Slow-Cooker Chicken Fajitas
with guacamole / sour cream / lettuce
While fajitas on a sizzling platter are fun to enjoy at a restaurant, we love that you can get all those same great flavors at home letting the slow-cooker do the work. Serve these chicken and pepper fajitas topped with guacamole, sour cream and crisp lettuce.
Ingredients
- Onions, yellow - 1, sliced
- Bell peppers, any color - 3, sliced
- Garlic - 3 cloves, chopped
- Chicken breasts, boneless and skinless (enough for 2 nights) - 2 lbs
- Diced tomatoes, fire-roasted (14 oz / 397 g can) - 1 can
- Chili powder - 1 Tbsp
- Cumin, ground - 1 tsp
- Coriander, ground - 1 tsp
- Salt - 1 tsp
- Black pepper - 1 tsp
- Lettuce, any crisp variety like Romaine or Boston leaf - 1 head, chopped
- Tortillas, flour and taco-sized (sub corn) - 8
- Sour cream (sub plain yogurt) - 1/4 cup
- Cilantro, fresh - 2 Tbsp, chopped
- Shallots - 1/4 bulb, minced
- Avocados - 2
- Limes - 1/2, juice of
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Prep
- Onion / Bell peppers - Prep as directed. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
- Cilantro / Shallots / Garlic - Prep as directed. (Can be done up to 3 days ahead)
- Chicken breasts - Tenderize with a fork. (Can be done 1 day ahead)
- Slow-cook chicken - This makes enough for two nights. Pour tomatoes (including liquid) into the bowl of a slow cooker. Top with onions, peppers, and then chicken. Sprinkle garlic, chili powder, cumin, coriander, salt and black pepper evenly over the top. Slow-cook on low for 6 to 8 hours (or high for 3 to 4 hours). (Can be done 1 day ahead)
- Chop lettuce.
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Make
- Make guacamole by mashing together avocado, cilantro, shallots and lime juice. Season to taste with salt and hot sauce.
- Remove lid from slow-cooker and use a slotted spoon to transfer chicken and peppers to a cutting board. Roughly chop. Transfer half of the chicken and peppers to a serving platter to serve tonight. Reserve the other half the chicken and peppers and the liquid in the bowl of the slow-cooker for Thursday.
- Warm tortillas according to package instructions.
- Serve tortillas topped with chicken and peppers, lettuce, guacamole and sour cream.
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Ratings
68 reviews
Pretty good. Came out sort of watery. I imagine there are loads better ways to make fajitas. -R
0 HelpfulI have to admit I was sceptical about using the crock pot got fajitas, but I was very happy with the results! The chicken was perfect and the veggies were still crisp. I cooked it on high for three hours and took half of the chicken and pepper mix of getting with a slotted spoon as directed. There was not an issue with them being saucy as other people noted. I will definitely be making this recipe again!
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