Crockpot Chicken Fajita Recipe
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Learn how to make Crock Pot Chicken Fajitas! The best easy slow cooker chicken fajita recipe that everyone will love. Healthy and delicious!
While it’s super easy to make your own Healthy Chicken Fajitas on the stovetop or even sheet pan shrimp fajitas, this slow cooker version is even easier!
If you’ve never had fajitas before, they are basically just crockpot chicken tacos‘ veggie packed cousin. They are loaded with delicious bell peppers and onions.
These easy crockpot chicken fajitas take only 10 minutes of prep and 8 ingredients for a protein and veggie packed dinner that your family will love!
Liz’s top tips for chicken fajitas
- Pro Tip for Shredding Chicken: Shred it in your stand mixer- it’s so much easier than shredding with 2 forks! Place cooked chicken breasts in your stand mixer and use the paddle attachment on low until the consistency you want.
- Cut Veggies Evenly: Cut your onions and bell peppers into similar-sized strips so they cook evenly and have the perfect texture for your fajitas.
Ingredients
Substitutions
Rotel: You can substitute Rotel for canned tomatoes or diced tomatoes with green chiles.
Honey: You can replace honey with maple syrup or skip it entirely. Skip if Whole30.
Bell peppers: Any color of bell peppers will work in this recipe.
Chicken: You can also make steak fajitas by substituting the chicken with steak. We also have a Shrimp Fajitas recipe you can try, or a Chicken Fajita Casserole Recipe. If you prefer pork, try crockpot pork tacos.
Taco Seasoning: We use homemade taco seasoning. It’s way lower in sodium than the packaged kind.
WW Points: Will vary depending on the plan you follow. This is a very low/no point recipe. Olive oil will be the only high point ingredient. I’d estimate 1 point per serving.
You can also make crockpot chicken fajitas in an oven. Place in a baking dish cooked at 400 degrees for 30-45 minutes or until the chicken’s internal temperature reaches 165 degrees and the bell peppers are soft.
How to make Crockpot Chicken Fajitas
- Mix Rotel, honey, and garlic in a slow cooker.
- Place onion and bell peppers on top.
- Layer chicken on top.
- Sprinkle with taco seasoning. Cook on low for 8 hours or cook on high for 4 hours.
- Remove chicken and shred and mix chicken back in the bell peppers onion and Rotel mixture. Serve warm on tortillas or by itself with limes!
We also have a Stovetop Chicken Fajita recipe.
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Serving Crock Pot Chicken Fajitas
These fajitas can be a complete meal on their own, but we also love them served with:
- Healthy Easy Bean Dip
- Skinny Margarita
- Alongside rice & beans
- In place of the meat on a Taco Salad
- In a tortilla with any of the below-mentioned toppings!
No, you can’t use frozen chicken breasts in the crock pot. This is a major food safety issue. If chicken is not entirely thawed it may not cook thoroughly. If you want to use frozen chicken to make shredded chicken, we love instant pot shredded chicken.
Toppings for Crockpot Fajitas
- lettuce
- guacamole
- sour cream
- pineapple mango salsa or corn salsa
- more cheese
- cilantro lime rice
- Mexican rice
- tortilla chips
- cilantro
- black beans
Storage
Storing: You should store crockpot chicken fajita in an airtight container in a refrigerator for up to 5 days or in a freezer for up to 6 months. Thaw completely before reheating and serving.
Freezing: You can freeze this recipe in a freezer for up to 6 months. Thaw completely before reheating and serving. We like these containers for freezing !
Reheating: You can reheat this recipe in the microwave, toaster oven, oven, or on the stove.
Can I make this ahead of time and freeze it? Yes, you can make slow cooker chicken fajitas ahead of time and freeze them for up to 6 months after initially cooking them. Thaw completely in a refrigerator before re-heating and serving.
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Chicken Fajita Crockpot Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 10 oz can of Rotel
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 3 cups sliced bell pepper cut in strips
- ½ cup diced onion
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ¼ cup low sodium taco seasoning
- limes for serving
Instructions
- In a 6-8 quart crockpot, mix Rotel, honey, and garlic.
- Layer the bell peppers and onion in the crockpot over the Rotel mixture.
- Layer the chicken breasts over the vegetables and coat with taco seasoning.
- Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 4 hours. The chicken’s internal temperature should be at least 165 degrees and easy to break apart.
- Using forks or a shredding tool, shred the chicken and mix with peppers and Rotel mixture.
- Serve warm on soft tortillas or by itself with limes for fresh lime juice.
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can I use tomato sauce instead of rotel?
I haven’t tried that so I’m not sure how it would work, I’m sorry!
I have so much left over. Can i freeze it
All of our blog posts have a storage section. We covered this there 🙂 Freezing: You can freeze this recipe in a freezer for up to 6 months. Thaw completely before reheating and serving.
I made this recipe today. It took very little prep time. The chicken was tender and it had great flavor. Overall, this was a winner.
Can you put the chicken breast in frozen? Or does it need to be thawed?
Absolutely not. Frozen chicken should never go in the crockpot. It’s a food safety issue.
Has anyone made this without honey?
You can skip the honey!
what can you substitute for honey
You can skip it if you don’t like the honey
It’s a very easy recipe! Delicious! I made it for a Sunday family dinner and everyone loved it! I will definitely be making this again!
I made a double batch of this recipe for a birthday party- it was so good and easy. I used boneless chicken thighs along with chicken breasts. Everyone loved it and many people asked for the recipe. I’ve enjoyed having the left overs for lunch this week!
I’ve made this recipe for my family multiple times – they love it!
Can I make this in a 4.5 quart crockpot?
I haven’t tried this but I think it would work!
so delicious and moist! definitely will be making again!
This was so good made it tonight, the was a good twist. Thanks for sharing
These Fajita’s have the best flavor!!! Wonderful!!!
Can you use fajita seasoning?
I haven’t tried it but it will probably work. I don’t know how it will impact the flavor though!
Easy and Delicious!
Great for a tailgate or football watch party. Make ahead and enjoy the party with guests!
I made this last night for dinner and it was so good. Super easy to put together. Will for have this in my meal prep rotation.
Can you double this recipe?
I haven’t tried this but I think it would work!
This is so good and easy! It’s become a regular on our menu!
This is one of my families favorite meals. Super easy, and lots of flavor and I know all of the ingredients that have gone into making this (we make our own taco seasoning). There’s so much juiciness even after shredding. I do however sauté my peppers onion and garlic before adding to the crockpot because I like the added flavor.
forgot to put the five star rating in my original post!
Love this. I can’t get Rotel in the UK, I made my own (I think) by sweating down 6 peeled and diced tomatoes with a green chilli chopped up and mixed in, with some tomato puree. Was a top notch meal.
Loved this.
So easy and delicious. I love the addition of the honey for a slight sweetness. I was worried there wouldn’t be enough liquid in the crockpot with just the Rotel, but once the veggies released their water, the mixture was perfectly juicy. We are going to have leftovers throughout the week over chips, tortillas, and salad- lots of possibilities. Our toppings included: black beans, cheese, plain Greek yogurt, lettuce, salsa, hot sauce. Great recipe for weeknights and meal prep.
This recipe is perfection! The honey adds just a bit of sweetness. My new favorite!
Fantastic!!!! We just had this for dinner just now. I doubled the recipe. This was so easy and cooked while I meal prepped my other meals for the week. So glad I made this and I will be adding it to my regular rotation.
Looks great, I’m going to try it. I love all of your recipes. They are easy and they are healthier than most others. The best part is that my picky husband loves them also. Thank you so much for great options to eat well!💕