Sheet Pan Poblano Chicken Fajitas.
{This post is sponsored by Old El Paso! I used their Flour Tortillas to make this easy one pan dinner!}
Kickin’ Monday up a bit with fajitas!
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I’ve been on a serious Mexican food kick the last few weeks and I see no end in sight. Plus, I love that I can pair pretty much any Mexican dish with avocado and salsa, two of my very favorite foods.
These fajitas are one of those recipes that are likely to become a weekly thing. Or at least they have for me anyway. They’re just so simple, so fast and so amazingly good! Everyone in the family enjoys them. Really, you cannot beat this recipe. One pan, healthy ingredients…almost all pantry staples…and ready in about thirty minutes. Basically your dream weeknight dinner, especially when accompanied with a large side of chips and guacamole…and maybe a margarita too!! <–yes, yes, let’s. 🙂
So how was everyone’s weekend? It was pretty cold and snowy here for the most part on Saturday, so I stayed in and attempted to get some more lifestyle shots for the cookbook. These lifestyle shots are kind of the very last element needed to finish the book and I have been dragging my feet for weeks now. I finally…no my editor finally, decided enough was enough and I needed to get it done. So I set out and worked on them all day Saturday. Glad to report that I got a few that are going to work. I wish I could have finished completely, but I am flying out-of-town today, so the rest is going to have to wait until I get home later this week. Ahh, the never-ending task of creating a cookbook!
I heard rumors that some of you in the east are having a little spring weather. I’m currently dreaming of beaches in Mexico, sunshine and temps in the nineties. Anyone on the same page? Maybe that’s why I am craving so much Mexican food lately? Yup, that’s got to be it!
Speaking of which, let’s chat about these fajitas that I love so much. I’m just going to come out and say it, this recipe is perfect. It’s easy and healthy and delicious and a dinner that I truly believe almost anyone can love. Well, anyone that eats chicken that is! Although, if you’re a veggie eater, may I suggest swapping the chicken for one can of black beans or chickpeas and then doubling up on the peppers? Because as a veggie loving freak, I think that would be equally amazing.
These fajitas have pretty classic flavors. I used my favorite mix of Mexican spices, tossed the spices on some thinly sliced chicken, added some bell peppers, poblano peppers, and onions and threw everything into the oven on ONE sheet pan. Then I roasted everything up until the peppers began to char and the chicken was cooked through.
Couldn’t be easier, right? I always, always serve any kind of fajita with a little cilantro lime rice, cheese, pineapple or mango salsa, and plenty of fresh sliced avocado. You could also use guacamole, but I’ve been loving the simplicity of using a simple avocado lately…so delicious on their own! Then just stuff everything into a warmed tortilla and dinner is DONE.
Sounds kind of perfect right? Like you need these for dinner tonight, right? <–YOU DO. 🙂
And I mean, I know it’s Monday and all, but doesn’t that just make it all the more reason to add a margarita? Think of it as a an pre Cinco de Mayo/End of February celebration.
Cheers to Monday!
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Sheet Pan Poblano Chicken Fajitas
By halfbakedharvest
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Mexican
Keyword: chicken dinner, quick recipe, sheet pan meal
This easy recipe for chicken fajitas is ready in just 30 minutes!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless chicken breasts, cut into strips
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt and pepper
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 orange and (1) red bell pepper, sliced
- 1 poblano pepper, sliced
- 1 sweet onion, thinly sliced
- juice of 1 lime, plus more for serving
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped, plus more for serving
- 8-10 flour tortillas, warmed
- 2 cups steamed rice, for serving
- shredded cheddar, sliced avocado and salsa, for serving
Instructions
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1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
2. On a large baking sheet, toss together the chicken, chili powder, cumin, paprika, garlic, powder, kosher salt and pepper, and 2 tablespoons olive oil. Scoot the chicken to one side of the pan, arranging it in an even layer.
3. To the opposite side of the pan, add the pepper, onions and remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and toss to combine. Transfer to the oven and bake for 20-35 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the peppers are beginning to char.
4. Remove from the the oven and toss everything together with the lime juice and cilantro.
5. To serve, divide the rice among warmed tortillas. Top with chicken, peppers, cheese, avocado, and salsa. Enjoy!
And all the loaded fajitas we can eat.
{This post is sponsored by Old El Paso. Thank you for supporting the brands that keep Half Baked Harvest cooking!! }
I didn’t know you could cook with poblanos without peeling the skins. That’s why I’ve never used them even though I love the taste in chili rellenos. Thank you for giving me a recipe I can use them in at last.
I hope you love this! Thank you!
Absolutely NOM to the max!!
Rebecca
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Thank you Dolly!!
sheet pan meals are my favorite! i love the twist here with poblanos – spicy perfection!! xx
Thank you Jess!
Love Mexican food and eat it often, including many of your recipes. This one looks so easy to throw together-love the char on everything! Will definitely add it into the rotation.
I hope you love it Jean! Thank you so much!
I do, in fact, need these tonight!
Gemma
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I hope you love them, Gemma!
Yummy!
Thank you Sara!
YES! These Look amazing!! AND only ONE pan to wash?! Best weeknight dinner ever! 🙂
Yes it is so easy! Thank you Emily, I hope you love this!
THis is a huge coincidence, yesterday we had mexican for dinner, burritos, actually. It was the first time our son tried one and he LOVED IT! So I guess we’ll have to start him on the fajitas and the tacos as well!!
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Wow that is so great! I hope you like this recipe, Ruth!
Super duper love this! I’m kind of a lover of Monday’s anyway so these would be the perfect end to a super day!!!!
That is so great & there needs to be more lovers of Mondays haha! Enjoy!
Woah. These look perfect!!!!
Thank you Rebecca!
Old El Paso flour tortillas are made with partially hydrogenated oil – this ingredient should be avoided. Please consider the ingredient list when you make product recommendations.
Hi Lynn, I am sorry you do not approve of these tortillas. I will ask if they can opt out of using these poor ingredients in their tortillas.
This looks so good – I can’t wait to try. x
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I hope you love it, Izzy!
it sounds so easy and delicious! I’m definitely trying this as a weeknight dinner. 🙂
Perfect! Thank you Caroline, enjoy! (:
Going to make this on Friday! What a great way to make fajitas!
I love them but I hate all the grease splatter all over the place — so
I don’t make them often because of that. Thank you — love your site and your recipes!
Mary
I hope these turn out awesome for you, Mary! Thank you!
I’m a huge fajita fan, and I love how easy this dinner is! Can’t wait to try these! 🙂
I hope you enjoy these, Laura! Thank you & let me know how it turns out!
Yum! Looks like a perfect weeknight dinner!
Thank you Kim!
Old El Paso is literally the best. LOVING these fajitas, Tieghan!
Couldn’t be a bigger fan! So happy your liking them Jen, thank you!
Looks sooo good! Can I sub the poblano for ancho chile? I know that the ancho is the dried version of the poblano but will it really modify the taste?
Hmm, I am not sure as I have not tried it. I think it would be fine, but I am not sure how much you will need. i would say maybe 2 teaspoons dried powder?
These look delish Tieghan! Love Old El Paso! Fajitas are one of our faves.
Same here!! Hope you get to make them Mary Ann!
TACO TUESDAY IS HEATING UP!
Haha! Yes, it is!
Mmm, fajitas! Was just talking to someone how I haven’t had fajitas in forever. Sheet panning them is an awesome idea to keep things easy!
Perfect timing!! Thanks so much Gina!
I need these like ASAP!!!
Hope you love them Matt!
Just made this for my family, perfection! SO EASY!! And tastes SO GOOD!! Love these type of quick, weekday dinners!
So happy you like it Maria (: Thank you!
I made these last night. Hands down, the best fajitas I’ve ever had. I was sooooo proud ! It feels like there should have been so much work put into these since they’re so good.
wow what a compliment (:
So happy you liked them Susie! Thank you!
Okay, made these tonight and they were so, so, so good! This recipe is a keeper.
I kind of knew it would be good — so I doubled the recipe! Used tortillas tonight — but with my yummy leftovers I am going to use butter lettuce to go “lighter” during the week. I’m passing the recipe onto some friends!
Thank you!
Mary
Oh wow! So happy you liked it Mary! Hope everyone else does to, thank you!
Made this last night and LOVED it. Pretty insanely easy and fast.
Exactly what I wanted to hear!! Thanks for making it Sierra!
Fast easy recipe.. Flavors are incredible! Next time I’ll mix in some fresh minced garlic with the chicken before baking and a dollop of sour cream in the tortilla at the end. Cannot wait to make again! Thanks!
So happy you liked it Lori! That sounds perfect, garlic is always good! Thank you!
This is about the 6th-7th recipe of yours I’ve made and like the others, this one did not disappoint! Followed it to a T and even had leftovers, which were even better the next day! Will definitely pull this one out next time we have company, the colors are beautiful together which makes for a lovely presentation. Thank you (again!) for these fantastic recipes!!
That is so amazing to hear! I am so glad you loved this and let me know how it goes at your next party! Thank you Sherry!
Best and easiest fajitas ever! A new favorite around here!
Awh yay, so happy you guys like them! Thanks Heather!
A link to a printable page would be nice.
Hi Teri! There is a link right under the last photo to print the recipe. Click on that and it should open up a new page to print. Let me know if this still is not working for you or you have any questions! ?
“Remove from the the oven…” Spell/Grammar check is your friend!
Thanks!
Made this for dinner & it’s a perfect weekday meal. It’s so yummy, & oh so easy! I used chicken tenderloins, so I just had to chop the veggies while the oven preheated. Then I just threw it in the oven and walked outta the kitchen. Served it with tortillas, salsa, & store bough quac (because Mondays). Whole family enjoyed it & I loved how easy it was to prepare! Will def make again!
Thank you Calliope! I am really glad you and your family enjoyed this recipe!
How do you heat your tortillas?
I heat them over an open flam on my gas stove-top. Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Thanks! 🙂
Made it last night and it was delicious!!! Made for a date and it was a huge hit!
That is so great! Thank you Porcia!
I love poblanos, but I especially love easy recipes! Big fan of Mission Tortillas flour tortillas too. They have the perfect size tortillas.
So glad you like this! Thank you Maggie!!
Um, THESE WERE AMAZING. And so easy!
Thank you. I will be making them again and again.
(I was a bit skeptical that this would feed my family of seven, so I added more chicken and tossed in another half baking sheet of the peppers & onions, and there was plenty for all, with a bit leftover.)
I am so glad you liked these! Thank you!
Made this tonight for dinner and it was a hit! Thank you for such an easy and delicious dinner!
Thank you!
I’ve gotten several of my mom friends hooked on this recipe because it is just so easy and delicious! It’s a go-to on a busy day over here. I’ve made it with tortillas, as a rice bowl, or even a cauliflower rice bowl. YUM!
Thank you so much! I am so glad you enjoyed these fajitas!
I do not usually comment, but these were amazing!!! I had no poblanos so I sliced up some jalapenos.
I recently made your jerk chicken, chicken teriyaki and my favorite of all, cauliflower pumpkin gratinee.
Going to try the sheet pan greek chicken next!!
Great! I hope you love these fajitas, Cara! Thank you so much!
How many calories and how much sodium?
Hi! I do not calculate the calories or nutritional information for my recipes, I just try to use good ingredients. Sorry about this Chrystal! Please let me know if you have any other questions!
These were terrific! Quick and easy and delicious! Double the recipe for sure.
I am so glad you enjoyed these! Thank you Natalie!
These were so delicious I can barely comprehend it. I don’t think my taste buds were ready for something this tasty.
Thank you Victoria! I am so glad you like this recipe!
These were DELICIOUS!!! Excellent flavor and simple to make. Thanks for the great recipe.
Thank you so much Karen! I am so glad you enjoyed this recipe!
Sheet pan dinners FTW – I keep this recipe in our rotation!
That is so awesome! Thank you!!
These were outstanding. I usually use Mission Tortillas, which I’m sure would have been fine, but I have to say that the Old El Paso soft taco and fajita tortillas were a step up! The spices were perfect and the combination of peppers beautifully colorful. I love fajitas, and these will now be my ‘go to’ recipe. Thanks again. You never disappoint.
Thank you so much Dean!
I have made this multiple times and have sent it to my mom, who has also made it multiple times, and she has emailed it to friends who are also obsessed! Thanks for a fantastic, delicious recipe that feeds me, myself, and I (and my mom and her friends) all week!
I am so glad you loved this Hillary! Thank you so much!
Hi there
I love this recipe, especially because it’s a sheet pan meal.
What could you recommend as a vegetarian chicken alternative that could still go onto the sheet pan?
Your recipes make my partner really happy every week!
Thanks!!!!!!!!
HI! I would use sliced mushrooms in place of the chicken. Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Thanks! 🙂
This is our FAVORITE recipe! The flavors are bold, delicious and addicting. This is our most used recipe!
Thank you! I am so glad you liked this!
Really great recipe!!! Made for a birthday dinner, they loved it!!!!
Thank you!
Making these again tonight- they are just so easy and everyone loves them. I sometimes can’t get a good poblano so I’ll throw in a well seeded jalapeño. The rub on these is perfection!
That is so amazing! Thank you Jill!
Yum.Yum. Easy and yum. Chicken was done before peppers so I finished peppers and onions on the stove. Big hit at impromptu dinner. Half Baked Harvest Brownies for dessert.
Thank you Tieghan!
Thank you so much Beth!
This recipe was packed with flavor and so simple to make! I had all of the ingredients on hand and was able to quickly throw it together on a weeknight. I suggest putting the veggies in the oven before you prep the chicken, allowing them to blacken a bit without over cooking the chicken.
Thank you so much Jessica! I am so glad you enjoyed this recipe!
This is hands down one of my top 3 favorite weeknight dinners! So easy to make and my family devoured! I wouldn’t change a single thing. Thank you Tiegan- I recently found your website and I went down a rabbit hole checking out every recipe! xo
Wow I am so glad you loved this recipe and I hope you love every recipe you try! Thank you so much!
Wonderful recipe! We all loved it and it was quite easy to make. It’s being added to our list of regular meals!
I love to hear that! Thank you so much Adena!
these are great and very easy!!
Thank you Rachel! I am so glad you loved these fajitas! xTieghan
This was so good and so easy!
Thank you Rachel! xTieghan
These have amazing flavor! Love the addition of the poblanos. We often eat these as fajita bowls without the tortillas. Delicious!?
Thank you Karen! xTieghan
Hi Tieghan, I made this dish for dinner last Friday and used the leftovers this morning to stuff omlets. It was delish both ways.
I love how you used this for breakfast as well! Thank you Becky! xTieghan
My family loved it!!! Three of us, made a little extra chicken and very little left over.. lunch for one person.. me!
Haha so perfect! I am so glad you all loved this recipe, Jeanne! xTieghan
HI …what do you do with the orange…..it says slice an orange…..??
this sounds delicious and I want to try it….
Hey Kate, I am sorry, I am not seeing any mention of an orange in this recipe. Are you referring to the orange bell pepper?
I made these tonight as fajita bowls with cilantro lime brown rice, salsa verde, and avocado chunks. It was a huge hit! The spice mix is spot on. Thanks for the recipe and dinner inspiration!
YUM! I am so glad you enjoyed these Sarah! Thank you! xTieghan
guuuuuuuurl this recipe is lit. i use this bad boy all the time when I don’t wanna cook. its so damn easy. thanks sis xx
Thank you Iz! It makes us so happy to hear it’s a repeat favorite.
At first impression I thought ‘can’t go wrong’ always a fan of fajitas. But man oh man was I blown away. Somehow these seemingly simple and everyday ingredients come together for a phenomenal bomb of flavor. We ended up putting this into burritos and I have to say, best chicken home made burrito by far!
Thank you so much!! So glad these turned out so well for you! xTieghan
That sure is a long story just to get down to a simple recipe. The cook time is also listed in two different places on the page and they contradict each other. The recipe is fabulous though.
Thank you so much for trying this! There is a skip to recipe button at the top of the page for you! xTieghan
Made these for dinner tonite – what a HIT!!! So easy and so very good!!
I’m loving your recipes – I browse around each night and make my grocery list for the next day – everything has been DELISH!
Thanks so much!!!
Thank you Caroline!! xTieghan
Delicious!! Have made it about 3 times.
Thank you so much Perla! I am really glad this turned out so well for you! xTieghan
I’ve made this dish numerous times and it is delicious! My whole family digs in!
Thank you so much Heather! I am so happy you loved this recipe! xTieghan
I have made this recipe over 10 times now. Every time I make it, it gives me 8 servings. I double the number of peppers (1 red, 1 green, 1 yellow, and 1 orange) because why not. I also use Spanish rice instead of plain white rice for added flavor, it really elevates the dish to a whole new level.
This is so easy to throw together and is relatively inexpensive. I would definitely recommend you try this.
Thank you Sruly! xTieghan
Winner, winner, chicken dinner. The whole family loved it.
Hey Suzanne,
Thanks so much for trying the recipe. That is so great the recipe was enjoyed! Happy New Year! xTieghan