These chicken fajitas in the crockpot couldn’t be much easier or more delicious! They’re simple to prepare in the slow cooker and bursting with flavor.
These chicken fajitas are incredibly tender and healthful, naturally Whole30 compliant, paleo, low carb, and delicious in tortillas, burrito bowls, or salads.
What makes Chicken Fajitas the best?
- The chicken is genuinely incredibly delicate and succulent!
- This recipe couldn’t be simpler – it’s the perfect dump-and-go lunch!
- Whole30, paleo, and low carb are all-natural.
How can you make Chicken Fajitas?
Food: Crockpot Chicken Fajitas (Source: The Country Cook)- Apply a light coat of spray oil to the Crockpot’s bowl. In the Crockpot, combine the sliced chicken, onion, and bell peppers.
- Combine lime juice, oil, garlic, taco spice, and salt in a small bowl. Toss the chicken, onions, and peppers in the sauce to evenly coat them.
- Cook for 2-3 hours on high or 4-6 hours on low, or until chicken is cooked through. Chicken should be easy to break apart and solid, not floppy or squishy.
- Serve!
What exactly are fajitas?
Fajitas are a Mexican dish that means “small belt” or “strip.” The dish is traditionally cooked with a skirt or flank steak cut into strips, however, in this version, the steak is replaced with chicken.
Taco spice is used to season the beef, which is then cooked with bell peppers and red onion.
Suggestions for Serving
These slow cooker chicken fajitas are not only delicious, but they’re also quite adaptable! I like to stuff tortillas with it to make chicken fajita tacos, but it’s also delicious piled on top of burrito bowls or salads and garnished as desired.
It’s also a good idea to serve them with rice!
The advantages of using a Crockpot
It’s incredibly easy to make these chicken fajitas in the Crockpot! Because the ingredients are cooked slowly, the chicken becomes exquisitely soft and the flavors may fully develop.
I also like that you can throw everything into one pot and let it cook until you’re ready to serve. Mexican cuisine has never been easier!
Chef’s Advice
- For a wonderful variety of colors, use one red, one yellow, and one orange bell pepper.
- Follow a recipe like this to quickly make your own taco seasoning.
- To meet your unique dietary desire, use gluten-free, low-carb, or paleo tortillas.
- For a healthier dinner, use organic chicken that has not been given antibiotics.
Chicken Fajitas in a Crockpot
| Preparation time: 10 minutes 2 hours to cook 2 hours and 10 minutes in total |
Chicken fajitas have never been easier or tastier! They’re cooked in the slow cooker or Crockpot and are bursting with flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds of chicken breast sliced into very thin strips
- 1 medium red onion sliced into thin strips
- 3 medium bell peppers deseeded and sliced into thin strips. See Note
- Juice of 1/2 lime
- 5 tablespoons neutral oil like avocado oil or refined coconut oil
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 4 tablespoons taco seasoning See Note
- 1 1/2-2 teaspoons salt
- spray oil like avocado oil
Garnishes:
Food: Crockpot Chicken Fajitas (Source: The Country Cook)- shredded cheese like Monterey
- fresh salsa
- red onion chopped
- fresh cilantro chopped
- guacamole or avocado slices
- sour cream or yogurt
Instructions
- Apply a light coat of spray oil to the Crockpot’s bowl. In the Crockpot, combine the sliced chicken, onion, and bell peppers.
- Combine lime juice, oil, garlic, taco spice, and salt in a small bowl. Toss the chicken, onions, and peppers in the sauce to evenly coat them.
- Cook for 2-3 hours on high or 4-6 hours on low, or until chicken is cooked through. Chicken should be easy to break apart and solid, not floppy or squishy.
- To serve, pack tortillas or place on top of burrito bowls or salads with tongs, then garnish as desired.
Notes
- For a wonderful variation of color, I used one red, one yellow, and one orange bell pepper.
- Follow a recipe like this to quickly make your own taco seasoning.
- To meet your unique dietary desire, use gluten-free, low-carb, or paleo tortillas.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 353kcal, Carbohydrates: 11g, Protein: 27g, Fat: 23g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Cholesterol: 81mg, Sodium: 915mg, Potassium: 769mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 5g, Vitamin A: 2260IU, Vitamin C: 84.6mg, Calcium: 54mg, Iron: 1mg, Net Carbs: 7g