The Best Chicken Fajitas
These are the BEST chicken fajitas ever. Out-of-this-world fajita flavor and healthy to boot. Try these soon, you will not be disappointed.
It seems a bit presumptuous to call something “the best,” doesn’t it?
But I couldn’t resist, because these really are the best fajitas in the world. The entire world. No, wait, the entire galaxy.
Because I have an obsession with trying new recipes, I am always on the lookout for different versions of the same thing. I mean, look how many chocolate chip cookie recipes I have on here – and I love every single one. And rolls? Don’t even get me started.
But when it comes to these fajitas, I will not try another recipe. Them are strong words…but that is just how much we love this one.
This is in the top three of my husband’s favorite meals (right up there with sweet and sour chicken) and although I hesitate to nail down my own favorite meals, this is definitely up there in the ranks.
Amid all the new recipes I try each month, this recipe still makes a regular appearance and nearly bowls me over with it’s phenomenal flavors each time.
What To Serve With This:
Tortillas or Soft Wrap Bread
Guacamole Salad
Baked Brown Spanish Rice
The Best Chicken Fajitas
Ingredients
Marinade:
- ¼ cup fresh lime juice, about 3-4 limes
- ⅓ cup water
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 large cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 teaspoons apple cider or red wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- ½ teaspoons chili powder
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon liquid smoke
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon onion powder
Fajitas:
- 1 ½ pounds chicken breasts, (about 3 large chicken breasts)
- 1 medium yellow onion, cut into thin strips
- 1 medium green pepper, cut into thin strips
- 1 medium red or orange pepper, cut into thin strips
- 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, quartered
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons water
- ½ teaspoon fresh lime juice, a quick squeeze of a cut lime
- Dash of salt and pepper
Instructions
- Combine all marinade ingredients in a small bowl. Place chicken in a ziploc bag and pour the marinade ingredients over the top. Seal the bag and place in the refrigerator and let marinate for 2-3 hours.
- After marinading, take chicken out of the bag and discard the marinade. Grill or broil the chicken 5-7 minutes per side. Remove from grill or pan and tent with foil to keep warm.
- In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat and add the onion, mushrooms and peppers. Stir fry until softened but still crisp tender. Add soy sauce, water, lime juice and salt and pepper. Cook another 2-3 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Slice chicken thinly on the diagonal and toss with the vegetables in the skillet.
- Serve immediately with flour tortillas and top with tomatoes, lettuce, guacamole, cheese, sour cream…the options are endless!
Notes
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Recipe Source: Mel’s Kitchen Cafe/originally from Erin W.
You aren’t kidding when you say these are the best. We LOVED them!!! My husband even claimed we would no longer be going to the dive mexican restaurant in our town. How in the world does a suburb of Chicago have NO good mexican food?!
Hi Melanie,
Have you ever made your own flour tortillas?
I made these for the second time the other night and they are wonderful! I only omitted the mushrooms which I don’t like, but yes, this has earned a place in my cooking repetoire, but only with corn tortillas! Thanks!
We made these tonight for the second time. This time I cut the breasts in half and marinaded it over night. OH MY GOSH! These really are the BEST chicken fajitas EVER! The flavor of the chicken was so perfect that I did not add any salsa to my fajitas burrito because the flavors alone were so yummy.
I have a night that I have to cook for everyone at Lake Powell in June and this is going to be the meal. I plan to freeze the chicken in the marinade before the trip to save a step. Do you think that would work?
Any ideas for lunch at Powell to feed 20+ people? Lunch is my nemesis.
This might be a really dumb question, but what is an indoor grill pan? I’m wanting to make these. They look so yummy.
brihoopes@gmail.com (here’s my email address, I don’t see a subscribe to comments on here).
Hi BriAnn – an indoor grill pan looks like this and basically is a pan with ridges that you can heat on your stovetop and grill indoors. Hope that helps!
I’ve made lots of homemade fajitas, but this recipe is definitely the best one yet. My husband was going crazy over them. Thanks so much! (I love “The Best Recipe” section and wish more recipe blogs did something similar!).
Hey there – Just made these for lunch and they were IN-SANE!!! We absolutely LOVED, LOVED, LOVED them and they have been promptly put in next weeks menu plan as well! I will definately be blogging about these….seriously, WOW!
Sieglinde – thank you! I’m glad I’m not the only one who could seriously eat these babies for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Delicious!
Just tried these tonight–they were fantastic!!! Thanks so much!
Thanks, Lisa! Glad you loved these.
These look delicious! Do you think that using skirt steak would work well with the marinade too? (It’s on sale this week) 🙂
Missy – yes, I think skirt steak would work great here and if it is on sale, even better!
Well this was yet another winner of a recipe! I made this yesterday for some friends who came over. My friend doesnt eat white sugar or flour so we actually just ate this as is and it was SO DELICIOUS! believe it or not this was my first time eating fajitas! wat took me so long?! I could seriously see this being served over white rice too..infact I know for sure I will be trying it that way. I want to experience it with the flour tortillas and everything else so I will be making this again..probably this week..lol Thank you!!!
Sonya – yes, this fajita base would be delicious on many other applications. So glad you liked this!
I made this tonight for my husband. I don’t eat peppers and onions but he liked it. I used beef instead of chicken and kept some of the meat separate and cooked it for myself. We both really loved the flavor profile of your marinade (We let it marinade over night.).
Thanks, Casper – I’m glad that this worked out well for you and your husband!
Made this using top sirloin – delish!! My kids new favorite. They all want it for their birthday dinners.
PottsFam – that’s adorable that this is the birthday request. My kids do that all the time, although there requests never stay the same so I usually have to ask them the day before their birthday just to make sure something hasn’t changed!
Just found your website and I’m excited to try it all! I’ve been on the lookout for the “best” recipes for quite some time and I think this may just be the last place I look. As for guacamole, I think the secret ingredient is Miracle Whip. I know, you’re going to say, “no way”. But I get rave reviews every time I make mine! I do the avocados, lemon juice, garlic, chopped onion, pepper, salt, diced fresh tomatoes, cilantro, and Miracle Whip. FABULOUS!
Thanks, mia!
oh so yummmmmy!!!! these were ‘dinner’ last night!!!! thank you so much! fabulous recipe!
WhollyMothers – so glad you liked these, and don’t worry, I usually eat two (if not more after I’m done picking at my kids’ plates) also.
Thanks for the note about the printables. I’ll fix!
Hi Melanie! These are seriously the BEST fajitas. We just had them for dinner. In fact, I ate two.
Quick note – you might already know this, but on the printable version without pics (I didn’t look w/pics), the mushrooms have been omitted.
Marcie and Doug – so glad you liked these and welcome to the blog! Thanks for commenting and stopping by.
Can’t wait to try this one! We love fajitas! This will make an apperance at our house soon! Thanks!
yep you should really make all these AMAZING recapies into a book!!!!
This is one of the first recipes I ever tried on your blog and you are right, it is FANTASTIC. There is no way I would ever use another recipe for fajitas. I have even used it on venison and man alive, it is outstanding! It’s one of my favorite meals to make. Thanks for sharing!
Where can you usually find liquid smoke at the grocery store? My family loves fajitas so i will me making these soon!
I wish I had found this recipe a few days ago because we had fajitas last night for dinner…but yours sound better!
Lucky me, I just bought a bag of bell peppers from Costco! I spy mushrooms in your picture, do you add those with the peppers and onions?
Jordan, grocery stores are set-up differently, but I find liquid smoke in the condiment aisle (pickles, olives, etc.). A popular brand is Colgin Liquid Smoke and it comes in a 4 oz. bottle. It’s normally by the chili sauce, hot sauce, etc. I have two bottles in my fridge now and I use it a lot – also good putting some in raw hamburger meat (before you grill), stews, chili and of course, fajita meats.
Thanks for another great recipe – just wrote down the ingredients I don’t have on hand…this is supper tonight.
we’re huge fajita fans! I can’t wait to try this!!
We absolutely LOVE fajitas! I just so happen to have 3 large chicken breasts left from a family-size package I bought yesterday and I think I’m going to use them to try out this recipe! Your picture is making my mouth water already!!!!!
good ol’ fajitas–they’re a surefire hit with me. my grandma, on the other hand, doesn’t particularly care for them, nor does she understand why we laugh whenever she talks about “fa-jai-tas. 🙂
hey have you read my email i sent ya at hotmail yet? let me know? ps its me giselle from nibley 🙂
Jenna – so glad you like this recipe!
Cammee – I do use mushrooms in mine but it is up to preference. I’ll add it in as an optional ingredient in the recipe.
Jordan – I find liquid smoke by the barbecue sauce/ketchup/worcestershire sauce in little glass bottles, about 4 ounces each.
Becca – liquid smoke is basically smoke in liquid form (I know, way to restate the obvious) and it gives meats a delicious, smoky flavor without cooking over specialty woods (like hickory).
I’m sold; these look fabulous.
girl, if you say these are the best, then they must be the best. i can’t wait to try them!
I’m pretty hungry and this isn’t helping. Looks super!
My husband a I love fajitas. I haven’t made them in ages. Thanks for the reminder. Your name for the recipe does seem very fitting. It looks amazing! :0)
It’s nice to meet you. Your blog is terrific!
I’m on a quest for a good guacamole recipe. Do you have one?
Your fajitas look really good. I have a good recipe too that I’ll be posting as soon as I have a chance.
Awesome! My husband and I were just talking about finding a good fajita marinade since the store-bought ones are so salty! I can’t wait to try this one. I love your site and recipes. I have a bunch flagged to try out!
Danielle – I don’t really have a tried-and-true recipe for guacamole…usually I just mash up the avocado, sprinkle some kosher salt and fresh black pepper and then add some lemon juice and diced tomatoes. I know Alton Brown has a highly rated one on the food network if you want to check there.
I’m glad somebody likes these fajitas as much as I do. 🙂 They are totally out of this GALAXY! 🙂
We just made these for dinner and they really are The Best!!! My husband said to add it to a weekly rotation!! Thanks for another amazing recipe!!
I made these on Friday and they are very yummy. The chicken had wonderful flavor and a house full of kids ate them up. Now I just need to find a good spanish rice recipe!
These were AWESOME!! Seriously the best fajitas I have had in forever! The liquid smoke is killer! What great flavor! Thanks for the great recipe!
Leslie – I was excited for someone to weigh in on these after the post, so thanks for letting me know you liked them!
Sonya – glad these were a hit! I’m also looking for a good spanish rice recipe and found one on simplyrecipes.com that I have yet to try. Let me know if you find a good one!
The Conrad Family – I agree the liquid smoke makes these amazing…thanks for letting me know you loved them!
We served these last night, and they were a hit. I am posting a link to this recipe on my weightloss blog (nasty Holidays!)so the link is http://loseweightnow-loralee.blogspot.com/
if you want to check it out. Or not. I know you’re busy!
Hey Loralee – I’m glad you liked this recipe. I’m off to check out your post.
I made these for dinner tonight! Mmmm! Delish!!!! Soooo yummy.
I’m new to your blog- hi! 😀