Sheet Pan Fajitas are SUCH an easy meal for the whole family! Easy. Healthy. Versatile. Sold! Tender fajitas with chicken, fresh veggies, all cooked up on the same sheet pan! Serve with tortillas, on top of a salad or wrapped up in a lettuce wrap.
How to Make Chicken Fajitas
This recipe is really simple. If you can cut vegetables, you can make sheet pan fajitas. I like to use a foil lined sheet pan for this recipe to keep the mess down. You could also make this in an oven safe casserole dish as well.
- Slice your veggies and chicken. Keep them the same size so they cook at the same time.
- We used a variety of colored peppers. We sometimes throw in a sliced poblano for a little extra zing!
- Mix spices and olive oil for a delicious and healthy homemade fajita marinade.
- You can make this as mild, or as spicy as you like. If you like it spicy, add in red chili flakes.
- Toss chickens and vegetables in marinade on sheet pan.
- Bake until fully cooked and enjoy!
Chicken Fajita Seasoning
We find this homemade version to be so much more flavorful AND healthier than packaged/store bought fajita or taco spices.
Fajita Seasoning Ingredients
- Cumin
- Chili powder
- Granulated garlic
- Salt
- Pepper
- Chili flakes (optional)
Combine the spice ingredients into olive oil to make the fajita marinade. The olive oil and the spices really help put some flavor into the fajitas. This easy spice mix works great even if you were to marinate the chicken and just bake chicken breasts by themselves. Be cautious if you plan on using it for grilling though- olive oil plus an open flame can be a dangerous, very flammable thing.
Serving Variations
Kick it up with hot sauce, or maybe a jalapeño mixed in with the veggies if you like spicy. Serve with sour cream, avocado, grated cheese…all your favorite fajita fixings! Wrap it all up in a warm tortilla, lettuce leaf or dump it on salad! We love the flavor of this chilled, too. Another few reasons to love this recipe. It’s healthy, low fat, low carb, Paleo and Whole30 compliant. It also feeds a crowd and provides leftovers for that boring old lunchbox.
More tips for perfect chicken fajitas:
- Chicken is fully cooked at an internal temperature of 165 degrees farenheit. We recommend using a meat thermometer.
- Toss the fajitas midway through cooking to make sure everything is cooked evenly throughout, but also to double coat the fajita seasoning on the chicken and vegetables.
- Slice your chicken and veggies about the same thickness to ensure everything is done at the same time.
- Use the convection feature on your oven if you have it, it will brown the veggies nicely.
- You can substitute a casserole dish or 9 x 13 cake pan in a pinch.
- Top yours with avocado, cilantro and red onion (like below) and toss around to warm those up- adds a ton of flavor without a ton of calories.
- You do not have to line the sheet pan with foil as the olive oil will help slide the fajitas right off; but we find the foil makes for easier clean up and recommend it.
- If you want to reheat these, simply pop them in the microwave on medium heat for 30-45 seconds. You can also reheat them in a stove top skillet until warm throughout- this will help keep the chicken tender and will yield slightly better results than microwaving.
If you love the ease of this dish, you will loveour Chili Lime Shrimp Fajitas too! 10 minutes to prep and 10 minutes in the oven. Want more easy dinner recipes? You can see all of our Sheet Pan dinners HERE!
More Sheet Pan Dinner Recipes
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- Sheet Pan Pineapple Chicken
- Sheet Pan Chicken Breasts
- BBQ Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner
- Ranch Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner
Our latest is this Sausage Sheet Pan Dinner with Sweet Potatoes and Veggies! – super healthy and great meal plan recipe.
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Sheet Pan Fajitas
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken breasts (sliced into strips)
- 1 red bell pepper (sliced into strips)
- 1 green pepper (sliced into strips)
- 1 yellow pepper (sliced into strips)
- 1 onion (sliced into strips)
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- pinch of chili flakes (optional)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.
- In small bowl combine oil, chili powder, cumin, chili flakes, garlic, salt and pepper. Set aside.
- Toss chicken, veggies and oil mixture together on a large sheet pan with one inch edge.
- Spread out evenly.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until chicken is cooked and the veggies are soft with a crispy edge.
- Serve with tortillas, sour cream, avocado and all your favorite fajita fixings!
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Marisa Geier says
Delicious! My family loves this recipe! I’ve made it with steak and shrimp too. I will never use a packet mix again ever.
Susan Anfelbuer says
Perfect! I broiled this st the end to put a little char on the chicken and vegetables. Thanks for a great recipe!
Leemac535 says
Can I substitute low sodium taco seasoning for the seasonings in the recipe?
Kathi & Rachel says
absolutely! Hope you love it! Kathi
Tammi Bass says
Very yummy and easy to make. I didn’t bake the peppers until the last 5 minutes
Abby says
Fantastic!!@!@@
Mona says
This is a one of my favorite Laughing Spatula recipes. Simple to make and so full of flavor! Thanks for another great recipe!
Katie says
I have made this once a week for 4 weeks in a row now and love it so much! We have it as a salad with lettuce, corn, pickled jalapenos and sour cream and salsa. It’s delicious!!
lisa says
This is one of our favorite dinners. I often add mushrooms and always slice a roll of polenta from Trader Joes to cook in the pan.I spray each slice with olice oil spray and salt lightly on both sides. I’ve also found it works better if I tale the chicken out and cover after 25 minutes, continue cooking vegetables then put chicken back to warm up.
Leslie says
This has literally been a favorite for the past year for our family. Its super comforting so fast. My 12 year old even makes this for her dinner night. She can do it fully on her own. This has also become a super easy bring to a family with a new baby or who is recovering. We bring on a disposable cooking pan with cook instructions, cilantro lime rice, and baggies of all the goodies. Well done with this recipe.
Emily says
This is so much easier than in a skillet. Especially when feeding 4 hungry guys. Leftovers over rice are a hit the next day for lunch too
Emily says
I’ve done combos with skirt steak and shrimp too. Just put the shrimp in at the last minute so they dont overcook
Thanks Lynne says
Can I use beef with the same spices?
Kathi & Rachel says
Hi Lynne – Yes, you can. Thinly sliced will work.