Chicken Fajita Cups
These Chicken Fajita Cups are made with ground chicken and baked inside soft, flaky biscuits. Perfect for a quick weeknight dinner, appetizer or meal prep for the week!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 1 yellow pepper diced
- 1 small onion diced
- 1 packet fajita seasoning
- 1 16 ounce can refrigerated biscuit dough
- 1 cup shredded Mexican Style cheese
- Green onion sour cream, salsa, hot sauce (optional toppings)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add ground chicken, peppers, and onion to skillet and cook until chicken is no longer pink and the vegetables have started to soften.
- Drain grease from the pan. Sprinkle fajita seasoning over top and add 2/3 cup of water. Stir and let simmer.
- Open up the biscuit dough and split in half so you have 16 biscuit rounds.
- Grease a 24 cupcake pan and press each biscuit round gently inside each opening to avoid breaking biscuit dough.
- Fill each cup with the chicken fajita mixture and top with cheese.
- Bake for about 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and biscuits are golden brown.
Notes
Recipe Tips & SubstitutionsÂ
- Can substitute ground chicken for ground beef or strips of steak.
- Could use rotisserie chicken in place of ground chicken to save on time.
- Don't overstuff! Be careful to not overstuff the biscuit cups with the fillings and avoid spilling out.
- Can swap out Mexican style cheese for taco blend or mild cheddar.
- If you don't have fajita seasoning you can use a taco seasoning packet or make homemade taco seasoning from spices.
- Like it spicy? Try spicy taco seasoning in place of regular taco seasoning for a bit of a kick.
- Make it a meal by serving it with a side of rice and a salad.
- Can use an 8 large muffin sized cups pan without splitting dough in half.