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Sheet Pan Fajitas {Comfort Food}

January 10, 2021

Yum, yum, yum! This is the perfect easy, weeknight comfort food. Sheet Pan Fajitas are so delicious, flavorful, and filling. Best part is that they can be popped in the oven on one pan, while you get other things done!

You’ll love this easy recipe with bold flavors. It’s a fantastic, healthy family meal! The sweetness of the peppers, the delicious blend of spices, and tender chicken, wrapped up with a tortilla and cheese. It’s the best!

Sheet Pan Fajitas - plated wrap and sheet pan

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Does anyone else have those go-to meals that you just can’t help but keep coming back to? The ones that you know will be easy and everyone will eat.

For me, that is Sheet Pan Fajitas. They are just way too easy and they always satisfy! I gotta tell ya, my mouth is watering right now. I’m just trying to decide if I can make them again so soon…

This is one of those meals where I really don’t use a recipe. As long as you have enough oil for it not to dry out and sprinkle on enough seasoning, it will work out every time!

Sheet Pan Fajitas just out of the oven

Comfort Food

This is one of those meals that I look forward to. It’s so easy to throw it all on a sheet pan, and it make some delicious leftovers. I also know that everyone in the family loves it. (Even my daughter who is slowly adding one more pepper or onion to her chicken and cheese each time we eat them.)

I also love how healthy this meal is. Full of lean chicken breast, onions, and pepper, there is very little oil needed and I don’t use any salt. For me, it still needs to be wrapped in a flour tortilla with some cheese, but with a big helping of the chicken and veggies and a little avocado – you can’t beat it!

Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas with avocado

Comfort food without discomfort

Let me quick tell you about something amazing! Do any of you get heartburn?

When I was pregnant I got heartburn pretty frequently. It was the first time I had ever experienced it. Fortunately, it’s not nearly as bad as my pregnancy days, but I still do get heartburn from time to time now.

I still don’t really know what to do to relieve heartburn. Most of the time, I just deal with it. Luckily, I learned about Boiron Acidil Meltaway Tablets from Mom’s Meet, which I’ve mentioned many times because it is a great community that has introduced me to all sorts of great products.

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Let me tell you – these tablets have been working for me! It’s pretty incredible. I just stick one under my tongue and let it melt. The tablets are tasteless and dissolve quickly. My heartburn usually goes away pretty quickly after that!

The box does say to take two tablets, but I have been using just one and finding relief, so I haven’t done so yet. Best of all, Boiron Acidil is a homeopathic medicine made with sustainably sourced, plant-based active ingredients. It is the #1 best-selling heartburn homeopathic medicine in natural food stores.

Acidil Meltaway Tablets - comfort food without discomfort

Sheet Pan Fajitas

I love a recipe you can make on a sheet pan! One-pan, one-pot, or Crockpot meals are my absolute favorite. Dishes are a pain and something I avoid at all costs.

Also Read: Sheet Pan Chicken and Veggies

I mentioned that I make enough Sheet Pan Fajitas for lots of leftovers. I’m not kidding! I get the bag of 6 colored bell peppers and a bag or 6 green peppers from Sam’s Club. Then, I add 2-4 onions, depending on the size, and 2-4 chicken breasts, also depending on the size. It barely fits on two sheet pans!

Sheet Pan Fajitas peppers and onions on USA pan

The BEST Sheet Pans!

Speaking of sheet pans, you NEED these! Since I got my first USA Pan, I have never gotten anything else.

They release even the worst foods like a dream! I cook a sheet pan full of eggs for make-ahead breakfast sandwiches and it works beautifully. They also release baked-on, sticky BBQ sauce, fish, cookies, and anything you can imagine.

I have an insane collection of USA Pans in the half sheet, quarter sheet, and the large sheet pan – about 8 of them, it’s a sickness. I even have a muffin tin and cake pan. At the moment, I have my eye on their meat loaf pan that allows all the grease to drop to the bottom. It looks amazing!

I’ve raved about these pans with each of these recipes: Make-Ahead Breakfast Sandwiches, One Pan Chicken and Veggies, Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Cookies.

Sheet Pan Fajitas and easy cleanup with USA Pan
Even this cleans off!

Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

Ok, you won’t believe how easy this is!

First, slice your peppers and onions. I use 2 red, 2 orange, 2 yellow, and 2-4 green peppers and 2-4 onions. Remember, we make a TON! These last us for at least two meals and even a few extra lunches. If you’re using the same amount, divide among 2 sheet pans.

Next, cut your chicken breasts into strips or hearty bite-size pieces and mix on the pan with the veggies.

Add just a small amount of oil. The veggies and chicken will release a lot of juice as they cook, so you just need enough to start and keep everything from drying out. Just over a tablespoon per pan is plenty.

Mix the vegetables, chicken, and oil. Then, Sprinkle on your cumin, chili powder, and oregano. I add oregano because we love it so much in our Chicken Chili and Lentil Taco “meat.” So, I just tend to add it to any of these meals with cumin and chili powder.

Sheet Pan Chicken Fajita before going in the oven

If you’re an eyeballer or you cook with your spirit, here is how the seasoning should go. Sprinkle enough cumin over the top to cover the entire sheet pan in a nice, thin layer. Then sprinkle your chili powder in another layer. Think 1:1 cumin to chili powder. With the oregano, just add a little sprinkle in the palm of your hand and rub them together over the pan to get the dried herb to release that scent and those oils.

Pop your sheet pans in the 400 degree oven until the chicken cooks and the peppers and onions are soft. Don’t worry about your chicken, it will cook before the peppers and onions soften and will stay juicy as long as your pan isn’t too dry. If you’re using two sheet pans, be sure to switch them on the racks and give them a stir once or twice.

That’s all there is to it! I’ll add more exact measurements and times below, but just know that these sheet pan chicken fajitas are very forgiving! Use as many peppers and onions as you’d like, as much chicken as you’d like (you can even use pork or steak), and season until you see the yellow/orange and red color coat your mixture and make it look amazing. It will work out!

Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas with avocado

Sheet Pan Fajita tips

  • When I’m short on time, I add the peppers to the oven while I cut the chicken so they can start to soften.
  • With two pans, it helps to swap racks and give them a little stir halfway through.
  • Feel free to use other meat! We’ve done pork, but I suggest adding that after the peppers and onions have started to soften to prevent it from drying out. Steak would also be delicious!
  • This recipe is great because, with all the flavor of the cumin and chili powder, there is no need for extra salt. Many other recipes include paprika, which I’ve added but never noticed it so I leave it out.

I keep it as easy as possible. It doesn’t have to be (and shouldn’t!) be complicated.

Yield: 16 fajitas

Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas with avocado

Delicious and easy comfort food. Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas couldn't be easier. Peppers, onions, chicken, and seasoning all on one pan and in the oven. Perfect weeknight meal!

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 8 bell peppers (2 red, 2 yellow, 2 orange, 2 green)
  • 2 large onions
  • 3 tbsp canola oil
  • 2 tbsp cumin
  • 2 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp oregano
  • 16 tortillas
  • Shredded cheese
  • Optional avocado or sour cream

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Slice peppers and onions into strips
  3. Cut chicken into strips or hearty bite-size pieces
  4. Divide peppers and onions between two sheet pans
  5. Divide oil among both pans and stir
  6. Divide seasoning among both pans and stir
  7. Bake 25 - 30 minutes.
  8. Fill a tortilla and top with cheese, avocado, sour cream, or hot sauce.

Notes

  • When I'm short on time, I add the peppers to the oven while I cut the chicken so they can start to soften
  • With two pans, it helps to swap racks and give them a little stir halfway through
  • Feel free to use other meat! We've done pork, but I suggest adding that after the peppers and onions have started to soften to prevent it from drying out. Steak would also be delicious!
  • This recipe is great because, with all the flavor of the cumin and chili powder, there is no need for extra salt. Many other recipes include paprika, which I've added but never noticed it so I leave it out.

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