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Crock Pot Chicken Fajitas – Perfect for Busy Nights

Crock pot chicken fajitas meat shredded and mixed with sauteed red bell peppers and onions in a saute pan.

What are Crock Pot Chicken Fajitas?

This is my Chicken Fajita recipe with marinade that you can prep for the freezer or make right away to put in the crock pot.

If you want to prep this easy meal, it took about 10 minutes with the kids as helpers, you can use the marinade recipe below put it in the freezer then put it in the crock pot when you are ready to use it! Or you can just dump it all in the crock pot and skip the marinade.

Start by mixing the marinade together in a baggie. Then add the sliced chicken and squish the bag around. Throw that in the freezer to use at a later date or in the fridge if you are planning on making these today.

When you are ready to use it put the mixture with chicken into the crock pot and cook on medium for 6-8 hours or chicken is at minimum 165 internal temperature.

When you are ready to eat, cut up the bell peppers and onion. Toss these in a saute pan with a little oil and start to cook. Shred the chicken from the crock pot and add it to the saute pan, with minimal juice. This helps to get rid of the crock pot chicken texture by adding a little crispness.

Next cover with some of the juice from the crock pot for flavor and enjoy as you want!

To make a meal prep bowl, make a side of rice and have some cheese and your favorite toppings on hand!

Why You’ll Love Crock Pot Chicken Fajitas

This meal takes minutes to prepare. Honestly mixing the marinade and having the kids help took about 10. minutes. The marinade is so delicious you will want to put it on everything!

Crock pot cooking is a perfect for a hands off cooking. If you know you have a busy weeknight put the Crock Pot Chicken Fajitas meal together and you will be so happy with your dinner night at home.

This recipe can be made fresh or put in the freezer. Just leave the veggies out until you are ready to serve or they get soggy in the crock pot.

This is a perfect meal for meal prep for the whole family. This works really well for a meal prep for work. You use the Crock Pot Chicken Fajitas recipe for meal prep or for a week night dinner. Either way you have an easy peasy meal.

This meal works really well for being served in tortillas, over nachos, with rice, or a bed of lettuce. Making it super versatile for anyone’s preferences.

Tips for the Best Crock Pot Chicken Fajitas

Using boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs makes for an easy protein prep. You just toss them into the crock pot and then you can easily shred it when you don’t have the bones in it.

Don’t overcook the meat, it will shred really well after only 4-6 hours. Just make sure to always check chickens internal temperature and have it reach 165 F to make sure all the germs are gone.

Lastly and probably the best tip, don’t forget to take this out of the crock pot and put it under the broiler for a few minutes. It really gives the meat some great texture that can sometimes be cooked out of it when you use the crock pot.

Oh, also saute the bell peppers and onions and then add them to the sheet pan. This adds extra flavor too!

Meal Prep and Storage Tips

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You can make this recipe well in advance and keep it in the freezer until you need it.

This can be reheated in the frying pan, skillet, or the microwave. Another great way to reheat food is to use an air fryer, I like this one the best.

This recipe can be used as a base for making fajita bowls, quesadillas, or tacos throughout the whole week, reducing the number of times you need to cook!

Other Crock Pot Recipes to Try

Crock Pot BBQ Meatballs

Healthier Cheesy Crock Pot Chicken

Slow Cooker Baked Potato Soup

Crock Pot Chicken Fajitas

Print Recipe
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Main Course
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • Freezer portion:
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts sliced into thin strips
  • Add after cooking in crock pot
  • 2 bell peppers sliced
  • 1 onion sliced
  • Tortillas to eat with it salad, rice, beans, etc.

Method
 

  1. Place the chicken, spices, oil and lime juice in a baggie. Mash around until it is well mixed and coating the chicken. Freeze until you are ready to use, or store in the refrigerator if using that day for 1-3 hours.
  2. Place chicken and marinade juices into a crock pot and cook on high for 6-8 hours or until the chicken reaches an internal temp of 165.
  3. Slice the peppers and onions. Put in a saute pan with 1 T of oil. Begin sauteing.
  4. Shred the chicken in the crock pot and add to the saute pan to add texture and flavor. When the chicken and vegetables are cooked to your liking. Take the juice from the crock pot and pour over to meld the flavors.
  5. Eat with tortillas, over a bed of lettuce, with rice, beans, etc.