot wait to cook it for more than just me.
While chicken fajitas taste great on their own, toppings can make all the difference. From a dollop of sour cream to cheese or avocado slices, fajitas are a fun way to serve customizable options for your family or a large party! A few of my favorite toppings are pico de gallo and guacamole.
Chicken fajitas were always my go-to dinner order whenever we'd go out to a Tex-Mex restaurant. Even as a kid, my mom and I would order a platter of sizzling hot fajitas and go to town making our own perfectly stuffed tortillas.
It's the worst when you go to a Mexican restaurant and order something other than fajitas and then smell someone else's walking by! These look like a wonderful way to make my house smell that amazing! Thanks for the tip about caramelizing the onions, for the perfect flavors!
Excellent tips for these fajitas!! I agree - caramelizing the onions is so worth the time!! I love how you wrote this to say, "make restaurant quality fajitas at home"...I'm so sold on that! I love fajitas at the Mexican restaurant but if I can make them at home...even better! And we all know...anything made in a cast iron skillet is delish!
I hope you love these as much (if not more!) than the ones you get out at a restaurant! Years ago, I would have never thought I could make fajitas this good at home, but shoutout to my hubby for his dedication to the cause ?
The best fajita recipe! The marinade is fantastic! I followed exactly as written and it was easy and so delicious. I will be making this again and I look forward to trying the tequila lime chicken recipe too. Thank you for creating delicious recipes!
This recipe was soooo ridiculously good! The chicken was one of the most flavourful I have ever had! I actually ended up marinating the tenders for 48 hours because I did not have time to make it and it turned out so amazing! I made the entire dish in a cast iron pan because I did not feel like dealing with the grill and it was fabulous! Best fajitas EVER!!!
Great recipe and my family rated it the best chicken fajitas I have ever made at home and gave me a 9.5 out of 10 compared to their favorite restaurant that serves them. I call that a huge win. Thank you for the recipe.
This is the best way to make grilled chicken breasts whether or not you are making fajitas. They are juicy and well seasoned and go great with the peppers and onion part of the recipe. Best part: grandkids love them too!
Hi, I made this fajita recipe today and we really enjoyed it. I marinated overnight with a little extra oil and cilantro (I love cilantro). I cooked the chicken in the air fryer instead of the grill and it turned out great.
During the last minute of cooking, add the peppers and onions back into the pan, using tongs to turn and rotate the fajitas until they are combined with the chicken and heated through. Then, serve sizzling hot!
When I make burrito bowls, I start with homemade cilantro lime rice, top it with the cooked fajitas, and then comes the fire-roasted corn, guacamole, this amazing salsa, a dollop of sour cream, and a generous sprinkle of shredded cheese. Fully loaded is how I like my chicken fajita bowls.
Made this tonight and enjoyed having chicken fajitas at home! The marinade gives a savory flavor reminiscent of restaurant style fajitas. I grilled my chicken and it came out so tender and tasty. Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe. I will be adding it to my rotation.
Hi! what would be the best way to re- heat the chicken fajitas before serving without getting them dry or chewy? I wish to pre- make before guests arrive so that I can sit and enjoy talking rather than grilling. Thx
Hi Kelly! Yes, I think you could prepare the marinade, toss in the chicken, and freeze it immediately. I do suggest letting the chicken defrost in the refrigerator for 8 hours so that it marinates the chicken as it comes down to fridge temp! Hope you enjoy the fajitas!
I made the beef fajitas which were excellent, so these were a must try. The pineapple flavor is a bit more forward here there it is in the beef fajitas. I would cut the pineapple juice to just 1-1.5 TBSP or marinade the chicken closer to 4 hours than the 6 hours that I did. Overall, a really great recipe that I will just tweet a bit for my palate.
You can also make these chicken fajitas into a freezer meal. Just put all ingredients and the marinade into a freezer bag and freeze. When you are ready for some Mexican food, just defrost in a refrigerator overnight and cook! It will also marinate while defrosting!
Chicken Fajitas would have to be one of the easiest recipes out there, BUT people (used to be me) usually opt to buy seasoning in a packet from the supermarket. Well, these chicken fajitas hit those packets over the head a million times over. Why buy it when you can make it SO MUCH BETTER yourself with just a handful of ingredients, and maybe only 3 extra minutes added to your prep time?
And now, I am equally as giddy to bring you restaurant delicious chicken fajitas into the the comfort of your own home! This Chicken Fajita recipe is one of my all time favorite dinners and you will be blown away at both how easy AND how delicious they are and strongly tempted to say adios to your favorite restaurant fajitas because these are just that good.
Yes, you may freeze either the chicken after it is cooked or the chicken when it is added to the chicken fajita marinade. I do not recommend freezing the bell peppers as they will become mushy when defrosted.
Follow this recipe and my grilling tips, and you will be rewarded with a grilled chicken that is so tender, juicy, and flavorful that you might just stop ordering grilled chicken at restaurants. Because now, you can do it better yourself!
Add oil and lime juice to the fajita spice mix to create the marinade. Add cup canola or olive oil with the juice of 1 lime to the fajita seasoning and mix well. The acid from the lime juice along with the kosher salt tenderizes the chicken as it rests.
My husband Tommy is a creature of habit. Anytime we eat at a Mexican restaurant, he always orders chicken fajitas. When we went to Mexico years ago, he may have ordered them almost every night! I find it amusing because I get bored of eating the same thing twice. I tend to always try something completely new to me. If you love fajitas but want some variety, try my Spicy Breakfast Fajitas, Grilled Steak Fajitas, and Shrimp Fajitas.
These healthy chicken fajitas are a regular in my home. We make them at least once a month, and the whole family enjoys them. When Madison was younger, she only liked her bell peppers raw, so I would chop some up and set them aside for her with some chicken and a tortilla. Fajitas are easy to deconstruct if your kids like to eat their foods separately.
I marinate the chicken for 15-30 minutes using my favorite chicken fajita seasoning: chili powder, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and cumin combined with lime juice. I mix the peppers and onions with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
Best chicken fajita recipe ever, look no further! Followed this recipe exactly and marinated the chicken for one hour. So flavorful and delicious! Looking forward to having the leftover for lunch today! ?
This homemade Fajita Seasoning Recipe is healthy and easy, delicious and perfect for beef, chicken, shrimp and fish fajitas, tacos, enchiladas and many other Mexican or Tex-Mex recipes.
Imagine my surprise when I saw fajitas on the menu at a restaurant in Norway just a few years ago! I tried them and they were very good. The tortillas were store-bought but they knew what they were doing when they prepared the fajita meat.
Did you know that fajitas is a Spanish term and it usually refers to a grilled meat served in a taco or a flour corn tortilla? So you can literally make these fajitas with any meat you like. However, chicken fajitas are my favorite. So since it usually refers to a grilled meat, you can grill the chicken breasts then cut them up in thin strips and pile them up on your tortillas. However, I love my skillet meals, so I made this all in one skillet.
We love these chicken fajitas. I use chipotle chili powder and coat the chicken in 3/4 of the spice mix along with lime, cilantro and avocado oil before frying. I Add the remaining 1/4 to the vegetables. So good. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
A large cast iron skillet or enameled cast iron braiser (like you see in this post) are my favorite pans to use for skillet fajitas. These pans are excellent at providing even heat and make quick work of cooking the chicken and veggies.
In this chicken fajita recipe, chicken is infused with a flavorful marinade, then cooked with bell peppers, onions and garlic. Served with your favorite tortillas, guacamole, and homemade salsa, these chicken fajitas are an easy, healthy & delicious weeknight meal.
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