Easy Chicken Fajitas in Foil Packets

Relax and enjoy summer weather with these easy make-ahead meals of juicy chicken fajitas in foil packets.
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Grilling season is here! It’s time for cook-outs, camp-outs, deck and barbecue parties with friends. It’s also time to simply enjoy easy-to prepare meals with your family around a picnic table. Hot dogs and hamburgers: step aside! These Chicken Fajitas in foil packets are an ideal way to serve a nutritious meal to your family and get in the swing of easy summer living at the same time.

Here’s a bonus. They can be made ahead of time and refrigerated until you’re ready to put them on the grill. I’m planning to make these for our summer boat camping trips. With dinner prepared and packed up in neat and tidy foil packets, we’ll have time to enjoy being outdoors instead of spending time making meals.

First, slice tricoloured peppers and red onions.

Next, slice boneless, skinless chicken breasts and sprinkle with homemade taco seasoning mix. Arrange with peppers and onions on a square of heavy-duty foil (lined with parchment paper if you don’t like your food touching foil). Drizzle with a little extra-virgin olive oil, sprinkle the peppers with a little smoked paprika if you like, add a squeeze of lime juice and wrap them up!

Cook the packets on the grill (they’ll only take 20 – 25 minutes), open them and load them up with all your favourite fajita fixings — tomatoes, avocados or guacamole, sour cream, salsa, and cilantro. Pass the forks, serve with plenty of tortilla chips and dig in!

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Easy Chicken Fajitas in Foil Packets

Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

25 mins

Total Time

45 mins

 

Relax and enjoy summer weather with these easy make-ahead meals of juicy chicken fajitas in foil packets. Grill, then load them up with your favourite fajita fixings!

Course: Entrée/Main Dish

Cuisine: Tex-Mex

Servings: 4

Author: Flavour & Savour

Ingredients

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 3 - 4 tbsp taco seasoning mix
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced
• 1 each of red, orange and yellow peppers, thinly sliced
• 1 tsp smoked paprika (optional)
• 1 lime
• 3 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 avocados
• 1 pint (2 cups) cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 cup sour cream or Greek yogurt
• 1/4 cup cilantro, finely chopped
• tortilla chips

Instructions

1. Cut four squares of heavy-duty aluminum foil, about 16 inches square.
2. Lay out on your counter and top each with a 16-inch square of parchment paper (optional)
3. Slice chicken breasts crosswise into thin strips. Sprinkle each with up to 1 Tablespoon of taco seasoning mix. Place one breast on each of the foil/parchment paper squares.
4. Divide peppers and onions evenly and arrange beside each of the chicken breasts.
5. Sprinkle the peppers with 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika, if desired. Drizzle the chicken and peppers with 1 teaspoon olive oil, Squeeze a little lime juice on each.
6. Fold foil loosely over chicken, securing ends, but allowing a little space for heat to circulate. Refrigerate until ready to grill.
7. Grill over medium heat, checking for doneness after 20 minutes.
8. Garnish with cilantro and serve with sliced avocados (or homemade guacamole), cherry tomatoes, sour cream, and tortilla chips.

Recipe Notes

If you cut the chicken breasts, peppers and onions in bite-sized pieces, you won't need a knife and it makes it easy to eat straight from the packet.