One-Pan Baked Chicken Fajitas making your dinner prep easy, quick, and delicious!
My dad requested one thing for his birthday this year and that was to NOT go out to eat. He never likes a big fuss made for him, but we still always want to celebrate him of course. So I decided to think of something easy that I could make for my family that everyone would enjoy, would be quick to make, and would be an easy clean-up because the birthday boy can't do dishes! 🙂
I had a ton of peppers left over from my Mexican Quinoa Salad and had some chicken defrosting, so I figured why not make a Mexican inspired fajita dinner? We also had leftovers from the salad so having this sheet pan dinner served overtop was perfect. I swear the flavors just keep getting better and better as it sits.
Anyway, this one-pan dinner is so beyond easy. But the best part? It's freaking delicious. And all you need is chicken, peppers, onion, and spices. That's it.
One-Pan Baked Chicken Fajitas
Ingredients
Method
- Preheat oven to 400F
- Coat veggies and onion in oil.
- Place on parchment lined baking sheet and bake in oven for 8 minutes.
- In a bowl, mix chicken and spices until fully coated.
- Add chicken to sheet pan (on top of veggies)
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Mix everything together and serve!
Nutrition
Notes
- Bake the Veggies First: Put the peppers and onion on the sheet pan and bake them alone for 8 minutes before adding the chicken. Giving the veggies a head start means everything finishes cooking at the same time and nothing ends up raw or overcooked.
- Mix the Chicken and Spices in a Bowl First: Combine the chicken strips with all the spices in a bowl and toss until fully coated before placing them on the pan to ensure every single piece gets an even, flavorful coating rather than having spices clumped in one spot.
- Use All Four Pepper Colors: The recipe calls for red, green, orange, and yellow peppers — using all four isn't just for looks! Each variety brings a slightly different flavor and together they create a beautiful, vibrant pan that tastes as good as it looks.
Kate says
A favorite on repeat in our house!
Erin says
Hi Kate, so happy it is a big hit!!
Erin Naughton says
Fast and easy recipe- I added jalapeños to the veggies and guacamole on corn tortillas to finish- will make again on repeat!
Erin says
Hi Erin, so glad you loved them and great additions! 🙂
Colleen says
This is a family favorite and so easy and quick to make! Perfect for weeknights! I served with rice, my husband made it into a wrap- so good!!
Erin says
Hi Colleen, so glad you both love them!!
Peggy says
I have made these fajitas twice now and they are amazing and so easy! If you haven’t made these you need to!! Thank you Erin for another great recipe
Erin says
Hi Peggy, so happy you loved them so much! 🙂
Myriam says
I love how fast, easy and tasty is this recipe. Perfect for dinner after work
Erin says
Hi Myriam, so happy you loved them! 🙂
Erin says
SO easy and SO tasty. perfect weekday dinner idea.
Erin says
Hi Erin, so glad you loved them!! 🙂
Laura says
This is a dinner staple in my house! So easy to put together and so yummy!
Erin says
Hi Laura, so happy they're such a big hit! 🙂
Grace says
We have this recipe on a weekly repeat at our house! Definition of a weeknight fast prep meal. Great for lunches the next day. Another win from ELW 🙂
Erin says
Hi Grace, so happy you loved them! 🙂
Anna says
Absolutely delicious! Such an easy recipe for a weeknight dinner with little cleanup. Will definitely be making more often!
Erin says
Hi Anna, so happy you loved them! 🙂
Melissa says
A weekly dinner meal in our home! Delicious and easy!
Erin says
Hi Melissa, so happy you loved them! 🙂
Jo says
These were so delicious and SO easy. I love the one pan method! Definitely recommend.
Erin says
Hi Jo, so glad you loved them so much!!
Britt Close says
Made tonight for dinner! Turned out perfect! So easy and delish!!
Erin says
Hi Britt, so glad you loved them! 🙂
Liz R says
This was SO easy and quick to prepare and was delicious. Loved it with the street corn salad
Erin says
Hi Liz, so happy you loved them!!
Emma says
The EASIEST recipe and so yummy too! Thanks erin!
Erin says
Hi Emma, so glad you liked them!!
Molly says
These fajitas were really easy and yummy!! I'm from Texas so I have to give Erin credit for these being so delicious and comparable to TexMex restaurant fajitas. Adding this to my go-to recipe rotation!
Erin says
Hi Molly, so happy you loved them!!
David says
Quick and easy. A great base, I jazzed them up with Paul Prudhomme's meat magic to save me some time on making the rub tonight.
Excellent for a quick weeknight meal!
Erin says
Hi David, so glad you enjoyed it so much!
Stephanie says
Love this fajita recipe! My husband says it's his favorite recipe I've made for fajitas.
Erin says
Hi Stephanie, so happy you both liked them!!
Megan J says
Like everything else, AMAZING!
Erin says
Hi Megan, thank you!!!
Shannon says
Hi Erin, this looks delicious and relatively easy to make but I'm wondering if you have the total calories, carbs, proteins and fat for a serving? If not I can probably measure things on the food scale but thought I'd check. Thanks!! 🙂
Erin says
Hi Shannon, I'm working on updating all of my posts to have nutritional information, but for now, you can use an online calculator.