Cheesy Fajita Chicken Bake (2024)

Published: Apr 29, 2017 / 42 Comments

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Cheesy Fajita Chicken Bake with Bell Peppers - gluten free, Mexican-style recipe.

Fajita-style chicken breasts seasoned with the Mexican spices, topped with bell peppers and pepper jack cheese, and roasted in the oven. Easy dinner recipe!

Preheat the oven to 400 F.
Grease the bottom of the casserole dish with olive oil. Add chicken breasts to the casserole dish. Note about chicken: use 4 thin chicken breasts, or use 2 large thick chicken breasts, sliced in half horizontally each to make 4 thin chicken breasts. Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt.

Mix the spices (chili powder, cumin, paprika) together, and sprinkle half of that mixture evenly over the chicken.

Prepare to top the chicken with sliced bell peppers. Note: Do not put too many bell pepper slices on top or chicken - there should be just one layer of bell pepper slices over the chicken breasts (use small bell peppers). If your bell peppers are large, you might have to use only half of each bell pepper (yellow, green, red) for roasting on top of chicken.

After you added sliced bell peppers on top of chicken, sprinkle the remaining half of the seasoning mixture over the peppers. Top with torn pepper jack cheese (Monterey cheese).

Bake, uncovered, for about 20-30 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink in the center. The cooking time will depend on the thickness of your chicken breasts.

4.79 from 73 votes

Cheesy Fajita Chicken Bake

Cheesy Fajita Chicken Bake with Bell Peppers - gluten free, Mexican-style recipe.Fajita-style chicken breasts seasoned with the Mexican spices, topped with bell peppers and pepper jack cheese, and roasted in the oven. Easy dinner recipe!

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican

Servings 4 servings

Calories per serving 289 kcal

Author: Julia

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
4 chicken breasts (use 4 thin chicken breasts, or use 2 large chicken breasts, sliced in half, horizontally)
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon chili powder
¼ teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon paprika
1 yellow bell pepper , small, thinly sliced
1 green bell pepper , small, thinly sliced
1 red bell pepper , small, thinly sliced
1 cup pepper jack cheese (Monterey cheese), torn

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 F.
Grease the bottom of the casserole dish with olive oil. I used the the oval casserole dish measured 13 inches x 9 inches x 4 inches deep.
Add chicken breasts to the casserole dish. Note about chicken: use 4 thin chicken breasts, or use 2 large thick chicken breasts, sliced in half horizontally each to make 4 thin chicken breasts.
Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt.
Mix the remaining spices (chili powder, cumin, paprika) together, and sprinkle half of that mixture evenly over the chicken.
Top the chicken with sliced bell peppers. Note: Do not put too many bell pepper slices on top or chicken - there should be just one layer of bell pepper slices over the chicken breasts (use small bell peppers). If your bell peppers are large, you might have to use only half of each bell pepper (yellow, green, red) for roasting on top of chicken.
Sprinkle the remaining half of the seasoning mixture over the peppers
Top with torn pepper jack cheese (Monterey cheese)
Bake, uncovered, for about 20-30 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink in the center. The cooking time will depend on the thickness of your chicken breasts.

Nutrition

Nutrition Information

Cheesy Fajita Chicken Bake

Amount per Serving

Calories

289

% Daily Value*

Fat

Saturated Fat

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Al
April 21, 2024 at 8:25 pm
This was such a good dinner and easy to make. It was a rare occurrence where everyone in the house ate the same new meal without complaint. The sweet peppers were a nice compliment to the spicy chicken and pepper jack cheese.
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- Julia
  April 24, 2024 at 2:39 pm
  Thank you for such a positive review! 🙂 So glad everyone loved it! 🙂
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Lynne
May 20, 2023 at 2:10 pm
I made this today and it turned out so yummy! I used some extra pepperjack cheese on top and it really gave it some extra heat! I served it with Knorr Mexican Rice and had tortilla strips, sour cream, and lime for garnish.
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- Julia
  June 07, 2023 at 7:57 pm
  Lynne, I love how you "dressed up" this dish with Mexican rice, tortilla strips, and sour cream!
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Tracy Barnard
July 29, 2022 at 10:16 am
Can I freeze leftovers
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- Julia
  August 22, 2022 at 4:20 pm
  Yes, this dish freezes quite well.
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Margaret Hopkins
August 08, 2021 at 6:57 pm
I make this recipe all the time sometimes with chicken some times with boneless pork chops and if I happen to have any Real bacon bits in the house I add some on top of the peppers before the cheese. So tasty either way.
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- Julia
  August 13, 2021 at 7:02 pm
  Margaret, I am so glad you've been enjoying this recipe! Thank you so much for stopping by and sharing your comment! 🙂
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Betty Castillo
March 07, 2021 at 5:37 pm
I made this recipe today. Super delicious. I will definitely make it again
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Nishant
April 06, 2020 at 2:52 pm
Loved the fact that it was a very simple receipe to follow (especially when your trying to impress your girl).....added a few onions and to top it off a little bit lemon and peper seasoning in the end... tasted amazing...we loved it
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Sarah
March 20, 2019 at 3:43 pm
Great idea!
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Latoya Gavin
March 19, 2019 at 11:58 am
I'm making this tonight
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- Julia
  March 25, 2019 at 6:06 pm
  Enjoy!
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Sally Angevine
March 11, 2019 at 2:01 pm
What other kind of cheese could I use? Not a fan of Mexican food-I know, I'm the only one!
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- Julia
  March 25, 2019 at 6:55 pm
  You can use shredded Mozzarella cheese, gouda cheese, or Parmesan cheese.
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Tiffany
August 29, 2018 at 12:30 pm
I plan to make this tonight. What are good side dishes to go with it?
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- Julia
  September 11, 2018 at 12:18 pm
  Plain or flavored rice. Cauliflower rice. Roasted broccoli. Here are some side dishes that will go well, too:
  https://juliasalbum.com/asiago-roasted-broccoli/
  https://juliasalbum.com/asiago-bacon-and-garlic-roasted-asparagus/
  https://juliasalbum.com/cilantro-lime-black-bean-rice/
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Magda
August 14, 2018 at 9:02 pm
Really good! I added some chopped zucchini with peppers, yum
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- Julia
  August 16, 2018 at 11:57 am
  Thank you, Magda! Chopped zucchini with peppers sound delicious!
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