These budget friendly crock pot fajitas are the perfect week night meal. Very minimal prep time for a big payoff in the taste department. Pinto Beans and Salsa cooked in with the chicken make the savory filling. Add your family’s favorite Fajita fixins, and like I said…you’ve got the perfect weeknight meal. Catch me after the jump for the super easy recipe.
As far as fixins go, my family likes sauted peppers and onions, grated cheese, sourcream, pico de gallo, and this awesome salsa. However, the great thing about this recipe is it can stand alone and still taste delicious. Adding the right fixings just takes it up a notch. We go back and forth between flour tortillas and lightly pan fried corn tortillas. Taste great either way. Not to mentions the leftovers are perfect for Quinoa Chicken Fajita Casserole.
The Best Crock Pot Fajitas
Serves 4-6
Ingredients:
2-3 frozen chicken breasts
1 15 ounce can pinto beans, drained
1 cup salsa, I like medium picante style in this recipe
Salt and Pepper
A shake or three of garlic powder and cumin
1 sliced red pepper, optional
1 sliced green pepper, optional
1 sliced medium onion, optional
Directions:
- Place frozen chicken breast in crock pot. Salt and pepper them.
- Dump beans and salsa on top of chicken
- Cook on high for 3-4 hours or until chicken shreds easily
- If you prefer to cook the peppers in with the chicken mixture add them about an hour or two before you plan on serving the fajitas.
You can add the peppers and onions into the crock pot with the chicken mixture, or you can pan fry them separately before serving the fajitas (pan frying is my favorite way)…or you can leave them out completley. When I first started making this recipe my husband and I were still in school and dirt poor. We couldn’t afford to add peppers and onions and it was still delicious! What I am getting at here is that this is a very versitle recipe that you really can’t mess up.
This is a family favorite recipe that is simple and fast enough for a weeknight, but tasty enough for company.
Happy Eating!
Maria
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I can’t wait to try this! Thank you!
You are welcome, Kinsey!
So I just realized that our Thursdays are fixin to get crazy, and told Aaron they were going to have to be crock pot days. This is perfect! Can’t wait to try them :)
This will be perfect. My kids each ate three, and I lost count of how many sim had. :) and it is soooo easy to throw together!
I bought a new Ninja slow cooker a few weeks ago and LOVE it! I have made countless beef stews, a chicken and orange casserole (YUMMY) and this gives me another reason to try it! What I am loving best is that is does not get too hot on the outside and I can brown all ingredients in it first then just switch from stove to slow cooker without changing anything other than a dial!! Can’t wait to try these Maria..:O)
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That sounds Awesome! I love that you can use it to brown the meat. I think I am going to have to talk to Santa Claus about one of those. :)
These look so yummy Maria:). We will have to try them!
Thanks Heidi, They are super yummy and very simple to throw in the crock pot. I think you will like them.:)
Thank you for this recipe! This was so easy and delicious!!!! I don’t think I’ll make fajitas any other way!!!
You are welcome! I am so glad you like it.
I’m going to try these later – can’t wait!
We just had them last night with some friends we had over. They are so easy and delicious!