Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas

Clean bird Fajitas made inside the gradual cooker! nonetheless all of the delicious flavors of traditional fajitas without all of the more trouble! Simply unload the entirety into the crockpot and permit it simmer to smooth properly seasoned perfection.

For nearly five years these sluggish Cooker hen Fajitas had been one of the maximum famous recipes on my blog. Due to the fact we all love an easy scrumptious recipe don’t we? that is real life and we are busy humans.

Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas

With this simplified recipe you get to bypass marinating, and also you also get to pass sauteing greens and bird in batches (and therefor tending to it). alternatively right here, the crockpot does maximum of the work.

And now not best that, cooking it in the slow cooker permits lots of time to for the flavors to meld together and definitely soak into the fowl and greens, plus it'll go away you with flawlessly gentle fowl on every occasion.

It’s a delicious family pleasant recipe and it makes masses so you will be lucky enough to have left overs for lunch the following day!

INGREDIENTS :

• 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 1 (14.5 oz) can petite diced tomatoes with green chilies
• 3 bell peppers (preferrably 1 red, 1 yellow and 1 green) cored and sliced
• 1 large yellow onion, halved and sliced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp paprika
• 3/4 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp pepper
• 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
• 1 Tbsp honey

For serving :

• 12 6-inch flour tortillas
• Cilantro, sour cream, salsa, guacamole or sliced avocados, shredded Mexican cheese (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS :

1. Pour half of the canned tomatoes into the bottom of a slow cooker and spread into an even layer. Top with half of the peppers and half of the onions. Sprinkle garlic in. Top with chicken breasts.
2. In a bowl whisk together chili powder, cumin, paprika, coriander, salt and pepper. Evenly sprinkle half of the seasoning over chicken breasts then flip chicken and sprinkle in remainder. Top with remaining half of the tomatoes, then layer in remaining peppers and onions.
3. Cover and cook on HIGH heat about 2 1/2 - 3 hours or low heat 4 - 6 hours, until chicken has cooked through and veggies are tender.
4. Remove chicken, and cut into strips, or shred. Ladle out 1 cup of the broth in slow cooker (mostly tomato liquid) and discard. 
5. In a small bowl whisk together lime juice and honey and add to slow cooker along with chicken and season with additional salt to taste if desired (I sometimes like to add 1/4 cup chopped cilantro too here but this is optional). Gently toss. Serve warm in warmed tortillas optional toppings.

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