Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas |
This is the perfect recipe for busy days. The mixture cooks all day and keeps nicely on the warm setting. Great for days when the family is coming and going at different times. All you need is a package of tortillas, a few toppings and a bag of salad and you are good to go.
Ingredients
- 3 peppers, cut into strips (green, red or mixed)
- 1 onion thinly sliced
- 6 small chicken breasts, cut into thin strips (3 larger)
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tbsp. red wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp. lime juice
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp. chili powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
- Soft Flour Tortillas, 1 pkg large tortillas or 2 pkg small
- Toppings: Sour Cream, Shredded Cheese, Hot Peppers, Salsa, Lettuce
Directions
- Line the bottom of the slow cooker with peppers and onions. Top with chicken, salt and pepper.
- Combine the remaining ingredients in a small bowl and pour over chicken and pepper mixture. *If you are in a real rush use a packaged fahitas seasoning instead!
- Cook on low for 8 hours. Server with your favourite toppings (lettuce, cheese, salsa, sour cream, hot peppers etc) and warm flour tortillas.
Tip
This recipe make enough to allow for leftovers. My kids like when I heat the mixture up in the morning and put in their thermos. I stick a small container of mixed toppings and a large tortilla or two small tortillas on the side!
The peppers cook down quite a bit in a slow cooker so the volume will shrink. If your family doesn't like a lot of peppers or onions in their fajita mixture, modify the quantity to suit your taste. This recipe is forgiving!
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Helen | January 6, 2009 at 1:53 pm - §
This is an excellent recipe both in taste and ease of preparation. I like this recipe on days when I know I won't have a lot of time for cooking at dinnertime. Having this family favourite ready at the end of the day means I can spend more time with my kids! I would recommend placing the peppers on one side and onions on the other as many kids prefer to leave the onions out of their fajitas. Keeping them separate makes it easier when serving. ** I have tried this recipe with strips of beef and it works really well! [Slow Cooker Used: Crock-pot 5qt Embossed Oval Slow Cooker]
Alyson | January 29, 2009 at 8:59 am - §
I want to make this but i think that's a lot of peppers.. and i plan to ues the mix form the store.. i was wondering does the chicken have to be already cooked, Frozen or defrosted?? and you only need 1 package of Soft Shells for all that meat??
Helen | January 29, 2009 at 9:31 pm - §
Hi Alyson,We make this recipe often and I use the large tortillas (I will update the recipe to show this) so if you like the smaller tortillas I would say you would need to packages. I find that the peppers cook down in the slow cooker so they don't take up as much space as if I was cooking them on the stove. I just put my chicken in raw but if I was using the fajitas seasoning I might coat the chicken in the seasoning before putting it into the pot. My girlfriend browns the chicken before putting it into the pot. I like to toss and run so I don't but you could if you like. If your family is not into the peppers just cut the amount in half. I LOVE peppers and could eat just peppers and onions in tortillas. One other point (which I will add to the recipe) I often use M
Melissa | February 2, 2009 at 7:06 pm - §
This recipe was a hit with my whole family. And it's not often that I find a meal that all 3 of my boys plus my husband and myself equally enjoy. Next time I will be making more as the 5 of us devoured every last little bit and I would have liked leftovers.
Danyl | February 28, 2009 at 7:14 am - §
Do the peppers and onions stay crisp?
Michelle | March 24, 2009 at 9:41 am - §
You could also double the recipe, cook one half, and put the combined uncooked ingredients in a zip lock freezer bag, and save for future use. That makes it an even easier future meal. If you are chopping for one dinner, why not make a second one to freeze?
Carl | September 23, 2009 at 5:22 pm - §
I liked the taste but it was very, very soggy almost a soup.