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A healthy baked chicken fajitas served in a bowl over rice.
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Healthy Baked Chicken Fajitas

Healthy Baked Chicken Fajitas in 30 minutes with 8 easy-to-find ingredients plus common spices! Gluten-free, dairy-free, and fuss-free.
Course Dinner, Meal, Lunch
Cuisine Tex-Mex
Keyword oven chicken fajitas, baked chicken fajitas, healthy chicken fajitas, chicken fajita bowls
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 194kcal
Author Jamie

Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • 1 pound chicken breast chopped into bite sized pieces (0.5 kg)
  • 1 medium red onion thinly sliced
  • 2 green bell peppers thinly sliced
  • 1 red bell pepper thinly sliced
  • 5 cloves garlic crushed or finely minced
  • 4 tablespoons vegetable oil 60 ml

Spices

  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon cumin powder
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes optional

Serve with:

  • ¼ cup chopped cilantro leaves for garnish
  • 1 lime , cut into wedges for garnish

Instructions

  • Prep: Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F (245 C).
  • Assemble: Add the chicken, red onion, bell peppers, garlic, and oil to a large glass baking dish. Sprinkle the salt, oregano, cumin, chili powder, and red pepper flakes (optional) across the dish. Toss everything to mix it thoroughly and lightly coat the ingredients in oil.
  • Bake: Cover the baking dish with foil or an inverted cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes.
  • Broil: Remove the foil or cookie sheet and switch the oven to broil for 4-5 minutes, watching carefully to prevent burning.
  • Serve: Remove from the oven. Sprinkle fresh cilantro and squeeze lime juice onto the baked chicken fajitas just before serving!

Notes

Storage: Store leftover baked chicken fajitas in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Serving Suggestions: We love this recipe served over rice like a 'burrito bowl' or wrapped in corn tortillas. My favorite chicken fajita toppings are avocado or guacamole, cheese, and sour cream.
Spiciness: This recipe has a medium to medium-high spiciness level with the crushed red pepper flakes. For a milder flavor, I recommend generously reducing or omitting the red pepper flakes.
Vegetarian - leave out the chicken and add cooked or canned black beans after baking to make these baked fajitas vegetarian.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 194kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 293mg | Potassium: 446mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 946IU | Vitamin C: 60mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg