
The smokiness in the chipotle chili powder delivers a Tex Mex flavour you expect in a great fajita! Give this a try and make extra chipotle fajita spice mix for use in a few other recipes.
Ingredients for Chicken Chipotle Fajitas

- Olive oil (3 tbsp) – separate into 1 tbsp and 2 tbsp (see recipe)
- Chicken breasts, skinless, boneless (4 pieces)
- Sweet bell peppers, red, yellow and green (1 each)
- Onion (1 whole)
- Soft tortilla shells
Suggested toppings for Chicken Chipotle Fajitas
- Shredded cheese (1 1/2 cups)
- Shredded lettuce (2 cups)
- Sour cream (1/2 cup)
- Thinly diced scallions (3 of them)
- Salsa (1 1/2 to 2 cups)
- Avacados, thinly sliced
Instructions for Chicken Chipotle Fajitas
- Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a large, non-stick pan/skillet on medium-high heat
- Add chopped chicken breasts and stir fry until cooked (approx. 5 minutes)
- Set cooked chicken aside on a clean plate
- Heat 2 tbsp of oil in the same large, non-stick pan/skillet on medium-high heat and add chopped bell peppers (red, yellow, green), chopped onion, and prepared seasoning
- Stir fry until vegetables are cooked to your liking (approx. 5 minutes)
- Add cooked chicken to skillet once again, until heated and flavoured with the vegetable and seasoning mix
- Remove from heat and divide evenly over tortilla shells
- Top with your favourite fajita toppings (shredded cheese, shredded lettuce, sour cream, thinly diced scallions, salsa, etc.)
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Chicken Chipotle Fajita Seasoning ?

This recipe has two parts: 1. Seasoning mixture; 2. Chicken Chipotle Fajitas
Chipotle Chicken Fajita Spice Mix
- 4 tsp Chili powder OR Chipotle chile powder
- 2 tsp Ground cumin
- 2 tsp Smoked paprika
- 2 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Dried onion OR onion powder
- 1/2 tsp Cayenne powder
Chicken Fajitas
- 3 tbsp Olive oil
- 4 Chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
- 3 Sweet bell peppers (1 each – red, yellow, green)
- 1 Onion, sliced
- 1 pkg Soft tortilla shells
- 1/3 cup Fajita spice mix (listed above)
- Various toppings
Mix the spices together and either store in an air-tight container for later use, OR make Chicken Chipotle Fajitas immediately
How to Make Chicken Fajitas
Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a large, non-stick pan/skillet on medium-high heat
Add chopped chicken breasts and stir fry until cooked (approx. 5 minutes)
Set cooked chicken aside on a clean plate
Heat 2 tbsp of oil in the same large, non-stick pan/skillet on medium-high heat and add chopped bell peppers (red, yellow, green), chopped onion, and prepared seasoning
Stir fry until vegetables are cooked to your liking (approx. 5 minutes)
Add cooked chicken to skillet once again, until heated and flavoured with the vegetable and seasoning mix
Remove from heat and divide evenly over tortilla shells
Top with your favourite fajita toppings (shredded cheese, shredded lettuce, sour cream, thinly diced scallions, salsa, etc.)
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