Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas
Sheet pan chicken fajitas with smoky paprika-spiced chicken, sweet peppers, and onion, served with black beans for a high-protein TexMex dinner. Ready in 37 minutes with 25 grams of protein and just 262 calories per serving.
Ingredients
Fajita Oil:
- 3 tbsp canola oil
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp chili powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp cumin
Other Ingredients:
- 2 large bell peppers or 3 small ones any colour
- 1 large onion
- 2 large chicken breasts or 3-4 smaller ones
- 1 can black beans drained and rinsed (or 1 ½ cups cooked)
- 1 lime sliced in half
Instructions
Instructions using fresh chicken breasts:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Stir the flavour maker ingredients together and, using a pastry brush, brush onto a baking sheet.
- Slice the bell peppers and onions into strips.
- Arrange the bell peppers, onions, and chicken breasts on a single layer on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Stir and bake another 10 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken breasts reaches 180 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Add in the black beans and bake another 2 minutes.
- Remove and squeeze the lime over the whole pan.
- Slice the chicken into strips.
- Serve in tortilla wraps or over rice with optional cheddar cheese and guacamole or avocado cream sauce.
Instructions using frozen chicken breasts:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Place the frozen chicken breasts on a rimmed baking sheet.
- Stir the flavour maker ingredients together.
- Using a pastry brush, brush the fajita oil onto the top of the chicken breasts. Flip and place oil side down.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, slice the bell peppers and onions into strips.
- Add the bell peppers and onions to the baking pan. Arrange into a single layer.
- Bake 20 minutes.
- Stir and bake another 10 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken breasts reaches 180 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Add in the black beans and bake another 2 minutes.
- Remove and squeeze the lime over the whole pan.
- Slice the chicken into strips.
- Serve in tortilla wraps or over rice with optional cheddar cheese and guacamole or avocado cream sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 262kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 436mg | Potassium: 639mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 2550IU | Vitamin C: 84mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 262kcal
