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These Crockpot Chicken Fajitas are just about as easy as it gets when it comes to dinner! Made with chicken breasts, fajita veggies, salsa, and a few seasonings, our crockpot fajitas recipe couldn’t be easier!
Chicken fajitas in the crockpot might just be the easiest dinner yet!
Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas Are Making Taco Night Easy!
As you all have possibly noticed, I’m a bit obsessed with Mexican flavors.
It’s true that we eat some sort of Mexican food at least once a week, but it’s usually quite a bit more often than that.
My fried tacos are a serious favorite among everyone who’s tried them. Have you made them yet??
We also love enchiladas (like this chicken enchilada casserole or these ground beef enchiladas!), burritos, and fajitas!
This easy crockpot chicken fajitas recipe is one we’ve been making for years. I love that you just toss everything in the slow cooker and then walk away. Your house starts smelling divine and you come home to this amazing dinner.
Made with just a few ingredients and totally family friendly, we love these for taco night.
Plus, these are the perfect excuse to make our homemade pico de gallo and homemade guacamole. The best topping for fajitas!
What are Chicken Fajitas?
Chicken fajitas are traditionally made of strips of grilled chicken, peppers, and onions. We’ve put a little Midwestern twist on this recipe by adding everything to a slow cooker, making this an easy meal that cooks itself.
You’ll still have the flavors of chicken fajitas, but rather that grilled strips of chicken, you’ll have tender pulled chicken instead.
Chicken fajitas are traditionally served in flour tortillas with toppings such as guac, sour cream, and cheese.
Ingredient Notes:
Chicken – Our family prefers chicken breasts, but you could also use chicken thighs.
Salsa – Jarred salsa is fine, of course, but we absolutely love our restaurant style salsa and make it every chance we get!
Seasoning – Garlic, paprika, cumin, salt, pepper, and lime make for some flavorful fajitas.
Veggies – You’ll add bell peppers and onions right to the crockpot. They’ll soften up perfectly along with the chicken.
For Serving – We like to serve these crockpot fajitas with soft flour tortillas, homemade guacamole, cilantro, pico de gallo, and cheese. Our Mexican rice and easy refried beans are great on the side.
How To Make Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas:
Arrange the chicken breasts in the bottom of your slow cooker. There’s no need to add liquid here.
Slice up your peppers and onions into strips and pop those on top of the chicken.
Top it all off with the salsa and other seasonings. Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6-7 hours.
When done, the chicken should easily shred with a fork. Once shredded, use a slotted spoon to place in warm tortillas and dig in!
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Helpful TipS FOR CROCKPOT FAJITAS!
- Time: Please keep in mind that every slow cooker cooks differently, so if yours runs hotter or colder than mine you will need to adjust your cooking time. The good news is it’s hard to overcook chicken in a slow cooker!
- Chicken: Use fresh chicken if possible. You can use frozen and thawed chicken, just make sure it has completely thawed first. You could also sear the chicken first before slow cooking, but we generally do not take the time for this.
- Customize: There are tons of different toppings you can use and I’ve put together a helpful list of some of them below. This recipe is easy to customize with all your preferred veggies, seasonings, and toppings!
Why We Love Crockpot Chicken Fajitas!
We love to eat fajitas, but sometimes we’re too busy or too tired to break out the grill. This recipe for crockpot chicken fajitas is so easy because you can toss everything in the slow cooker and go about your day until they are done. Plus the chicken gets extra tender and full of flavor as it slow cooks in the seasoning!
Crockpot Chicken Fajita Toppings:
There are lots of different toppings that you could use to customize these chicken fajitas! You can use flour or corn tortillas or serve this over rice.
Here are some other great toppings:
- Homemade Guacamole
- Homemade Pico de Gallo
- Sour Cream
- Cilantro
- Lettuce
- Refried Beans
- Cheese
- Diced Jalapenos
- Diced Tomatoes
- Mango Avocado Salsa
- Cowboy Caviar
Recipe FAQs:
Traditionally, chicken should be sliced into strips before cooking. However, this is a crockpot recipe, so we’re just placing whole chicken breasts into the slow cooker (easy!) and then shredding it up with a fork after cooking.
Yes! Slow cookers set to low will cook at at least 190 degrees, which is a safe temperature for cooking chicken.
You can keep any leftovers stored in an airtight container in your fridge for about 4 days. It can be reheated in the microwave or the oven.
Crockpot Chicken Fajitas
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2 cups salsa jarred or homemade
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 bell peppers any color
- 1 sweet onion
- 1 lime cut into wedges
- Tortillas, guacamole, cilantro, pico de gallo, cheese – for serving
Instructions
- Add the chicken to a slow cooker set to high.
- Slice the pepper and onion into strips and add to the slow cooker.
- Add the salsa, garlic, paprika, cumin, salt, and pepper to to the slow cooker.
- Stir the mixture to combine.
- Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6-7 hours, or until chicken easily shreds with a fork.
- Squirt lime juice over the fajitas and stir to combine.
- Serve with your favorite toppings.
Shirley Jensen says
Can I add the peppers like, the last 30 minutes or so of cooking time? So they want be cooked like mushy. If that makes sense.
Karly Campbell says
I’m sure you could add them at any time! Not sure what the texture will be with just 30 minutes, but go for it if you like them more crisp. 🙂
Beth Byrd says
Can I leave out salsa or can I use something else or can I do mild since having kids I can’t do spicy foods.
Karly says
These really aren’t spicy at all, but you can definitely either use a mild salsa or a can of diced tomatoes.
Kris Hammonds says
I was wondering if you can substitute chicken with beef or mix both chicken and beef in the crockpot?
Karly says
You could substitute beef, but I wouldn’t mix the two together.
Pam says
Hi,
Can you tell me what salsa to use with this recipe?
I’m sort of a salsa snob and like the restaurant style salsa.
Thanks.
Karly says
If you’re a salsa snob (ha, me too!), just use your favorite brand. My homemade restaurant style salsa works great in here too and it’s my fav salsa.
Kelly says
Herdez brand salsa is the best!
Ivory says
Looks amazingly yummy. I will be making this.
Krystle says
Crockpot and Mexican? Count me in, I’ll take mine with extra guac please.
Karly says
Always with extra guac. Always.
Leanne | Crumb Top Baking says
I love cooking chicken in my slow cooker, especially for tacos and fajitas. It’s just so easy to set it and forget it! This recipe looks and sounds delicious! Perfect supper for busy weeknights!
Elizabeth @ Confessions of a Baking Queen says
Your photography is beautiful, I literally want to grab the taco, and of course the generous sprinkling of cheese, which is so necessary! I want a huge plate of these stat!
Karly says
Thank you so much! <3
Lindsay Cotter says
my husband would LOOOOVE this! He’s mexican flavor obsessed too! Haha, do you deliver?
Karly says
I’m afraid that if I tried, I’d eat the fajitas on the way to your house. 😉
Blair says
Quite possibly the most perfect dinner! Easy, healthy, flavorful — and my kids will actually eat it! Pinning this one to try it soon!
Karly says
Hope you all enjoy!
Codrut Turcanu says
dear Karly, I used to be a big fan of FAJITAS, and your idea will make me go back in the past and re-live beautiful moments, thank you 😉