This quick and easy dinner is perfect for busy week nights! It only takes a few ingredients and a couple of steps to make the easy fajita chicken bake recipe.
Healthy Chicken Fajita Recipe
I really love crock pot recipes {and I share a lot of easy crock pot recipes here!} but sometimes I want a recipe with a little more texture to it. BUT I still want it to be just as easy. You might say – HA! You can’t have your cake and eat it too, but in this case I can… well at least have my chicken and eat it too!
This recipe takes about as much effort to prep as a crock pot meal would but instead of slow cooking all day, you just pop this quick and easy dinner in the oven for about 45 minutes and you are greeted with tender juicy chicken. Perfectly roasted peppers that are tender but with a slight crunch. Oh and the crispy cheese topping. Of course you couldn’t forget that!
Making it is super easy like I said. There is a small amount of prep in trimming the chicken and chopping the peppers and onions but if you know you will be in a time crunch you have two good options: 1. Prep the chicken and veggies the night before or 2. Pick up some pre cut fajita veggies at the store. Most stores seem to carry some sort of fajita mix in the produce section, usually near the salad mix. As a last resort you could pick up a bag on the frozen aisle but they won’t have the amazing texture fresh will.
Quick & Easy Dinner – Fajita Chicken Bake Recipe
Just lay the chicken down in a baking dish. {My FAVORITE is this 2 qt Pyrex. It is a tad smaller than their standard dish so fits 3 chicken breasts perfectly!} Sprinkle with some taco seasoning– I use McCormick. Cover with your veggies. Drizzle the olive oil over top. And finish off by sprinkling with the cheese. Bake at 375˚ F about 35-45 minutes or until your chicken is cooked through. A very simple dinner!
Once it is done I like to serve it up over a bed of rice and let everyone dig in!
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Easy Fajita Chicken Bake Recipe
Ingredients
- 3-4 Boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1-2 tsp Taco seasoning
- 2 Bell peppers in assorted colors deseeded and thinly sliced
- 1 Red onion peeled and thinly sliced
- 1-2 Tbsp Oilve oil
- 1/2 Cup Shredded Cheddar or Mexican Blend Cheese
Instructions
- Trim the chicken breasts then lay them in a single layer in a glass baking dish.
- Sprinkle the taco seasoning over the top of the chicken breast to taste.
- Lay your thinly sliced onions and peppers on top of the chicken breast, spread out evenly over the top.
- Drizzle the olive oil over the peppers and onions.
- Sprinkle cheese over the top of the dish.
- Bake at 375? F for 35-45 minutes or until chicken is cooked though and the juices run clear.
(Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.)
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Madison says
how many calories per serving?
Donna says
Can’t wait to try it!
Aimee says
What kind of rice did you serve this with? Looks delish!
Kimber says
I’m pretty sure I used Spanish rice-a-roni! I also have a super yummy recipe for cilantro lime rice on the block. Both are tasty!
Megan says
I’m making this tonight
mindy says
I’m trying this tonight, but I’m not adding the veggies till half way through. The veggies in the pic look over cooked for my families liking. But I think topping the chicken over with veggies and cheese half way through will be perfect 🙂
Danielle says
What kind of rice did you serve this over…it looks different than regular rice in this picture!
Anna says
I made this for dinner tonight and it turned out perfectly! I cut the chicken into strips first to cut down on the cooking time. I served it over rice and salsa, it was a big hit! And it took no time at all 🙂
Kimber says
So glad you loved it! Cutting the chicken is a great idea! Thanks for sharing.
Karen says
approximate how many servings is this?
Kimber says
We usually eat about 1/2 a chicken breast each in our family so it will make 6-8 servings for us.
Dani says
I just have to say I made this last night and then sent the recipe to four girlfriends!!! It was so super easy and had great flavor I couldn’t help but pass this dinner along to my friends. And I had cooked white rice earlier so I used the leftover…heated it up and stirred in some salsa to make my own “Spanish rice”. It was perfect!!!
Bobbie says
Making this for dinner tonight, it’s in the oven, prep was very easy!
Brittney says
If we cut the chicken breast into strips whats the suggested bake time?