How to Make Chicken Fajitas | Recipe on a Sheet Pan | Fast and Easy Mexican Recipe

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Thighs are often more flavorful and less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is typically less expensive.

Slice 2 large onions into medium-sized pieces, ensuring they are not cut too thin.

Cut yellow, green, and red bell peppers from top to bottom, remove seeds and ribs, and cut into medium strips.

Chop 5 garlic cloves into small pieces.

Chop 1/4 bunch of cilantro finely.

Take 2 pounds of chicken breast, remove excess fat, and cut the chicken breast in half. Cut the thick part of the chicken breast in half again, then slice into 1/4 inch strips.

Take a sheet pan and add the sliced onions, bell peppers, and chopped garlic.

For seasoning, add 3 teaspoons of chili powder, 1 1/2 teaspoons of paprika, 3 teaspoons of cumin, and 3 teaspoons of dry oregano. Season with salt and black pepper.

Squeeze juice from 1 lime over the mixture and pour in 1/4 cup of olive oil. Mix everything well.

Place the sheet pan in a preheated oven at 420 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes, checking for doneness at the 20-minute mark to avoid overcooking the chicken and vegetables.

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