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Chicken Fajita Tacos
Chicken Fajita Tacos are a delicious and easy meal go-to when food needs to hit the table quickly - a homemade fajita seasoning shines in this simple chicken fajita recipe, but packaged fajita mix works beautifully when time is short.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 454 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons fajita seasoning or 1 fajita seasoning packet
- 1.5 pounds chicken thighs
- 1 green bell pepper
- 1 medium-sized white onion
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil divided
- flour tortillas
Instructions
- Cut up chicken thighs into smaller bite-sized pieces and add to a bowl. Add all of the fajita seasoning, stirring to thoroughly coat the chicken. Set aside and finish prepping.
- Slice up the bell pepper and onion, roughly aiming for around ¼ inch thick pieces.
- Heat a pan with 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Once the oil shimmers with heat, add in the fajita-seasoned chicken. Cook for 6-7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
- Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil to the pan. Once the oil shimmers with heat, add all the peppers and onions.
- Cook pepper and onion over medium-high heat for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally; you want to retain some crispness so there’s some snap when you take a bite.
- Turn off the heat and add the cooked chicken back to the pan. Stir and serve piping hot with warm tortillas.
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Notes
- Heat tortillas in a frying pan over medium-high heat. When heating up, flip frequently to ensure the tortilla doesn’t burn. I like to cook them until I start seeing some browning in areas.
Nutrition Information
Calories
454kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
5g
(2%)
Protein
28g
(56%)
Fat
35g
(54%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
7g
Monounsaturated Fat
17g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
167mg
(56%)
Sodium
234mg
(10%)
Potassium
441mg
(13%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
361IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
27mg
(30%)
Calcium
23mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 454
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 454kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 28g | 56% |
| Fat | 35g | 54% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 7g | 41% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 167mg | 56% |
| Sodium | 234mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 441mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 361IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 27mg | 30% |
| Calcium | 23mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.