Baked Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

These Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas are quick, easy and relatively healthy - what more could you ask for in a weeknight meal?!

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Are you looking to amp up your weeknight meal plans? These sheet pan chicken fajitas are an easy solution for a weeknight dinner for two. Having an arsenal of easy, tasty recipes on hand makes eating healthy and getting dinner on the table quickly much more manageable during the week. And I love easy dinners for two! They work well for either you + your significant other or you and leftovers for lunch or dinner for the next day!

Contents:

• Recipe Ingredients + Substitutions
• Additional Notes from the Kitchen
• How to make this recipe
• Recommended Tools
• Serving Suggestions
• More easy weeknight recipes
• Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

I think sheet pan meals are the ultimate weeknight solution. What could be easier than everything tossed together, poured onto one pan, and popped in the oven? Weeknight dinner - done in a flash!

Just as great as the easy prep and cooking, using a sheet pan also means clean-up is a breeze! Just one sheet pan (plus a knife and a cutting board) to wash and you are done with the dishes.

Recipe Ingredients + Substitutions

The full list of ingredients and quantities can be found in the recipe card below.

• Boneless, skinless chicken breast: You can also use chicken tenders if you don't want to spend time slicing the chicken. Some grocery store meat counters will also slice chicken breast for you.
• Bell peppers: I suggest red and yellow for this recipe but any type of bell pepper works in fajitas.
• Onion: You want a yellow onion, though not the sweet onion variety.
• Cilantro: Fresh cilantro is a must for this recipe. If you don't like cilantro you can add some extra lime juice but leaving it out will change the taste of the finished dish.
• Taco seasoning: You can make my favorite taco seasoning or use a pre-made seasoning of your choice.
• Lime
• Corn tortillas: Taco-size tortillas are ideal for fajitas as well. You can use flour tortillas if you prefer.
• Guacamole: Use your favorite recipe or buy it pre-made at the grocery store. You can substitute sliced avocados.
• Pico de gallo: I generally keep pre-made pico in my refrigerator as I use it all the time.
• Pantry staples: avocado oil, ground black pepper, sea salt

Put these fajitas on your meal plan for next week.  They are packed with flavor and make a great way to kick off Taco Tuesday in the new year!

How to make this recipe

Everything about this one-pan meal is easy, easy, easy - which means it’s ideal for a weeknight dinner.

Step 1 | Prep the veggies. You start this dish by adding the sliced veggies to one half of a baking sheet and tossing them with oil, salt and pepper.

Step 2 | Season the chicken. Then you'll season the chicken by tossing it with olive oil and taco seasoning. If you want to keep this a true one-pan recipe, you can do this right on the baking sheet, though I typically use a small bowl to pre-mix the taco seasoning and the oil. 

Step 3 | Bake the fajitas. Bake the peppers, onions and chicken for about 20 minutes, stirring once after about 10 minutes.

Step 4 | Heat the tortillas. I like to sear my tortillas a bit to heat them. You can do this on an outdoor grill, in a grill pan on the stovetop, or directly on your stove burner if you have a gas stove. Use caution with the latter method to make sure they don't catch fire. You can also wrap them in aluminum foil and warm them in a 300°F oven.

Step 5 | Finish and serve. Once the fajita mixture is finished baking, remove the pan from the oven and drizzle the chicken and veggies with lime juice. Then assemble the fajitas and serve immediately.

Serving Suggestions

Once the chicken and veggies are done baking and the tortillas are warmed, just add cheese,  guacamole and any other toppings you like!  I typically use corn tortillas for fajitas for a healthier option but you can sub flour tortillas if you prefer.

You can top these fajitas with pretty much anything you like - guacamole, pico and a bit of Greek yogurt or sour cream are my favorite options.

Fajitas are essentially a meal on their own but if you want to add a side that can double as a topping this Grilled Corn Salsa works well.

More easy weeknight recipes

If you are looking for more easy weeknight meals check out these reader favorites:

• Skillet Lemon Chicken. This lemon chicken is another 30-minute, one-pan weeknight wonder.
• Greek Lamb Gyro Meatball Bowls. These Greek-inspired gyro bowls are packed with flavor from the combination of lamb meatballs, feta, cauliflower rice and tzatziki sauce!  Parts can be meal prepped and they are ready in just over 30 minutes, making them an ideal weekday meal.

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This post was originally published in January 2018. It was updated in May 2024 with some new information and photos. No changes were made to the original recipe.