How to Make Quick and Easy Baked Chicken Fajitas - A Step-by-Step Guide

If you're craving a delicious and flavorful meal but don't want to spend hours in the kitchen, then this recipe for Quick and Easy Baked Chicken Fajitas is the perfect solution. With just a few simple ingredients and minimal prep time, you can have a mouthwatering Mexican-inspired dish on the table in no time.

What's great about this recipe is that it takes the classic flavors of fajitas – juicy chicken, bell peppers, onions, and spices – and transforms them into a hassle-free oven-baked ...

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Ingredients

  • ¼ cup olive oil, divided
  • 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
  • 1 teaspoon garlic granules, or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder, or to taste
  • 1 pinch dried oregano, or to taste
  • 1 pinch ground cumin, or to taste
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes for chili
  • 1 large onion, cut in strips
  • 1 green bell pepper, cut into strips, or to taste
  • 1 red bell pepper, cut into strips, or to taste
  • ½ (4 ounce) can chopped green chiles
  • ½ teaspoon seasoned salt, or to taste

Information

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 30 mins
  • Total Time: 50 mins
  • Servings: 4
  • Yield: 4 servings

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  • Drizzle 2 tablespoons olive oil over the bottom of a 10x14 glass dish. Add chicken strips.
  • Combine remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, garlic granules, chili powder, oregano, and cumin in a small bowl. Rub mixture over the chicken. Add tomatoes, onion, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and green chiles. Mix thoroughly. Sprinkle with seasoned salt.
  • Bake in the preheated oven, uncovered, until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
  • Nutrition

    430 cal.

    • Total Fat: 19g
    • Saturated Fat: 4g
    • Cholesterol: 129mg
    • Sodium: 562mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 12g
    • Dietary Fiber: 3g
    • Total Sugars: 7g
    • Protein: 49g
    • Vitamin C: 82mg
    • Calcium: 83mg
    • Iron: 5mg
    • Potassium: 744mg