Easy Skillet Chicken Fajitas — 🧡💛These chicken fajitas take just 30 minutes to make and are the perfect weeknight dinner. Friends and family will go crazy for this recipe!
Easy Chicken Fajitas Recipe
With these easy chicken fajitas that are made in one skillet, packed with flavor, and ready in 30 minutes, I’m totally set for busy weeknights.
Or make this chicken fajita recipe for your next party. You can spice up your game day with Old El Paso™ recipes and ingredients from Albertsons Company Stores. I bought the ingredients at my local Vons store.
I made these easy chicken fajita recipe with Old El Paso Fajita Seasoning Mix and it lends restaurant-style flavor. The chicken is tender and perfectly spiced. The peppers and onions are juicy and provide the perfect subtle crunch to the fajitas.
My family loves this meal and I could make it every week and they’ll always be happy.
My family LOVED it.!!! As quick as I cooked it, it was eaten just as fast. I will definitely be trying more of your recipes.
Dorothy
Ingredients for Skillet Chicken Fajitas
To make this easy fajita recipe (including the flavorful chicken fajita seasoning!), you’ll need:
- Olive oil
- Chicken breasts
- Sweet Vidalia onion
- Red and yellow bell peppers
- Water
- 1-ounce packet Old El Paso Fajita Seasoning Mix
- Old El Paso Flour Tortilla Shells
- Your favorite fajita toppings (keep scrolling for my suggestions)
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make Chicken Fajitas in a Skillet
This is the BEST chicken fajita recipe ever, because it’s both so flavorful and so simple to make!
- Slice the chicken into strips and then cook it in a pan with some oil. Once fully cooked, remove the chicken from the skillet.
- Then, sauté the onions in the same pan until they begin to caramelize and turn golden brown.
- Add in the peppers and continue cooking until they soften.
- Return the chicken to the skillet, add the fajita seasoning and water, and cook until chicken is heated through.
- Spoon the fajita mixture into tortillas and top with your favorite toppings.
Tip for Flexible Tortillas
I like to warm the tortillas in a dry skillet over low heat. This makes them more pliable and it’s easier to stuff them with the chicken fajita filling.
Fajita Topping Ideas
As with burritos and tacos, you can top your skillet chicken fajitas with anything you’d like!
Recipe FAQs
Of course! I used red and yellow peppers because my family prefers them, but you can use green or orange if you prefer.
Of course! You can make the fajitas vegetarian by omitting the chicken and using hearty portobello mushrooms instead.
Of course! Just note that the cooke time will be slightly increased.
We prefer using flour tortillas (warmed gently in the microwave) because they’re softer, more pliable, and less prone to breaking than corn tortillas.
Storage and Reheating Instructions
To store: Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge. They’ll last up to 5 days.
To reheat: Warm leftovers for 30-second intervals in the microwave or in an oiled skillet over medium heat.
Sides to Serve with Chicken Fajitas
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30-Minute Skillet Chicken Fajitas
Ingredients
- 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil, or as necessary
- 1 to 1.25- pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, sliced into 1/2-inch strips
- 1 medium/large sweet Vidalia onion, thinly sliced
- 1 medium red bell pepper, cut into thin strips (orange or green peppers may be substituted)
- 1 medium yellow bell pepper, cut into thin strips
- ¼ cup water
- one 1-ounce packet Old El Paso Fajita Seasoning Mix
- one 8-count package Old El Paso Flour Tortilla Shells, for serving
- guacamole, sour cream, cheese, lime juice, etc. or your favorite toppings, optional
Instructions
- To a large skillet add the oil, chicken, and cook over medium-high heat for about 3 minutes or until chicken is lightly browned and cooked through; stir and flip intermittently. Remove chicken from skillet (keep the oil and cooking juices in the pan) and set aside.
- If necessary add a bit more oil, add the onions, and sauté over medium heat for about 5 to 7 minutes, or until they begin to caramelize and soften; stir intermittently.
- Add the peppers and sauté for about 5 minutes, or until they begin to soften; stir intermittently.
- Return chicken to skillet.
- Add the water, fajita seasoning mix, and cook for about 3 minutes, or until chicken is heated through; stir intermittently. Spoon mixture into tortillas (if desired warm them first in a dry skillet for about 15 to 30 seconds per side) and serve immediately. Optionally top with guacamole, sour cream, cheese, lime juice, etc. or your favorite toppings. Fajitas are best warm and fresh.
Notes
- Extra fajita mixture will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 5 days. Reheat gently as desired.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Delicious!
Thanks, Michelle, that’s great to hear!
My family LOVED it.!!! As quick as I cooked it, it was eaten just as fast. I will definitely be trying more of your recipes.
We haven’t had Mexican food in a while and Jon was excited for these! So easy and so good–I don’t know why I haven’t made them in such a long time. We had ours with sour cream and lots of cilantro (and Jon threw together some sangria while I was cooking). Another excellent dinner thanks to you!?
So happy you enjoyed these! Lots of sour cream and cilantro (and the sangria!!) sound right up my alley!
Awesome recipe! I will surprise my hubby for dinner. Thanks for sharing :)
waooooo. this look so yummy
I remember my mom using that seasoning in taco salad and chili. Good memories. This is beautiful.
I could live on Mexican – these fajitas look PERFECT!! You bring the fajitas, I’ll bring the churros. :)
We both had Mexican posts up at the same time, too funny. Who’s bringing the margaritas :)
I’m completely CRAZY for fajitas! I love them any way you make them and these sound so easy to make!
Super easy and I love anything Mexican :)
Fajitas are my go-to at any and all mexican restaurants, including Chipotle. They are SO simple that even the sketchiest places can’t screw them up! I consider the fajita the mark of a great restaurant. Though, of course, homemade trumps all. I make them so often I have perfected my personal fajita spice blend.
AND they are a perfect food for picky guests! Everyone can customize their own.
Exactly!
Yummy! I’d love these fajitas with a big scoop of guacamole on top :) Oh, and margarita (of course!).
Guac and margaritas are a must! :)
Ahhh! You’re REALLY making me crave chicken fajitas now and I don’t even think I’ll be able to wait for dinner either. Fajitas for lunch is cool right? ;) Love love love how easy these are to throw together!
Totally perfect at lunch! :)
I haven’t made fajitas in a long time. I have used a frozen fajita mix from Costco that doesn’t have a bunch of chemicals in it but I really prefer freshly cooked peppers over frozen and reheated. This recipe is so easy and looks delicious…..and the peppers won’t be mushy!
Hate mushy veggies of any kind, too! And these peppers stay just crisp enough and you get to control all the ingredients. My family loved these and we didn’t even need to go out to a Mexican dinner to enjoy them!
I’m all for a quick easy go to for weeknight dinners! This looks way too dreamy to be 30-minutes is all :) BUT I LOVE IT EVEN MORE BECAUSE IT IS!!!!
30 minutes is my max that I spend on weeknight dinners! Who has the time or energy at that point in the day!