Crockpot Chicken Fajitas + VIDEO (2024)

This slow cooker chicken fajitas recipe only has 5 ingredients: chicken, onions, bell peppers, diced tomatoes, and fajita seasoning. Quick and tasty, you can serve this healthy (low-carb, paleo, Whole30) fajita dish with your favorite accompaniments. Instructions to make this simple fajita recipe in the Instant Pot are also included.

Ingredients For Chicken Fajitas (ONLY 5)

There are only 5 ingredients in the easy fajita recipe!

1. Chicken: Boneless, skinless breasts (or thighs).
2. Fajita Seasoning: My homemade fajita blend is included in the recipe box. If you have your own, feel free to use it.
3. Bell Peppers: 3 large bell peppers. I used green, red, and orange so it would be colorful. 3 bell peppers of the same color works just fine.
4. Onions: 1 large onion or 2 small onions. Don’t slice them too thin.
5. Tomatoes: 14.5-ounce can of diced tomatoes or your favorite salsa

How To Make Chicken Fajitas In The Crock-Pot

Making chicken fajitas is very easy, especially when you use your slow cooker (Crock-Pot) or pressure cooker (Instant Pot).

Slow Cooker

1. Season the chicken with salt & pepper. Add the chicken & all the other ingredients to the slow cooker. Stir to mix well.
2. Cook HIGH 2-3 hours or LOW 4-6.

Instant Pot

1. Turn the Instant Pot to sauté. Once hot, add the oil, onion, and bell pepper and cook 3-5 minutes until soft.
2. Season the chicken with salt & pepper. Add the seasoned chicken, diced tomatoes, and all the other seasonings to the pot. Stir to mix well. Close lid and seal valve. Set high pressure and cook 8 minutes. When cooking time is complete, quick release pressure.

Chicken Breasts or Chicken Thighs?

Normally my go-to cut of chicken when I use my slow cooker is chicken thighs. I used chicken breasts here. I prefer to use breasts in particular with fajitas. You can also make these with boneless, skinless chicken thighs. If you do, add an additional 30 minutes to an hour of cook time for the slow cooker and 1 minutes for the pressure cooker. You need to do this because dark meat takes longer to cook than white meat. Since this recipe uses chicken breasts, it’s not a recipe that can sit on the WARM setting. This will overcook the chicken and dry out the meat. When the food is done cooking, turn off the appliance.

Homemade Fajita Seasoning

In the recipe box you will find my go-to homemade fajita seasoning. If you use it (which I hop you do) then technically this is recipe is more than 5 ingredients. Hopefully you already have these spices in your pantry already. My fajita spice blend makes about 1/3 cup of seasonings. Personally, I make a big batch and keep it in my pantry.

How To Serve The Fajitas

Traditionally fajitas are served in corn or flour tortillas. I believe you should serve these fajitas according to your dietary restrictions. My go-to is lettuce wraps. Other suggestions are tortillas or over rice (regular, brown, or riced cauliflower). You can also use this as filling for burritos or even enchiladas. Popular garnishes for fajitas include cheese, guacamole, lettuce, salsa, sour cream, etc.

FAQs & Tips

• Store leftover fajitas in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
• I used a 6-quart slow cooker or Instant Pot.

Mexican Inspired Recipes

• Steak Fajitas
• Salsa Verde Chicken
• Cilantro-Lime Beef
• Enchilada Tri-Tip
• Salsa Verde Beef

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