🌶️🍗🧀 Queso Chicken Fajita Skillet 🍚✨

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🌶️🍗🧀 Queso Chicken Fajita Skillet 🍚✨
One-pan, cheesy, colorful fajita dinner with juicy chicken, bell peppers, zesty seasoning, and melty queso

This Queso Chicken Fajita Skillet is a quick, crowd-pleasing dinner that brings all the Tex-Mex flavors to your table in a single pan. Tender diced chicken is cooked with a rainbow of bell peppers, onions, and fajita spices, then layered with creamy, melty cheese. Serve it over rice, tortillas, or with a side of chips for a comforting and satisfying meal that’s ready in under 30 minutes.

Perfect for weeknight dinners, meal prep, or a fun family dinner, this skillet keeps things simple without sacrificing flavor.

🌟 Why You’ll Love This Skillet

  • One-pan meal: minimal cleanup

  • Cheesy & flavorful: queso adds creamy richness

  • Quick prep: under 30 minutes

  • Customizable: swap chicken for steak, shrimp, or veggies

🛒 Ingredients

Chicken & Veggies

  • 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, diced

  • 2 tbsp olive oil

  • 1 red bell pepper, sliced

  • 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced

  • 1 green bell pepper, sliced

  • 1 medium onion, thinly sliced

Seasoning

  • 1 tsp chili powder

  • 1 tsp smoked paprika

  • 1 tsp cumin

  • ½ tsp garlic powder

  • ½ tsp onion powder

  • ½ tsp salt (adjust to taste)

  • ¼ tsp black pepper

  • Optional: pinch of cayenne for heat

Cheese & Extras

  • 1 cup shredded cheddar or Mexican blend cheese

  • ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro (for garnish)

  • 1 lime, cut into wedges (optional)

  • 1 cup cooked rice or warm tortillas (for serving)

👩‍🍳 Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Prep the chicken
    Dice chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces and season with chili powder, smoked paprika, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper.

  2. Cook the chicken
    Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook 5–7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through and lightly browned. Remove from skillet and set aside.

  3. Cook the vegetables
    In the same skillet, add a little extra oil if needed. Sauté bell peppers and onions for 4–5 minutes until slightly tender but still crisp.

  4. Combine chicken & veggies
    Return cooked chicken to the skillet. Stir to combine with the peppers and onions. Adjust seasoning if necessary.

  5. Add cheese
    Sprinkle shredded cheese over the top of the chicken and peppers. Cover skillet and let sit 2–3 minutes until cheese is melted and gooey.

  6. Serve
    Garnish with chopped cilantro and a squeeze of lime. Serve over rice or with warm tortillas for a complete meal.

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