Easy Chicken Fajitas {Oven Baked}
These Easy Baked Chicken Fajitas are a simple, quick family dinner. Chicken breast pieces, coated in fajita seasoning, with peppers and onions oven cooked to perfection. Serve with tortillas, sour cream or yoghurt, grated cheese and avocado for a complete meal.
Ingredients
- 2 tsp Olive oil
- 650 g Chicken breasts See notes
- 1 Red pepper (capsicum) Deseeded and cut into wedges
- 1 Yellow pepper (capsicum) Deseeded and cut into wedges
- 1 Green pepper (capsicum) Deseeded and cut into wedges
- 2 Large onions Peeled and cut into wedges
For the fajita seasoning (or use 4 tbsp of ready made fajita seasoning)
- 1 tbsp Chilli powder
- 1 tsp Ground cumin
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 2 tsp Paprika
- 1/4 tsp Cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Sea salt
- 1 tsp Ground black pepper
To serve
- Tortilla wraps
- Sour cream or yoghurt
- Avocado slices
- Grated cheese
Instructions
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Pre-heat the oven to 200C.
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Put the oil, chicken chunks, peppers and onions onto a large baking tray. Mix together the fajita seasoning ingredients in a small bowl and sprinkle over. Mix thoroughly with clean hands.
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Bake for 20 - 25 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and the peppers are starting to blacken at the edges.
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Serve with the accompaniments and let everyone dig in and build their own fajitas.
Recipe Notes
How much chicken to use:
About 4 skinless and boneless chicken breasts, chopped into chunks