Quick And Easy Leftover Chicken Fajita Melts Recipes

QUICK AND EASY BAKED CHICKEN FAJITAS

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I've been making chicken fajitas on the stove with packaged taco seasoning for years but always had so much clean up afterwards. This was not only better tasting, but also easier to clean up and way more satisfying! Serve with warm tortillas, sour cream, and shredded cheese. Taco sauce optional.

Provided by Nancy Ball

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican

Time 50m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

¼ cup olive oil, divided
2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
1 teaspoon garlic granules, or to taste
1 teaspoon chili powder, or to taste
1 pinch dried oregano, or to taste
1 pinch ground cumin, or to taste
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes for chili
1 large onion, cut in strips
1 green bell pepper, cut into strips, or to taste
1 red bell pepper, cut into strips, or to taste
½ (4 ounce) can chopped green chiles
½ teaspoon seasoned salt, or to taste

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Drizzle 2 tablespoons olive oil over the bottom of a 10x14 glass dish. Add chicken strips.
Combine remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, garlic granules, chili powder, oregano, and cumin in a small bowl. Rub mixture over the chicken. Add tomatoes, onion, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and green chiles. Mix thoroughly. Sprinkle with seasoned salt.
Bake in the preheated oven, uncovered, until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 430.3 calories, Carbohydrate 12.1 g, Cholesterol 129 mg, Fat 19.3 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 49.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, Sodium 561.8 mg, Sugar 6.5 g

CHICKEN FAJITA MELTS

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These cheesy chicken sandwich melts have all of the flavor of fajitas without the drippy mess!

Provided by laughingmagpie

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican

Time 35m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

3 tablespoons vegetable oil
6 (6 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, thinly sliced
½ cup sliced onions
½ cup sliced red bell pepper
½ cup tomato juice
2 tablespoons taco seasoning mix
1 cup salsa
8 (1/2 inch thick) slices French bread
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese

Steps:

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken, and cook and stir until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
Stir in the sliced onions and red peppers, and cook and stir for 5 minutes or until the vegetables are tender. Stir in the tomato juice and taco seasoning, and mix well. Cook mixture until the juice has thickened and the chicken is well coated with sauce, about an additional 7 minutes.
Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
Spread 2 tablespoons of salsa over each slice of French bread. Evenly spoon the chicken mixture on top of the salsa topped bread. Sprinkle each sandwich with 1/4 cup Cheddar cheese.
Place sandwiches under the preheated broiler and cook for 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted and beginning to brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 396.7 calories, Carbohydrate 19.9 g, Cholesterol 103.8 mg, Fat 16.6 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 40.3 g, SaturatedFat 7.3 g, Sodium 820.8 mg, Sugar 3.4 g