Easy Chicken Fajitas Recipe

One Pan Baked Chicken Fajitas is Great for Low-Carb Diet.  Serving Tortillas Aside for Anybody Who Loves Carbs.

Easy chicken fajitas recipe is a one-pan meal.  If you are on low-carb diet, this is perfect for you.  It is so flavorful that you can skip the tortillas.  But if anyone in your family loves carbs, serve tortillas on the side.  So, everybody's happy.

Total Time: 1 Hour 45 Minutes
Prep Time: 5 Minutes  
Active Cook Time: ZERO  
Inactive Cook Time: 1 Hour 40 Minutes  
Serving: 4-6

How great it is to have chicken fajitas and wrapped it in a piece of tortilla and take a big bite of deliciousness, right?

If you are watching your carb intake like I do, that piece of tortilla most likely kill your diet immediately. So, skipping it is the way to go.

This chicken recipe gives you the convenience to serve the tortillas on the side for your family who are not in diet and doesn't worry about too much carbs.  So you only make one meal, diet or not, for everyone. Best of all, everybody enjoy it together. To me, that is one of the best things in the world.

CHEF NOTES

If you need to serve the tortillas, wrap the stack with aluminum foil.  Put it into the warm oven after taking the chicken out for resting. Serve them along with the chicken.   Also, if you decide to serve with tortillas, feel free to add other ingredients, such as sour cream, cheese, avocado and so forth.

Same recipe applies to any parts of the bird.  If you cook with bone-in skin-on chicken breasts, stick with the breasts for same cook time.  Same principle, same method if you choose to cook a different part of the bird.

There are different packages of Fajita mix.  If you cook this easy chicken fajitas recipe often enough, I highly recommend to buy the one in a jar.  It is much more economical.

Easy Chicken Fajitas Recipe  and Instructions

Ingredients
4-5 lb Bone-in Skin-on Chicken Breasts, Thighs or Drumsticks
2 Envelopes Fajita Mix (or 5 tbsp Fajita Mix from the jar and 1 tbsp Salt)
3 bags (1lb each) Frozen Stir-fry Mix (aka Pepper Onion Mix)
2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1. Mix fajita mix with extra virgin olive oil.
2. Add into chicken, toss to coat and chill overnight.
3. Line a roasting pan with aluminum foil for easy clean up later and preheat oven at 425F.
4. Single layer chicken skin side down on roasting pan and cook for 50 minutes.
5. Add frozen pepper and onion on top and continue to cook for another 40 minutes until chicken is thoroughly cooked through.  If not, cook the chicken in the oven again for another 10 minutes until meat is done.
6. Rest for 8-10 minutes and serve immediately.
7. Serve with soft tacos (optional).

Easy Chicken Fajitas Recipe Steps with Photos

2 Envelopes Fajita Mix (or 5 tbsp Fajita Mix from the jar and 1 tbsp Salt) in a mixing bowl.

Whisk in extra virgin olive oil. Marinade will look like paste.

Add marinade into chicken, toss to coat and chill overnight.

Single layer chicken skin side down on roasting pan.

Chicken is half way cooked after first 50 minutes of cook time.

3 bags (1lb each) Frozen Stir-fry Mix (aka Pepper Onion Mix)

Add frozen vegetables into the same pan with the chicken.

Cook another 40 minutes, uncovered, until chicken is cooked through.

Wrap a stack of tortillas with foil.

While chicken is resting at room temperature, transfer foil wrapped tortillas into the hot oven for 10 minutes to warm up.

ENJOY chicken as is for your low-carb diet.

Or, ENJOY it by shredding the meat and discarding skin and bones and wrap it with warm tortillas.

Recipe Ingredients and Tools

Roasting Pan

Tongs

Meat Thermometer

Fajita Seasoning in Envelope

Fajita Seasoning in a Jar

Taco Holder Stands

Serve This With: 

• Simply Healthier Lemonade Concentrate Recipe from Scratch
  

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