Fajitas in the oven

We've been making fajitas in the oven for a while now and have blended a few recipes together to come up with what suites our taste. This is a super easy meal to throw together in under 10 minutes, then bake for 30 minutes while you're helping the kids with homework, tidying up, folding laundry, paying bills or whatever else you can cram in while dinner cooks.

We've even made this dish for a big group one year when we went to the Outer Banks. Side story - each family is in charge of making one meal/week while we're away (we go with 3-4 other families in the summer). We try to plan ahead and get most of the prep work done before we leave for the trip, so we can spend more time on the beach than up in the room cooking for a group 20. This meal is super easy to do just that. Chop, slice and marinate in a freezer bag, then freeze solid before your trip. You can even pick up all the fixins before your trip so you don't have to run out to the store as soon as you get there (if you are the lucky one to make dinner the night you arrive).

You can make this with whatever color bell peppers you have on hand. We like the look of red, orange and yellow peppers, but you could certainly add green to the mix, use all of one color, or mix it up to incorporate and mix of two whole peppers. And if you are organized (yay you!), you can cover the dish with saran wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for a few hours. But if you're like me and never know what you're doing for dinner until you walk in the door from work, it tastes perfectly delicious even when it doesn't have a second to marinate.

Ingredients:

• 3-4 chicken breasts, sliced into strips (around 2 pounds)
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 1 yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 tablespoon cumin
• 2 -3 teaspoons of chili powder (to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• Fixins for on top - sour cream, shredded Mexican cheese, salsa, avocado, etc
• Soft taco shells - we prefer Wegmans Tortillas, Fajita style

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Mix all ingredients into a 9x13 casserole dish, tossing around the spices, chicken and vegetables to make sure everything gets coated with the yummy flavor.
3. Cover with foil and bake in the oven for about 10 minutes to steam the peppers. Then uncover and bake another 10 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through. 
4. Serve with sour cream, shredded Mexican cheese, salsa, avocado or anything else you like on your fajitas.