Chicken Fajita Pasta Bake Recipe – Easy & Delicious!

A simple and delicious Chicken Fajita Pasta Bake Recipe. Loaded with all of your favourite fajita flavours in a pasta bake. Tasty chicken, with delicious peppers and creamy cheesy pasta. A delicious family friendly midweek meal. 

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When I first lived alone in my 20s, Chicken Fajitas were on the menu often. Simple to make, tasty and they felt a bit exotic (arriba!) They were also fun to share and fairly healthy.

Fast forward to busy family life and they are still a firm favourite here. I make them a little more mild to suit the children and everyone is happy.

This week I thought I’d mix things up a bit and came up with a Chicken Fajita Pasta Bake, using pasta instead of our usual tortilla wraps. It was a big success here, tasty chicken, creamy pasta and melting cheese – what’s not to love?!

I made this Chicken Fajita Pasta Bake dish using mainly ingredients from the essential Waitrose range. The essential Waitrose range, is a range of products which provide the quality you’d expect from Waitrose at prices you perhaps wouldn’t.

In this recipe I used essential Waitrose Amori Pasta (the children LOVE this shape), tinned chopped tomatoes, cream cheese and mixed peppers, amongst others. I was so impressed by the quality of everything we used. The peppers were big, fresh and delicious and the cheddar cheese, super tasty.

How do you make Chicken Fajita Pasta?

This is a really simple recipe, just fry off some chicken breast pieces (you could use chicken thighs if you prefer) with fajita seasoning. Set them to one side and pan fry onions, garlic, peppers (capsicum) with more fajita seasoning.

When the vegetables are just starting to blacken a little, add back in the chicken, along with tinned tomatoes, cream cheese and seasoning.

Mix into cooked pasta, pop into a dish and top with cheese. Melt the cheese under the grill and serve.

Can you freeze Chicken Fajita Pasta Bake?

Yes, this recipe freezes one cooked with no problems. Be careful not to overcook the pasta if you reheat it, it can go a little soggy.

If we have leftovers, when it’s cold, I portion it up into takeaway containers to eat for my lunches during the week (I buy them in bulk from Amazon, about £8 for 50).

Is Chicken Fajita Pasta Bake healthy?

This is a reasonably healthy family recipe, giving at two to three portions of vegetables and using only lean meat. If you want to make it even healthier you could try using brown pasta to increase the fibre content. You could also omit the cheese on top to reduce the fat content significantly.

Tips for making the Chicken Fajita Pasta Bake:

• Use your favourite fajita seasoning mix, I tend to use a mild one for family meals but feel free to mix it up with something hotter if you prefer.
• Replace the peppers with a jar of ready roasted red peppers, drained, if you want to save time.
• I like to serve this with sliced avocados, sour cream (or yoghurt) and sprinkled with chopped spring onions (scallions).
• You could replace the cheddar cheese with mozzarella if you prefer a more ‘melty’ or mild flavoured cheese.

Fancy some other easy chicken recipes? How about my Easy Chicken Curry or my Chicken Pesto Bake?

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Chicken Fajita Pasta Recipe

A simple and delicious Chicken Fajita Pasta Bake Recipe. Loaded with all of your favourite fajita flavours in a pasta bake. Tasty chicken, with delicious peppers and creamy cheesy pasta. A delicious family friendly midweek meal. 

Course Main Course

Cuisine Family Food

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Servings 4 People

Calories 736 kcal

Ingredients

• 250 g Pasta
• 2 tbsp Olive oil
• 500 g Chicken breasts Chopped into small chunks
• 30 g Fajita seasoning mix
• 3 Cloves Garlic Peeled and crushed
• 1 Onions Peeled and sliced
• 3 Peppers Deseeded and sliced
• 250 g Cream cheese
• 400 g Tinned tomatoes
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• 100 g Cheddar cheese

To serve

• Avocado, sour cream and chopped spring onions (scallions)

Instructions

1. Cook the pasta until just cooked through, drain and set aside.

2. Heat half of the olive oil in a frying pan. Add the chicken and half of the fajita seasoning. Cook for about 10 minutes until cooked through. Remove from the pan and set aside.

3. Heat the remaining olive oil in the pan over a high heat, add the garlic, onions, peppers and remaining fajita seasoning and cook until slightly blackened at the edges.

4. Add the chicken back to the pan with the cream cheese, tinned tomatoes and plenty of salt and pepper. Stir until combined and add the cooked pasta. Stir through and then pour into a shallow dish.

5. Top with the cheese and put under a hot grill until the cheese is melted.

6. Serve with peeled and sliced avocado, sour cream, lime wedges and a sprinkle of herbs.

Nutrition Facts

Chicken Fajita Pasta Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 736 Calories from Fat 261

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 29g 45%

Saturated Fat 12g 60%

Cholesterol 140mg 47%

Sodium 734mg 31%

Potassium 1311mg 37%

Total Carbohydrates 68g 23%

Dietary Fiber 6g 24%

Sugars 14g

Protein 48g 96%

Vitamin A 72.8%

Vitamin C 154.4%

Calcium 34.3%

Iron 18.3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Disclosure: This recipe was sponsored by Waitrose, as always all opinions are truthful. Thanks for reading.