Easy Leftover Roast Chicken Fajitas

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A close up of a hot cast iron skillet filled with sizzling chicken, onion and pepper fajita filling.

4.93 from 14 votes

My quick and easy leftover roast chicken fajita recipe can be on the table in 15 minutes and is absolutely delicious. Packed with flavour and vibrant colour, these chicken fajitas are so, so good! Serve them with whatever toppings you like best. No leftover chicken? I'll tell you how to make some leftovers!

Servings:

Author: Helen Best-Shaw

Prep Time15

Cook Time10

Total Time25

Ingredients

1 bell pepper - deseeded and cut into strips
? cup leftover roast chicken - 100 g – cut into strips
½ onion - peeled and cut into strips
½ tsp smoked chipotle - or more to taste
½ tsp ground cumin
½ lime - juice
pepper and salt
2 dsp olive oil
4–6 tortilla wraps

Instructions

Assemble all your toppings and sides before you start to cook the fajitas. Prepare all the ingredients by cutting into narrow strips – try to make them all about the same size. If you are going to warm your tortillas on a pizza stone, turn on the oven and put the stone in.
Put the chicken, peppers, onions and spices into a bowl. Add half the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Squeeze over the lime and give it all a good stir.
Turn off the oven and put the tortillas onto the hot stone to warm through or defrost and warm.
Heat your serving skillet or pan on the stovetop on a high heat, until it's sizzling hot.
Add the rest of the oil to a large frying pan and fry the chicken mixture over a high heat, stirring all the time until lightly charred.
Transfer the chicken mixture to the preheated serving dish to serve.
Serve the chicken filling, the warmed fajita wraps and your selection of toppings.

Notes

These quantities are perfect for a light meal for 2. For a more substantial meal, increase quantities by 50%

Topping suggestions:

Grated cheese
Guacamole
Or just sliced or chopped avocado – quick and easy!
Diced tomato and raw red onion relish.
Sour cream – add a pinch of chilli powder for extra heat, or cool chopped herbs such as coriander or parsley.
Serve with an extra wedge of lime.

It's easy to add extra veg to this chicken fajita recipe. Mix it up and it will be different every time. Try any of the following:

baby corn
mange tout / sugar snap peas
strips of courgette
strips of aubergine
sliced mushrooms
if you can find it, chayote is popular in Mexican dishes

No leftover chicken? No problem!

You can make some leftovers by simply slicing skinless chicken breasts or thighs into strips, fry for 5 minutes, then add the rest of the ingredients.

Nutritional Information

This recipe is 9 Weight Watchers Smart Points per portion

• Please note that the nutrition information provided below is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

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