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Fabulous Chicken Fajita Bake

ChickenOvenTex-Mex

Time: 45 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

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Do you ever wonder what the words fun, fabulous, and fajita have in common besides sharing the same first letter? This fun, Fabulous Chicken Fajita Bake, that's what! The colorful confetti blend of bell peppers, outgoing onions, lively but tender chicken, and a mingling of melted shredded cheeses will hang a piñata of flavor at your next dinner bash. With the shake of a maraca, this Fabulous Chicken Fajita Bake will fill your life with an unending fiesta of fun, fabulousness, and fajitas. This chicken just wants to have fun!

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Ingredients

  • 4 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless, fat trimmed
  • 2 teaspoons taco seasoning
  • 2 green, yellow, red, or mixed bell peppers, thinly sliced
  • 1 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 cup cheddar or Mexican-blend cheese, shredded
  • fresh cilantro, to taste, torn, for garnish
  • rice, cooked, optional, to taste, for serving

Directions

Step 1 -Add the chicken breasts to a 9x13-inch baking dish and sprinkle with the taco seasoning.

Step 2 -Layer the bell peppers and the onions on top of the chicken breasts.

Step 3 -Evenly drizzle the olive oil over the veggie layer.

Step 4 -Evenly sprinkle the cheese over the chicken bake.

Step 5 -Bake until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 35-45 minutes.

Step 6 -Garnish with the fresh cilantro and serve with the rice.

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