Sizzling Chicken Fajita

Name: Sizzling Chicken Fajita
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 9 oz chicken breast (or tenders), cut into cubes; 1 tsp smoked paprika (or chili powder); 1 tsp ground cumin; 0.25 tsp salt; 0.25 tsp ground black pepper; 1 tbsp cooking oil; 1 tbsp unsalted butter, melted; 1 piece onion, thinly sliced; 1 piece bell pepper (red, yellow or green), thinly sliced; 1 tbsp fresh lime juice; 2 tbsp cilantro, for garnishing; 4 piece tortillas, to serve

Juicy chicken and crisp bell peppers tossed in an easy homemade fajita seasoning and cooked in a hot cast-iron skillet. A comforting 20-minute Tex-Mex dinner.

20 min 2 servingsRasa Malaysia Source

Extracted by chinwei271Extracted 1 Jul 2026

Nutrition· per serving · estimated

290

Calories

26g

Protein

11g

Carbs

16g

Fat

Scale recipe

2 servings

Original recipe

Ingredients12 items

Produce

🧅onion, thinly sliced1 piece

🫑bell pepper (red, yellow or green), thinly sliced1 piece

🍋fresh lime juice1 tbsp

🌿cilantro, for garnishing2 tbsp

Meat

🍗chicken breast (or tenders), cut into cubes9 oz

Dairy

🧈unsalted butter, melted1 tbsp

Bakery

🫓tortillas, to serve4 piece

Pantry

🛢️cooking oil1 tbsp

Spices

🌶️smoked paprika (or chili powder)1 tsp

🧂ground cumin1 tsp

🧂salt¼ tsp

🧂ground black pepper¼ tsp

Instructions

1
In a bowl, combine the cubed chicken with the smoked paprika, cumin, salt and black pepper. Mix well until the meat is fully coated.
2
Let the chicken marinate for 10 minutes. (Do not add the lime juice now — its acid would make the chicken texture mushy.)
10:00 timer
3
Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat, then add the oil and butter.
4
Add the sliced onions and cook, stirring occasionally, for 2-3 minutes until softened and lightly caramelized.
5
Add the marinated chicken and stir well. Spread it out so it hits the hot metal directly rather than piling in the center, which would drop the pan temperature.
6
Cook for 3-4 minutes until the surface of the chicken turns opaque.
7
Add the sliced bell peppers and stir to combine, cooking another 3-4 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and the peppers are tender-crisp.
8
Stir in the lime juice, garnish with chopped cilantro, and serve immediately in the hot skillet while sizzling, with warm tortillas.

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CuisineMexican