This chicken fajita casserole is a super easy and delicious main dish. You can easily make this tasty dish with cheese, peppers, and homemade fajita seasonings.
1 ½cupshredded Monterey Jack cheese(or mozzarella, Pepperjack, Oaxaca, Cheddar)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and grease a baking dish with olive oil.
In a small bowl mix together paprika, cumin, oregano, chili powder, garlic, salt and pepper. Reserve ½ tablespoon of the mixture.
Place chicken breast on a large plate and sprinkle with the spices. Add 1 tablespoon of oil and massage the meat to coat it evenly. Arrange the chicken into the baking dish.
Add on top of the chicken breast onions and bell peppers, sprinkle with the seasoning mixture you reserved before and drizzle with olive oil. Mix carefully.
Bake uncovered for about 30 minutes or until chicken have cooked through. Remove the dish from oven and turn on the broiler.
Add the cheese on top of the dish and return to oven. Broil until the cheese is bubbly and just beginning to toast. (about 5 minutes).
Notes
Make Homemade Seasoning: If you want to add flavor to your food, you must have to try our simple and delicious fajita seasoning. It only took few minutes for preparing and provides a well worthy taste as well. When you learn the ways to the homemade fajita seasoning, you will never crave a store-bought one.
Add more protein: You can easily prepare chicken fajita casserole for meat lovers. All you have to do is add some ham, bacon, sliced sausage, or pepperoni.
For fast cooking: If you love chunkier chicken casserole, you can cut chicken breasts into strips. It will also speed up the cooking time.
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