Adult AND Kid Approved One Skillet Chicken Fajitas [+ Video]

It has happened. After months of questions about our favorite Steak Fajitas Marinade, we’ve finally turned it into an adult and kid approved one skillet chicken fajitas!

Our three year old just gave up naps. Well, he’s almost 3 1/2 and guess what, that’s early for my kids. Our oldest napped until she was in kindergarten and would still come home and sleep occasionally and our second daughter napped through most of kindergarten!! I tried to take it away but they were so tired every afternoon!

Now, I’m not complaining, but it was odd. Daylight savings hit (SERIOUSLY, can we be done with that yet?!) and he just started sleeping in so late he wouldn’t nap. And on top of it he wasn’t eating dinner, so we took away all day time snacks and not only is he eating like a champ (though we did have to keep him busy the first week to break the snack habit), but he’s happier too, go figure!

I personally build my life around meals and snacks but kids really do fine with just their meals sometimes. These adult and kid approved one skillet chicken fajitas are all thanks to the little guy.

He made the marinade with my help (cooking together often helps kids break their picky eating) and then he DEVOURED dinner that night!! SUCH A WIN!!

All that Citrus

Let’s talk for a minute about the marinade for this chicken. There are three types of citrus juice in it that all work together to build a more complex flavor:

• orange juice
• lime juice
• pineapple juice

Then we have a whole host of spices that combine to make the most scrumptious fajita flavor:

• garlic powder
• cumin
• chili powder
• smoked paprika
• coriander
• salt
• pepper

Chopped cilantro rounds out the marinade with a pop of freshness. The chicken only needs to marinade for 30-90 minutes max. A lot of people think the longer you marinade, the most flavor will soak into the chicken, but that is not the case here. If you marinade much more than 90 minutes, the meat will start to toughen.

Be sure to reserve a 1/4 cup of the marinade for later! Yum!

Peppers and Onions

While the chicken is marinading, get started on the peppers and onions. We like to use a red, green, and orange bell pepper for all the color it adds. They also have varying degrees of sweetness (red being the most sweet and green being the least) which makes for a great combination on your palate. The peppers need to all be cored, seeded and sliced.

We always use a yellow onion for our fajitas because it has that bold onion flava and sweetens so nicely when it is cooked. The onion should also be sliced. We use a little butter and little olive oil to saute the peppers and onions as well as a little of our homemade taco seasoning. It isn’t even detectable other than how much more flavorful the peppers and onions become. It’s a whole new level of goodness!

Eat More “Chikin”

Have you seen those billboards for Chick-Fil-A of cows painting signs encouraging everyone to eat more chicken? They always make me smile. What a clever ad campaign! Once the peppers and onions are cooked, they are removed to a plate and it’s time to cook the “chikin”. You’re welcome cows! Remove the chicken from the marinade, add a drizzle of olive oil to the pan and places the chicken in the pan. Turn the chicken occasionally to make sure it is cooked through. Then add the reserved marinade and cooked peppers and onions and stir it all together until everything is warm.

Tortillas and Toppings

Let’s just take a minute to talk about how good the cook and serve tortillas are! Holy moly! We buy the huge pack from Costco and find just about any reason to use them. They are delicious with these fajitas! If you prefer just regular precooked tortillas, those get the job done just fine as well!

Everyone in our family likes their fajitas a little different. Some like it just plain with just the chicken, peppers and onions. Others like it loaded with toppings. Here are some of the toppings we like to have on hand:

• Sour cream pr plain Greek yogurt
• Cheese
• Sliced Avocado or Guacamole
• Salsa
• Limes
• Sliced purple onions
• Jalapenos (fresh preferably…for Cade…too spicy for me!)

Can Fajitas be Frozen?

This recipe makes a great freezer meal! Winning! You can freeze the uncooked meat and marinade in one freezer bag and the peppers and onions in another freezer bag for up to 3 weeks. When you are ready to cook them, allow them to thaw in the fridge and then cook as directed in the instructions.

If you used a Food Saver, they can be frozen completely cooked for up to 3 months.

Your whole family is going to gobbling these one skillet chicken fajitas right up! And you’ll only have one pan to clean when you’re done! Woot!

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