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Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

Golden chicken strips and charred colorful peppers all roasted together on one sheet pan. The quick one pan dinner idea that looks like way more effort than it actually is. Twenty minutes and dinner is done with almost nothing to wash.
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Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 28 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican American
Calories: 410
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 600 g chicken breast sliced
  • into strips
  • 2 red bell peppers sliced
  • 1 yellow bell pepper sliced
  • 1 large red onion sliced
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • Half teaspoon oregano
  • Salt and pepper generously
  • 8 small flour tortillas
  • Lime wedges and cilantro
  • to serve

Method
 

  1. Step 1: Preheat oven to 220C or 425F
  2. Step 2: Mix olive oil chili powder cumin garlic powder paprika oregano salt and pepper in large bowl
  3. Step 3: Add chicken strips and all sliced vegetables to bowl toss until everything is evenly coated
  4. Step 4: Spread mixture in single layer on large sheet pan — don't overcrowd use two pans if needed
  5. Step 5: Roast 18 to 20 minutes stirring once halfway through until chicken is cooked through and vegetables have charred edges
  6. Step 6: While fajitas roast warm tortillas in oven last 2 minutes or in dry pan
  7. Step 7: Remove from oven squeeze fresh lime over everything
  8. Step 8: Serve with warm tortillas fresh cilantro and any toppings you like

Notes

— Don't overcrowd the pan —
crowding means steaming
not charring
— Slice everything similar
thickness for even cooking
— Add sliced jalapeno for
extra heat
— Leftovers make incredible
fajita bowls next day over rice