Description
This Crockpot Chicken Fajitas recipe offers a flavorful and effortless way to prepare tender, juicy chicken with bell peppers and onions, all cooked slowly to develop rich flavors. Perfect for a family meal, these fajitas can be served with warm tortillas and your favorite toppings such as avocado, shredded cheese, or sour cream.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ¼ cup water or chicken broth
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 2 bell peppers, any color, sliced into strips
- 1 yellow or red onion, cut into slices
- juice of 1 lime
- flour tortillas
- avocado
- shredded cheese
- plain Greek yogurt or sour cream
Instructions
- Place the chicken breasts in the bottom of the slow cooker. Add the water or chicken broth, minced garlic, honey, chili powder, paprika, salt, and pepper on top of the chicken.
- Layer the sliced bell peppers and onion over the chicken.
- Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours or on high for 2 hours until the chicken is fully cooked.
- Remove the cooked chicken from the slow cooker and let it rest for 5 minutes.
- Stir the juice of one lime into the slow cooker.
- Slice or shred the rested chicken and return it to the slow cooker.
- Serve in warmed flour tortillas, topped with avocado, shredded cheese, and Greek yogurt or sour cream.
Notes
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 70mg