How To Make Chicken Fajita Foil Packets
These chicken fajita packets are filled with cheesy and spiced juicy chicken, tender black beans, and flavorful peppers, for a fuller meal.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 4tbspbutter,melted
- 1tbspchili powder
- 1tspground cumin
- ½tspgarlic powder
- ¼tsponion powder
- 1tspsalt
- ¼tsppepper
- cooking spray
- 4ozchicken breasts,boneless skinless
- 2cupsbell peppers,sliced, any color
- 1canblack beans,drained and rinsed
- ½cuponion,sliced
- 1cupcheddar cheese,shredded
- 2tbspcilantro,chopped
For Toppings:
- sour cream
- avocado
- olives,sliced
- salsa
Instructions
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In a small bowl, mix together the chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper.
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F or a grill to medium-high heat.
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Divide the chili powder, cumin, garlic and onion powder, salt, and pepper mixture in half. Place half of the seasoning in the melted butter, then stir to combine.
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Coat 4 large squares of foil with cooking spray. Place a chicken breast in the middle of the foil, then season with the remaining spice mixture.
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Arrange the peppers, onion, and beans around the chicken. Drizzle 1 tablespoon of the butter over the chicken and vegetables.
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Fold the foil around the chicken mixture to close completely.
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Bake the foil packets for 40 minutes or grill for 35 minutes.
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Carefully open the foil packets, then sprinkle the cheese over the chicken and vegetables. Return the packets to the grill or oven for 2 to 3 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
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Sprinkle with cilantro, then add sour cream and avocado. Slice the chicken, serve with tortillas on the side, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 456.45kcal
- Fat: 29.33g
- Saturated Fat: 14.81g
- Trans Fat: 0.88g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 8.95g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.69g
- Carbohydrates: 27.58g
- Fiber: 10.36g
- Sugar: 4.51g
- Protein: 22.04g
- Cholesterol: 82.33mg
- Sodium: 668.98mg
- Calcium: 291.24mg
- Potassium: 675.60mg
- Iron: 3.47mg
- Vitamin A: 339.42µg
- Vitamin C: 99.82mg
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