These Chicken Fajita Nachos are easy and delicious with tender, juicy chicken, bell peppers, onions, tortilla chips, and homemade fajita seasoning, covered in Monterey Jack cheese and baked until melted. This recipe is ready in just 30 minutes. This dish makes a great appetizer, lunch, or amazing date night dinner for two.
Fajita Nachos can also be made with beef, pork, shrimp, lamb, salmon, other types of fish, or just vegetables. Cooking times will vary.
Shredded lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, salsa, pico de gallo, refried beans, and diced tomatoes make good toppings or sides to nachos.
How to make Chicken Fajita Nachos
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
On a cutting board, slice the onion and bell peppers into small strips. Dice the green onion, if using.
Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces or small strips.
In a large bowl, combine the sliced bell peppers, sliced onions, cilantro, oregano, chili powder, salt, garlic powder, and ground cumin. Toss until coated.
Preheat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat with the oil.
When the skillet is hot, add in the seasoned veggies.
Fry the veggies, stirring often, for about 5 minutes until veggies begin to soften.
Move the veggies to one side and add the chicken to the other half of the pan.
Cook, stirring often but keeping the food separate, until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink about 5 minutes.
Stir the chicken and veggies together then drizzle in the lime juice and cook for another 1 – 2 minutes.
Spread the tortilla chips out in a layer on a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper or on an oven-safe platter.
Top the chips with the chicken fajita mixture and the shredded Monterey Jack cheese.
Bake until the cheese is melted, about 5 - 8 minutes.
Garnish the chicken nachos with the sour cream and green onion, if desired.
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Chicken Fajita Nachos
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ medium onion
- 1 small red bell pepper
- 1 small green bell pepper
- 1 Tablespoon cooking oil
- 8 ounces boneless skinless chicken breast
- 1 teaspoon dried cilantro
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- ¼ bag restaurant style tortilla chips
- 8 ounces shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- Optional - Sour cream and green onion (for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- On a cutting board, slice the onion and bell peppers into small strips. Dice the green onion, if using.
- Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces or small strips.
In a large bowl, combine the sliced bell peppers, sliced onions, cilantro, oregano, chili powder, salt, garlic powder, and ground cumin. Toss until coated. - Preheat a cast iron skillet over medium high heat with the oil.
- When the skillet is hot, add in the seasoned veggies.
- Fry the veggies, stirring often, for about 5 minutes until veggies begin to soften.
- Move the veggies to one side and add the chicken to the other half of the pan.
Cook, stirring often but keeping the food separate, until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink about 5 minutes. - Stir the chicken and veggies together then drizzle in the lime juice and cook for another 1 – 2 minutes.
- Spread the tortilla chips out in a layer on a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper or on an oven safe platter.
- Top the chips with the chicken fajita mixture and the shredded Monterey Jack cheese.
- Bake until the cheese is melted, about 5 - 8 minutes.
- Garnish the chicken nachos with the sour cream and green onion, if desired.
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Notes
- Fajita Nachos can also be made with beef, pork, shrimp, lamb, salmon, other types of fish, or just vegetables. Cooking times will vary.
- Popular toppings and sides include shredded lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, salsa, pico de gallo, refried beans, and diced tomatoes.
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Hi and welcome. I’m Zona and I have a passion for recipes. I share recipes, tips, tricks, and resources to help you cook for two. Eat, drink, and enjoy!
This recipe is also available on my other site Zona's Lazy Recipes and serves 6.
Bonnie
Tuesday 24th of May 2022
I made these for a friend. Brought everything in containers for her to assemble at her house. She loved it. Ate with Sour Cream and Guacamole. Going to make for me now.
Bonnie
Tuesday 31st of May 2022
@Zona, I finally made them for Hubby and I. They were so good. Nachos and a movie. Can't go wrong. Added sour cream and Guacamole. Only used red peppers. Was given some so I made Crock pot stuffed peppers with them. Was nice to come home after Church with food done
Zona
Tuesday 24th of May 2022
Hi Bonnie, what a nice friend you are! I'm glad she enjoyed it and and I'm sure you will also. Thanks for the comment :)
Regina
Monday 23rd of May 2022
These look really good! I love using fresh vegetables when possible.