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The Best Slow Cooker Fajita Recipe

The Best Slow Cooker Fajita Recipe

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The Best Slow Cooker Fajita Recipe

Recently, I’ve experimented with making slow cooker/ crockpot fajitas. The first time was not so great. I put the onion and peppers in too soon and they got too soft. This resulted in a soup-like consistency. The second time they turned out perfect! I made them for Cinco de Mayo for my family who all said they were fantastic. I paired them with my ‘famous’ Pina Coladas and the best guac ever! You can find the recipes in this post.

Ingredients for the Best Slow Cooker Fajita Recipe

2 pounds boneless skinless chicken, chopped into 1-2″ pieces
1/4 Cup freshly squeezed lime juice
1/2 Cup water
1/4 Cup olive oil
3 cloves garlic crushed
4 teaspoons soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 Tablespoons freshly chopped cilantro
To add later:
1- red pepper
1-green pepper
1-yellow or orange pepper
1- large yellow onion

Directions on how to make this Best Slow Cooker Fajita Recipe

1. First, take the most amazing fajita marinade that I’ve blogged about here (ingredients below) and put them in the crockpot.

The Best Slow Cooker Fajita Recipe
2. Add chopped chicken. Cook on slow for about 4 hours.

The Best Slow Cooker Fajita Recipe

3. Next, put onion and peppers in crockpot and cook on med-high heat for one hour. Turn crockpot to warm if not serving immediately.

4. Drain off the extra marinade before serving.

Optional… If you are out or at work and cannot to get back to throw the onion and peppers in the crockpot, leave the chicken marinating longer and before serving put onions and peppers in a stove top frying pan. Spoon about 3 cups of the marinade from the crockpot into the frying pan cook them on medium high heat until soft.

The Best Slow Cooker Fajita Recipe

The Best Slow Cooker Fajita Recipe

The Best Slow Cooker Fajita Recipe

 

 

Enjoy!

The Best Slow Cooker Fajita Recipe

Slow Cooker Fajitas

Slow Cooker Fajitas

Yield: 10
Prep Time: 5 hours 30 minutes
Cook Time: 5 hours
Inactive Time: 5 hours
Total Time: 15 hours 30 minutes

An amazing tasting fajita—made in a slow cooker!

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken, chopped into 1-2" pieces
  • 1/4 Cup freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 1/2 Cup water
  • 1/4 Cup olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic crushed
  • 4 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 Tablespoons freshly chopped cilantro
  • To add later:
  • 1- red pepper
  • 1-green pepper
  • 1-yellow or orange pepper
  • 1- large yellow onion

Instructions

  1. Put all of the ingredients except the peppers and onions into a crockpot. Cook on slow for 4 hours.
  2. Next, cut up onion and peppers and put them into the crockpot. Cook med-high for 1 hour. Turn the crockpot to warm if not serving immediately.
  1. Drain off the extra marinade before serving.

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Anita

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P.S. In case you noticed, yes I used the same main image on my original recipe as well as this one. They are the same recipe, just different ways of cooking—so I thought it would be okay :).

The Best Slow Cooker Fajita Recipe- I've experimented making slow cooker/crockpot fajitas. The first time was not so great. The second time they turned out perfect! #fajita #chickenfajita #slowcooker
The Best Slow Cooker Fajita Recipe- I've experimented making slow cooker/crockpot fajitas. The first time was not so great. The second time they turned out perfect! #fajita #chickenfajita #slowcooker

The Best Slow Cooker Fajita Recipe- I've experimented making slow cooker/crockpot fajitas. The first time was not so great. The second time they turned out perfect! #fajita #chickenfajita #slowcooker

 

 

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30 Day Gluten Free Meal Plan

Friday 15th of January 2021

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Cole Beasley

Saturday 9th of May 2020

The Fajita marinade sounds really good. The colorful final output is very catchy and I hope I’ll get the same taste when I try it myself. My family enjoys anything Mexican and I’m sure they will definitely love this too.

Anita

Wednesday 13th of May 2020

Thanks! I do love this marinade!! If you want to make it in a pan without a slow cooker, here is the recipe/instructions on how to do that as well.

Jody @easypeasymom

Thursday 14th of May 2015

These look great! I've never made fajitas in the crockpot before but I'm always looking for new crockpot ideas! I'll definitely try these. Thanks for sharing!

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Anita Fowler

Thursday 14th of May 2015

Thanks Jody! I really appreciate it! Let me know how they turn out.

Chelsea @ Life With My Littles

Thursday 14th of May 2015

These sound amazing! I love the smell of fajitas and those peppers and onions are so bright and colorful! I am going to have to try these soon! We loooove Mexican food!

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