• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Free Instant Pot Recipe Guide! download now!

FREE 5 Instant Pot Meals in 5 Minutes E Course!


Thank you for subscribing!


Your Homebased Mom

  • About
  • Latest
  • Contact
NEW! Watch on youtube!

Your Homebased Mom

Leigh Anne Wilkes

  • Recipes
    • Course
      • Appetizers
      • Beverages
      • Bread
      • Breakfast and Brunch
      • Dessert
        • Bars and Brownies
        • Cake
        • Candy and Treats
        • Cookies
        • Ice Cream
        • Pie
      • Main Dishes
      • Salads
      • Sandwiches and Burgers
      • Sauces and Dressings
      • Side Dishes
      • Soup
    • Cooking Method
      • Crock Pot
      • Grilling
      • Instant Pot
      • One Pan
      • Oven
      • Quick and Easy
      • Recipes for Two
    • Ingredients
      • Beef
      • Eggs
      • Pasta
      • Pork
      • Poultry
        • Chicken
        • Turkey
      • Seafood
      • Vegetarian
      • Gluten Free
    • Cuisine
      • American
      • Asian
      • European
      • Indian
      • Italian
      • Mediterranean
      • Mexican
    • Holiday
      • New Year’s Eve
      • Valentine’s Day
      • St. Patrick’s Day
      • Easter
      • 4th of July
      • Halloween
      • Thanksgiving
      • Christmas
  • Travel
    • Europe
    • United States
      • New York City
      • Portland
    • What To Wear
  • Life
    • Home
    • Party Ideas
    • Empty Nesters
    • Church
      • Activity Day
      • Relief Society
    • Organizational Tips
    • Recommended Reads
  • New? Start Here
  • Subscribe for weekly recipes

    FREE 5 Instant Pot Meals in 5 Minutes E Course!


    Thank you for subscribing!


Recipe Finder

  • Course
    • Appetizers
    • Beverages
    • Bread
    • Breakfast and Brunch
    • Dessert
    • Main Dishes
    • Salads
    • Sandwiches and Burgers
    • Sauces and Dressings
    • Side Dishes
    • Soup
  • Cooking Method
    • Oven
    • Crock Pot
    • Grilling
    • Instant Pot
    • One Pan
    • Quick and Easy
  • Ingredients
    • Beef
    • Eggs
    • Pasta
    • Pork
    • Poultry
    • Seafood
    • Vegetarian
    • Gluten Free
  • Cuisine
    • American
    • Asian
    • European
    • Indian
    • Italian
    • Mediterranean
    • Mexican
  • Holiday
    • New Year’s Eve
    • Valentine’s Day
    • St. Patrick’s Day
    • Easter
    • 4th of July
    • Halloween
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas
Home / Latest Posts / Recipes / Chicken Fajitas

Chicken Fajitas

Jump to Recipe Share
Share on:
By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 9/21/20Updated: 5/29/25

This post may contain affiliate links. Please see disclosure policy here.

Chicken Fajitas are a quick and easy family favorite.  The flavor in this chicken fajita recipe is amazing!

plate of chicken fajitas with bell peppers and onions

We love chicken fajitas and I have tried many different recipes. This chicken fajita recipe is on regular repeat at our house. And given that I am constantly experimenting with new recipes, that doesn’t happen very often.

But these babies are just so good.  The secret is in the liquid smoke. It really adds to the grilled fajita flavor and makes this dish amazing! Please don’t make this without it! It’s definitely one of the key components.

fajita chicken peppers and onions

Ingredients

  • Chicken Breasts
  • Bell Peppers
  • Onions
  • Fresh Lime Juice
  • Vegetable Oil
  • Garlic
  • Vingegar
  • Soy Sauce
  • Liquid Smoke
  • Salt and Pepper
  • Chili Powder
  • Cayenne Pepper
  • Onion Powder
Chicken Fajitas

How to Make Chicken Fajitas

  • Mix all the marinade ingredients together. Set aside 1/4 cup.
  • Place chicken in a ziplock bag with marinade and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
  • Slice onions in 1/2 inc slices and quarter the bell peppers. Then coat them with olive oil and salt.
  • Grill marinated chicken and veggies on a gas grill or a cast iron skillet on your stove top.
  • Baste the chicken while grilling with the marinade that you set aside
  • When everything is cooked, slice the meat into strips and Serve.

Tips

  • If you would like to baste the vegetables with the marinade, increase the the recipe by 1/2.
  • Butterfly the chicken or pound it thinner before you add it to the marinade to insure the chicken cooks evenly.
Chicken Fajitas on the grill

If you have time to marinade and grill your fajitas, this is the go to recipe that you should use.

Check out a few other easy fajita recipes :

  • Slow Cooker Fajitas
  • Baked Fajitas
  • Steak Fajitas

Be sure and follow me over on You Tube for weekly cooking demos.

5 from 2 votes
Chicken Fajitas

Chicken Fajitas

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
Delicious chicken fajitas, marinated and grilled to perfection.
serves: 8 fajitas
Prep:15 minutes minutes
Cook:20 minutes minutes
Marinate:4 hours hours
Total:35 minutes minutes
Rate Recipe

Ingredients

Fajitas:

  • 4 Chicken Breasts boneless, skinless
  • 3 Bell Peppers red, orange and yellow.
  • 1 Onion

Marinade

  • 1/4 C fresh lime juice
  • 1/3 C water
  • 2 T vegetable oil
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 3 t vinegar
  • 2 t soy sauce
  • 1 t liquid smoke
  • 1 t salt
  • 1/2 t chili powder
  • 1/2 t cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 t ground black pepper
  • 1/4 t onion powder

Instructions

  • Mix all the marinade ingredients together and place in a zip-lock bag.
  • Before you put the meat in, reserve a little marinade to use at the end.(about 1/4 a cup)
  • Then toss in the chicken, bell peppers and onions. Or if you want more marinade for the meat do not include the peppers and onions. Just coat them with some olive oil and salt before griling.
  • Marinade for at least 4 hours, but longer if possible.
  • Grill outside on the bbq, or indoors on a skillet (cast iron is best) or grill pan.
  • Use the reserved marinade to baste meat as you cook.
  • When everything is cooked slice the meat, peppers and onions into strips
  • Combine in a bowl and pour in the remaining reserved marinade (do not use the liquid that the chicken was marinading in)
  • Serve with tortillas.

Tips & Notes:

If you’re not familiar with liquid smoke, you can find it near the bbq sauces in a small bottle.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 118kcal (6%) Carbohydrates: 5g (2%) Protein: 12g (24%) Fat: 5g (8%) Saturated Fat: 3g (19%) Cholesterol: 36mg (12%) Sodium: 407mg (18%) Potassium: 332mg (9%) Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 2g (2%) Vitamin A: 1510IU (30%) Vitamin C: 61.2mg (74%) Calcium: 10mg (1%) Iron: 0.5mg (3%)
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Course:Main Dish
Cuisine:Mexican
Chicken Fajitas
Did you make this?I love seeing what you made. Be sure to share a picture and tag @yourhomebasedmom on social media!
Tag on Insta! Leave a Rating
Previous Post
Streusel Blueberry Muffins
Next Post
Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings

Reader Interactions

5 from 2 votes (2 ratings without comment)

Leave a Review Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Made this? Rate this recipe:




  1. Desi says

    Posted on 5/3 at 11:47 am

    I read with interest this post; largely because I read that your husband hasMeneier’s disease. I had the surgery because the attacks were so violent and horrible. I wonder if I could ask more question in private about your husbands diet. I am going to google the “zone diet” now.
    Thanks,
    desi

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 5/3 at 11:49 am

      Desi – please feel free to email me privately.

      Reply
      • Desi says

        Posted on 5/3 at 12:48 pm

        Thank you.
        Desi

        Reply
  2. Jessica Newby says

    Posted on 6/8 at 5:50 am

    Hands down the best fajitas I’ve ever tried! Made them twice in one week for different guests & everyone was loving them. On my list of favorites now.

    So lovin’ your blog!

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 6/9 at 8:02 pm

      Jessica, so glad the fajitas were a hit at your house!

      Reply
  3. Heidi says

    Posted on 8/21 at 8:36 am

    Glad you like Sara and Kate’s food blog. I told my hubby this morning that I am making fajitas for dinner, and I’m going to try this recipe out for the first time. Can’t wait, especially now that it’s got Leigh Anne’s stamp of approval :).

    Reply
Older Comments

Primary Sidebar

Seasonal Posts

creamsicle ice cream in a hand

Creamsicle Ice Cream

two cones with malted milk ice cream on them

Malted Milk Ice Cream

dish of lemon meringue ice cream

Lemon Meringue Ice Cream

hand holding a s'mores ice cream cone

S’mores ice Cream

Most Popular Posts

Herb Rice

chicken cooked in the microwave

How to Cook Chicken in the Microwave

texas sheet cake for two in a baking pan

Chocolate Sheet Cake for Two {Texas Sheet Cake}

Crock Pot 5 ingredient Pork Roast sliced

Crock Pot Pork Roast

Opens in a new window Opens an external site Opens an external site in a new window

Trending Now

overhead shot of cinnamon rolls

One Hour Cinnamon Rolls

plate of smashed potatoes and a fork

Crispy Smashed Potatoes

overhead shot of bowl of almond chicken

Almond Chicken

baked riblets

Easy Oven Baked Riblets

No knead bread in a pan

Instant Pot Bread

Tomato tart pieces

Easy Tomato Tart

spoon full of mac and cheese

Crock Pot Mac and Cheese

Almond Torte

  • Crock Pot
  • Instant Pot
  • Chicken
  • Breakfast
  • Appetizers
  • Bread
  • Salad
  • Dessert

Order my Cookbook, Holiday Slow Cooker!

Buy Now!
Back to Top
  • About
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclosure
  • Contact
© 2013–2025 Leigh Anne Wilkes Site Credits Designed by Melissa Rose Design Developed by Once Coupled

Rate This Recipe

Your vote:




A rating is required
A name is required
An email is required

Recipe Ratings without Comment

Something went wrong. Please try again.