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Easy Oven-Baked Chicken Fajita

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Author: Dini K.
Posted: 10/27/2015
Updated: 7/17/2023

Need a quick meal that’s BURSTING at the seams with flavour? This Easy Oven-baked Chicken Fajita with my homemade spice blend will soon be your family favourite. Guaranteed!

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Flavour packed Easy Oven Baked Chicken Fajita! This Tray Baked Chicken Fajita is so easy to prepare and is PERFECT for a crowd! With a homemade Fajita seasoning blend that is absolutely delicious with any kind of meat. Make it in the oven OR on a grill!

Flavour packed Easy Oven Baked Chicken Fajita! This Tray Baked Chicken Fajita is so easy to prepare and is PERFECT for a crowd! With a homemade Fajita seasoning blend that is absolutely delicious with any kind of meat. Make it in the oven OR on a grill!

The best thing about food blogging for me has always been the feedback. Every time I hear from someone that they tried one of my recipes and that it turned out well for them, it makes my day. And completes that process of creation for me.

Last year I made some incredible Spicy Fajita Steak Quesadillas and even though that post didn’t exactly catch fire, I’ve gotten some amazing compliments from people around the world who have tried it. Especially that Spicy Fajita seasoning. I’ve gotten a lot of emails from readers who absolutely loved that seasoning and you guys have no idea how deliriously happy that makes me!

Flavour packed Easy Oven Baked Chicken Fajita! This Tray Baked Chicken Fajita is so easy to prepare and is PERFECT for a crowd! With a homemade Fajita seasoning blend that is absolutely delicious with any kind of meat. Make it in the oven OR on a grill!
Marinating chicken pieces

As it happens, it’s one of our favourites too and Mr K makes a request for it quite regularly. While it was delicious with steak, it works just as well with chicken too! So when I want to make a quick and easy dinner that’s loaded with juicy flavour, my Fajita seasoning for Oven-baked Chicken Fajita is one of my go-to recipes.

So how easy is it? You make the spice mix. Marinate the chicken. Place the marinated chicken pieces on a roasting tray with all of the marinade. Then roast, and throw in the peppers and onions towards the end of roasting. The result? Chicken Fajita at its most flavourful.

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Flavour packed Easy Oven Baked Chicken Fajita! This Tray Baked Chicken Fajita is so easy to prepare and is PERFECT for a crowd! With a homemade Fajita seasoning blend that is absolutely delicious with any kind of meat. Make it in the oven OR on a grill!

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5 from 3 votes

Easy Oven-Baked Chicken Fajita

Author: Dini K.
Servings: 4 - 6 servings
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Ingredients:

Fajita Seasoning

  • 1 ½ tbsp paprika
  • ½ tsp cayenne pepper more if you like it spicy - I usually add 2 teaspoons
  • 1 ½ tsp ground coriander powder
  • 2 tsp cumin powder
  • 2 tsp ground black pepper
  • 2 tsp onion powder
  • 2 tsp brown sugar

Marinade

  • ½ cup - 2/3 cup of freshly squeezed orange juice about 1 orange
  • 3 tbsp of lime juice approximately 1 lime
  • ¼ cup unflavoured oil vegetable oil or olive oil
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 3 lb of chicken pieces about 8 chicken thighs - bone in
  • 3 sweet onions thickly sliced
  • 4 bell peppers thickly sliced (add more if you like)
  • I also added some jalapeno peppers optional

Instructions:

  • Mix together the ingredients for the Fajita seasoning. You can make multiple batches of this and store in an air-tight bottle.
  • Mix the contents of the Fajita seasoning with all the ingredients of the marinade (except the chicken) until well combined.
  • Pat dry chicken pieces and place them in a dish (that you can keep in the fridge). Pour the marinade over the chicken pieces and use clean hands to mix the chicken well with the marinade, making sure all the chicken pieces are coated well.
  • Leave for about 2-3 hours (up to 24 hours) in the fridge to marinate.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F / 180°C. Prepare a roasting pan or tray by lining it with foil (I did not actually do this, but it's a lot easier to clean) and lightly coat the surface with oil.
  • Place the marinated chicken pieces on the tray (skin side up). Pour remaining marinade on top and place the tray in the middle of the oven. Bake for about 30 minutes, and baste with the juices in the tray halfway through (if the skin is starting to get too dark, cover it with some foil).
  • After 30 minutes, transfer the jalapeno (if using), sliced onions and bell peppers to the tray and pour some of the juices in the tray on top of these and roast for a further 15 -20 minutes.
  • Let the chicken pieces rest for a few minutes and serve with some cooked white rice (or Spanish rice), tortillas, salsa and Aji sauce (recipe for Aji sauce coming soon).

Tips & Tricks

NOTE - You can grill or BBQ this chicken just as easily as well. Just use the marinade to baste the chicken pieces while they are being grilled so that you retain that wonderful moisture.

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Flavour packed Easy Oven Baked Chicken Fajita! This Tray Baked Chicken Fajita is so easy to prepare and is PERFECT for a crowd! With a homemade Fajita seasoning blend that is absolutely delicious with any kind of meat. Make it in the oven OR on a grill!

This may seem like a lot of marinade for chicken, but it works. It keeps the chicken moist, tender and flavourful. Which also means you can shred the chicken easily (and those pieces will then soak up the sauce, yum!) and use it in quesadillas, tostadas, burritos, tacos, whatever! OR have the whole piece with Spanish rice OR with some roasted veggies.

Flavour packed Easy Oven Baked Chicken Fajita! This Tray Baked Chicken Fajita is so easy to prepare and is PERFECT for a crowd! With a homemade Fajita seasoning blend that is absolutely delicious with any kind of meat. Make it in the oven OR on a grill!

We always make a feast out of these. Here, I made some creamy, refreshing Avocado salsa, and some spicy, tangy Aji sauce. It was a brilliant combination. And it goes really well with the fruity and spicy Chicken Fajitas. To top it off, I even made some Spanish rice and tostadas. You know, just in case the feast wasn’t big enough. There were plenty of leftovers for next day of course!

Flavour packed Easy Oven Baked Chicken Fajita! This Tray Baked Chicken Fajita is so easy to prepare and is PERFECT for a crowd! With a homemade Fajita seasoning blend that is absolutely delicious with any kind of meat. Make it in the oven OR on a grill!

The recipe for the Aji sauce is coming soon on the blog – so stay tuned for that. You could also sign up for free updates from me, so that you don’t miss out.

However you decide to have this, one thing is guaranteed. Incredible flavour. A little spicy, a little sweet, a little fruity, and lots and lots of flavour. You can adjust the level of heat in the recipe by decreasing the amount of cayenne pepper you use as well.

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  1. sherry says

    May 3, 2021 at 16:59

    5 stars
    We loved the flavour of this dish…thank you for an awesome recipe

    Reply
  2. Sara @ Life's Little Sweets says

    November 7, 2015 at 16:22

    5 stars
    This dish looks absolutely mouthwatering, I love a good chicken dish, we eat so much chicken in our house. thank you for sharing this one!

    Reply
  3. mila furman says

    November 7, 2015 at 12:55

    Dini!!! This is JUST GORGEOUS!!! I love me a good fajita chicken and this marinade and spice mix looks DIVINE!!! And Dini your pics are just getting incredible!!! Gorgeous honey! And I am totally trying this out next week 🙂 XOXO

    Reply
  4. Amanda {Striped Spatula} says

    November 1, 2015 at 13:32

    Great photos! Love that you can get all the wonderful flavors of a fajita in a convenient, oven-baked recipe. Looks delicious.

    Reply
  5. Wajeeha says

    October 31, 2015 at 05:35

    These pictures are gorgeous! And now I know what I’m making for dinner tomorrow…this looks SO delicious and omg I want this right now! Runs to the kitchen 😉

    Reply
  6. Jessica {Swanky Recipes} says

    October 30, 2015 at 11:21

    Love the use of all the spices in this recipe. And that char on the chicken is beautiful, pinned!

    Reply
  7. Felesha says

    October 30, 2015 at 06:52

    This dish looks absolutely phenomenal! Moist chicken thighs are definitely the way to go! Beautiful pics!

    Reply
  8. Annie @ Annie's Noms says

    October 30, 2015 at 05:23

    Wow, this is amazing! Fajitas are one of our go-to dinners, love that this is cooked in the oven!

    Reply
  9. Sarah | (Cooking for) Kiwi & Bean says

    October 29, 2015 at 20:53

    5 stars
    I am always always looking for new things to make with chicken. It can get so boring doing the same old stuff! Thanks for this great inspiration. Sounds like a super flavourful recipe.

    Reply
  10. Jhuls says

    October 29, 2015 at 20:36

    Ahhhh!! I am still dreaming of making that quesadillas of yours! This looks absolutely fantastic, Dini! I wish I have some in front of me right now to dig in. 😀

    Reply
  11. Kristen @ A Mind Full Mom says

    October 29, 2015 at 18:51

    Love fajitas anyway I can get them–the fact that this is made in oven for an easier variation–LOVE! It will be making an appearance at my house soon!

    Reply
  12. Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry says

    October 29, 2015 at 17:50

    I know exactly what you mean about how great it is to get recipe feed back from readers. Here is hoping lots of people make this delicious looking recipe.

    Reply
  13. Sarah says

    October 29, 2015 at 16:12

    As I was scrolling through your post my husband was looking over my shoulder drooling over your pictures and requesting that I make this – I think that says it all 🙂

    Reply
  14. Ramona W says

    October 29, 2015 at 15:47

    You literally had my mouth watering here!! This may be called easy oven baked chicken… but it’s got some complex flavors going on and I love that. 🙂

    Reply
  15. Renz says

    October 29, 2015 at 15:42

    Yummmy. And easy!! A great feast. That avocado salsa looks great too!!

    Reply
  16. Abida says

    October 27, 2015 at 13:08

    This looks so good, I love lots of cayenne pepper too. The rice looks really delicious as well!

    Reply
    • Dini says

      October 29, 2015 at 09:19

      Thank you Abida! 🙂 We are spicy food fiends too!!

      Reply

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