Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas are an easy slow cooker dinner recipe full of fresh Mexican flavors. Ideal for prepping ahead of time and freezer friendly!

People often think of slow cooker recipes as a fall or winter dish but we actually love using our slow cooker in the summer months as well. When it’s super hot and humid outside the last thing I want to do is stand behind a hot stove or heat up our kitchen with an oven.

More often than not, the slow cooker saves the day and it was no exception recently when I turned my husband’s favorite Mexican dish into a slow cooker recipe: chicken fajitas! (For those of you who have been reading my blog for a long time, my husband still doesn’t love Mexican food but for some reason he likes fajitas. I don’t get it either.)

The recipe couldn’t be easier: you simply fill the bottom of your slow cooker with peppers (we like orange and yellow), onions and boneless chicken breasts. Then, season to taste with your favorite spices such as cumin, garlic powder, smoke paprika, etc.

Beer adds a great depth of flavor in the slow cooking process but if you want to keep it out just swap with chicken broth.

No forks required.

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Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

4 hr

Total Time

4 hr 10 mins

 

This easy slow cooker chicken recipe is full of fresh Mexican flavors and is ideal for prepping ahead of time!

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Mexican

Servings: 4

Calories: 190 kcal

Author: Liz DellaCroce

Ingredients

• 20 ounces chicken breasts boneless, skinless
• 2 sweet bell peppers (any color) cored and thinly sliced
• 1 large yellow onion thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne optional
• 8 ounces beer or chicken stock
• flour tortillas to serve
• cilantro, sour cream, guacamole optional toppings

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Instructions

1. Line the bottom of a slow cooker with the chicken breasts, peppers and onions. Sprinkle with the spices (cumin through cayenne) then pour in beer.

2. Heat on Low for 8 hours or High for 4 hours. Shred chicken with two forks and serve with warmed flour tortillas and toppings of choice.

Recipe Notes

Nutrition facts don't include tortillas as calories vary by brand.

Nutrition Facts

Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas

Amount Per Serving

Calories 190 Calories from Fat 23

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 2.5g 4%

Saturated Fat 0.1g 1%

Monounsaturated Fat 2.4g

Cholesterol 75mg 25%

Sodium 1169mg 49%

Total Carbohydrates 10.7g 4%

Dietary Fiber 2.3g 9%

Sugars 4.3g

Protein 30g 60%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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