Weeknight Chicken Fajita Recipes
WEEKNIGHT CHICKEN FAJITAS FOR TWO
My family loves fajitas and asks for them at least once a week. This quick and easy version gets as close to the version our local taqueria serves.-Tanya Cook, West Salem, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 55m
Yield 2 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Combine the seasonings; set aside 1 tablespoon. Add 2 tablespoons oil, marinade for chicken, juices and Liquid Smoke if desired to remaining mixture; pour into a large resealable plastic bag. Add the chicken; seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate for 2 hours, turning occasionally., Drain and discard marinade. In a large skillet, saute chicken in 1 tablespoon oil until no longer pink. Remove and keep warm., In the same skillet, saute the onion, red pepper and reserved seasonings in remaining oil until crisp-tender. Return chicken to the pan; heat through. Spoon chicken and vegetables onto tortillas; fold in sides. Serve with toppings as desired.
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FLAVORFUL CHICKEN FAJITAS
This chicken fajitas recipe is definitely on my weeknight dinner rotation. The marinated chicken in these popular wraps is mouthwatering. The fajitas go together in a snap and always get raves! -Julie Sterchi, Campbellsville, Kentucky
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine 2 tablespoons oil, lemon juice and seasonings; add the chicken. Turn to coat; cover. Refrigerate for 1-4 hours. , In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, saute peppers and onions in remaining oil until crisp-tender. Remove and keep warm. , Drain chicken, discarding marinade. In the same skillet, cook chicken over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 5-6 minutes. Return pepper mixture to pan; heat through. , Spoon filling down the center of tortillas; fold in half. Serve with toppings as desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 369 calories, Fat 15g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 63mg cholesterol, Sodium 689mg sodium, Carbohydrate 30g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 28g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
WEEKNIGHT SKILLET FAJITAS
Strips of chicken cooked with sliced tri-color peppers and onions are served in tortillas for these quick and easy fajitas.
Provided by Bird's Eye
Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips Birds Eye®
Time 20m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and cook chicken, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.
- Stir in Recipe Ready Tri-Color Peppers & Onions Blend, cumin and salt. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly cooked.*
- Serve in flour tortillas. Garnish, if desired, with lime wedges.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 517.5 calories, Carbohydrate 60.1 g, Cholesterol 69.2 mg, Fat 14.1 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 34.1 g, SaturatedFat 3.2 g, Sodium 1116.9 mg
CHICKEN FAJITAS CASSEROLE
This spicy, savory and cheesy Chicken Fajitas Casserole is a staple chicken dinner recipe. It's such an easy way to make chicken fajitas that will have everyone asking for the recipe!
Provided by Katerina | Easy Weeknight Recipes
Categories Dinner
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350˚F. Lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray; set aside. Shred the baked chicken breasts and then transfer to a large mixing bowl; set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet set over medium-high heat. Add strips of peppers and onions to the hot oil; sprinkle with salt and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, or until softened. Stir frequently.
- Remove from heat and add to the chicken. Set aside.
- In a large bowl combine cream cheese, HALF of shredded cheese, fajitas seasoning mix, salt, and pepper; mix until thoroughly combined.
- Add cream cheese mixture to the chicken and peppers; mix until everything is well combined.
- Transfer chicken mixture to previously prepared baking dish and sprinkle with remaining shredded cheddar cheese.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until hot and bubbly, and cheese is melted. Remove from oven and garnish with chopped cilantro or parsley. Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 604 kcal, Carbohydrate 8 g, Protein 42 g, Fat 45 g, SaturatedFat 24 g, Cholesterol 194 mg, Sodium 813 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 4 g, ServingSize 1 serving
WEEKNIGHT CHICKEN FAJITA RECIPE
Try our Weeknight Chicken Fajita Recipe. Chicken, veggies and a kick of chili powder combine in this simple, yet spectacular, chicken fajita recipe..
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories 1 Bag, 5 Dinners
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oil in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 5 min. or until done, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in dressing, vegetables and chili powder; cook 5 min. or until vegetables are crisp-tender, stirring occasionally.
- Spoon chicken mixture down centers of tortillas; top with cheese. Roll up.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 490, Fat 20 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 95 mg, Sodium 850 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 36 g
CHICKEN FAJITA PASTA
Chicken Fajita Pasta, a delicious marriage of spicy Mexican Chicken Fajitas and creamy Italian Pasta Sauce. With only 10 minutes of prep, this Chicken and Pasta recipe is a perfect weeknight dinner. I specially love how bow-tie pasta and creamy sauce burst with flavor of fajita spices and chicken turns out moist and delicious. I bet it's more flavorful than Pasta dinner. Far better from my favorite Italian restaurant. Give it a try! Today's recipe is special because it's two-dinner-recipes-in-one. You can serve Chicken Fajita Skillet or Creamy Chicken Fajita Pasta following the same recipe. (read on to know more)Oh, shout out for the Fajita Veggies - bell peppers and onions which sneak good serving of veggies into this dinner for nutrition. CHICKEN FAJITASChicken Fajitas is Mexican Chicken dish which is prepared by cooking chicken with aromatic fajita spices, bell peppers and onions. Served with splash of lime juice and fresh warm corn tortillas to scoop the spiced chicken and veggies. It is traditionally served in hot sizzling cast-iron skillet. CHICKEN FAJITA PASTAToday's recipe is all of delicious spicy Chicken Fajita flavors with creamy sauce and pasta instead of corn tortillas. This recipe is our favorite fusion pasta dinner when I'm craving pasta but also craving Mexican bold flavor and spices. Inspiration credit goes to Cheese Cake Factory's Cajun Chicken Pasta. (my all time favorite)Here's what you need to make Chicken Fajita Pasta at home. The main ingredients of chicken fajita pasta are:Creamy Fajitas Sauce with fajita seasoning (heart of this dish is Fajita Seasoning)Fajita Veggies.ChickenPastaFAJITA SEASONING Fajita Seasoning is packed with flavorful spices. This is what makes sauce The Fajita Sauce. As soon as spices hit the pan, the flavor and aroma will ask you to dig in.I often blend fresh seasonings at home for freshest possible flavor and save cost of buying various seasonings. But you can by all means use a good quality store-bought Fajita Seasoning. To make Fajita Seasoning from scratch at home, try my homemade fajita spice mix recipe. Also adding the list of ingredients to make fajita seasoning below: Oregano Garlic PowderChili Powder Paprika Black PepperOnion PowderParsley Mustard Powder Cumin PowderMix all dry ingredients in a clean jar. Cover and shake well. Use as desired. Keep the leftovers in airtight container in a cool dry place. Note: If using homemade fajita seasoning, skip adding the additional Oregano in the fajita sauce recipe.Tip: When buying instead of mixing own seasoning, go for a smaller jar of seasoning that you can finish in 2-3 times. This way open box of spices won't sit in pantry and loose freshness. Flavor of fresh seasoning makes exceptional Chicken Fajitas.FAJITA VEGGIESThere are two usual vegetable suspects in homemade fajitas:Sweet bell peppers - I love to use a mix of colors. Red, yellow, green, and orange peppers (even though they're not pictured) would be great.Onions - Although, I prefer white onion. You can use red onion for more sharp and yellow for more sweetness. Don't stop at these veggies. If you like mushroom or summer squash? Go for it! These make great addition to Fajita Sauce. I only recommend to use less quantity so that flavor of sauce and pasta can shine through.Cook these veggies in skillet and add minced garlic, oregano, onion. These veggies are ready in minutes to brighten up any summer weeknight dinner! You can even serve Vegetarian Fajitas with these.FAJITA SAUCEFajita Sauce is the heart of this Creamy Chicken Pasta. Making Fajita Sauce is super easy and quick. You need only 7 ingredients.Fajita Seasoning OreganoGarlicHeavy Cream or Cream Half and Half.Lime juiceRoasted Diced Tomatoes (my secret weapon. Not so secret now. :-))Chicken Bouillon - I used one cube to give delicious depth of flavor to the sauce without any chicken stock. If you have good quality homemade Chicken Stock, use that. Please don't use any other stock or broth. As per my experience, I tried and did not like the strong flavored stocks in this sauce. In-fact, choose plain water if you don't have bouillon or good quality stock.Make Ahead: Make Chicken Fajita Sauce ahead of time and refrigerate. When ready to eat, cook pasta, warm the sauce, add pasta. That's it. Ready to serve.CHICKENTo enhance the flavor of Pasta, I first cook diced chicken with the half of fajita seasoning. It takes few minutes but makes a lot of difference in overall flavor of pasta sauce. I love this for two reasons:Chicken turned out bursting with fajita flavors. Fajita seasoning coated juices of chicken helps make fajita sauce extra special.I used chicken breast tenders for this recipe. However, diced chicken breast or thigh will work perfectly for this recipe. (Thigh meat is more worked-out meat. So it will be even more moist and juicy.)PASTAWhether you like penne, farfalle, spaghetti, or tagliatelle. All these pasta shapes work with cream fajita sauce. The options are endless! My personal favorites for this recipe are Penne and Farfalle (commonly known as bow tie pasta or butterfly pasta). It works well with creamy fajita sauce. Pasta holds the sauce into nooks and crannies making every bite so so delicious. (pure yum)No matter which pasta you choose, always cook pasta al dente, according to package directions. HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN FAJITA PASTAChicken Fajita Pasta comes together in 30 minutes (only 10 minutes to prep.). I start boiling the water for pasta after I prep the ingredients. Start cooking sauce and pasta at the same time. This way sauce comes together about the same time the pasta is boiled and al dente.Here's how I make the Chicken Fajita Pasta; Cook Pasta: Bring a pot of water to boil. Season with salt. Add pasta until al dente according to package directions. Cook Chicken: Season diced chicken (or chicken tenders) with fajita seasoning and sauté until chicken starts to develop some color. Cook Fajita: Add garlic, bell peppers, onions with remaining seasoning. Sauté with chicken for 2 minutes. This step blends flavor of spices in both; chicken and veggies.Make Sauce: A add remaining ingredients and simmer to make cream sauce. Assemble: Mix in cooked pasta and you have it - the delicious and spiced Chicken Fajita Pasta!Chicken Fajita Skillet: Cook Step 2 and 3 above and you have the Chicken Fajita Skillet. Mix in some lime juice and little butter. Make sure chicken is cooked through. Serve as Chicken Fajita Skillet with side of warm corn Tortillas and Sour Cream. (Picture 1 above)MAKE IT YOUR OWNYou can also easily fix this Pasta Recipe as per your family' preference. For example: Replace chicken with lean protein such as shrimp.Go vegetarian and use tofu or mushrooms instead of chicken.Make lite sauce - replace cream with half and half.Cook any protein the same way as Recipe Directions describe to cook chicken. I mean, with seasonings for full flavor. Only make sure to not overcook. Specially, shrimp will need very less time compared to chicken.This Chicken Fajita Pasta recipe has amazingly flavorful chicken, crisp-tender bell peppers with onions, coated in zesty spicy fajita sauce with hint of lime. This will become your new favorite weeknight dinner. Flavors speak for itself. Try some tonight. Happy Cooking! Savita x
Provided by Savita
Categories Pasta Main Course
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Slice chicken into bite size pieces. Thin slice bell peppers and onion. Also mince garlic and set aside.
- Bring a pot of water to boil. Season with salt. Add pasta until al dente according to package directions.
- Heat a wide large sauté pan on medium heat. Add oil. Season diced chicken with half of fajita seasoning and generous two pinch of the salt. Add seasoned chicken into the pan. Cook stirring few times until chicken is no longer pink and starts to develop some color (3-4 minutes)
- Add minced garlic, oregano, onion, and bell peppers. Sprinkle a pinch of salt on veggies and remaining fajita seasoning. Sauté with chicken and seasonings for 2 minutes. Stir often and don't let garlic burn.
- Add drained roasted tomatoes, lime juice, and chicken stock. Simmer until liquid thickens and chicken is fully cooked. (about 3-4 minutes) Now, mix in cream. simmer until cream starts to thicken slightly (1-2 minutes), then take off heat. Add butter. Stir to combine.
- Add drained cooked pasta into the pan with Fajita Sauce. Mix well. Taste and adjust salt/lime juice. Garnish with fresh herbs. Serve while hot. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 552 calories
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