This Creamy Fajita Skillet has everything you love about fajitas in one easy-to-make dish with minimal cleanup. Packed with chicken, peppers, onions, and light cream, it's a comfort food dinner perfect for the back to school season.

Overhead view of fajita skillet with tomatoes, cheese, guacamole, and cilantro with half an avocado and cream container in the background with recipe title at top.

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I have such wonderfully mixed feelings about September. On the one hand, it's one of my absolute favorite months because the weather is generally glorious, I love breaking out the layers (sweaters, and vests, and light jackets, oh my!), and I'm still basic enough that I love when all things pumpkin spice are back in season.

But I also get really sad that summer is over and the days are getting shorter. Also, busier... I'll miss these relaxed summer days.

To me, September is also a bit like a second new year. It's the perfect time to start fresh and make new goals, like getting a delicious dinner on the table every night instead of going out, getting takeout, or grabbing something easy, like we so often do in the summer.

But with busier days and the back to school season kicking off, most of us want to focus on dinners that are quick and easy to make. Bonus points if there is minimal cleanup when the meal is done!

I love having fajitas for dinner, but hate the resulting dishes. Not only do you have to clean the pots and pans you cook in, but then there are all the little bowls you put out for the toppings. Solution? Make it all in one skillet! Check out my video below to see how easily this creamy fajita skillet comes together.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

There are so many reasons to love this fajita skillet!

First of all, I really wanted it to be quick and easy, while also feeling like comfort food. At the end of a long, busy fall day, there's nothing better than coming around the dinner table for a comforting meal. Especially as the weather gets a little chillier.

And especially when you can still get your veggies in! This skillet is packed with chicken (shredded rotisserie chicken, which means you don't have to dirty any dishes cooking it!), peppers, onions, light cream, and salsa.

It's incredibly tasty and the kind of meal your whole family will love. Plus? You won't be left with a lot of dirty dishes!

Ingredients

The ingredients for this skillet meal are fairly simple and super fresh! Here's everything you need (see recipe card below for ingredient amounts and full instructions):

Shredded rotisserie chicken
Chili powder
Cumin
Olive oil
Onion
Red bell pepper
Green bell pepper
Minced garlic
Hood Light Cream
Salsa
Flour tortilla strips
Shredded cheese
Avocado, sliced tomatoes, cilantro, sour cream (optional, for topping)

How to Make Creamy Fajita Skillet

And since it's all made in one skillet, this dinner comes together really quickly!

To start, toss shredded chicken with chili powder and cumin.

Heat oil in a 12-inch skillet. Add onions and cook over medium heat for about 3 minutes.

Add red and green peppers and cook two more minutes. Add garlic and cook for one more minute.

Red and green bell pepper slices and sliced onions cooking in skillet.

Stir Light Hood Cream and salsa into skillet and let cook for about three minutes to thicken a bit.

Stir in chicken until fully coated with sauce. Top with shredded cheese. Cook until cheese melts.

Shredded chicken in skillet with peppers, onions, and creamy sour cream sauce.

Oh, and don't forget the flour tortilla strips! What's a fajita without the tortillas? Stir those in, too.

Tortilla strips topping skillet with chicken, peppers, and creamy sour cream sauce.

I opted to use Hood Light Cream for the dish and love how it tied everything together into a deliciously creamy dinner. But if you only have a full-fat heavy cream, that's totally fine to use, too. You could also substitute with half-and-half.

Overehead view of cast iron skillet with peppers and onions with container of Hood Light Cream held over it.

I also added additional cheese, avocado, tomatoes, cilantro, and sour cream to my fajita skillet. But, of course, you can use any toppings you want.

I also wouldn't say no to black olives, rice, beans, corn, etc. Anything you'd normally have at a traditional fajita bar, you can add into the skillet.

Overhead close-up of creamy fajita skillet topped with tomatoes, guacamole, and cilantro with cheese grater, avocado half, and cream container in the background.

This is the kind of meal that even the pickiest eaters at your table should enjoy (whether that's your kids or your husband haha).

I felt a little bit bad because I actually made this fajita skillet after Chris and I had already been eating traditional fajita leftovers for two days... But he said it was so delicious, he'd happily eat it all week long.

Close-up of creamy fajita skillet with cheese, chicken, peppers, tomatoes, guacamole, and cilantro.

Luckily, so would I! I especially love it because it's a rich dish, but not overly heavy at all. It's just plain comforting and I owe a lot of that to the Hood Light Cream.

More Easy Dinner Recipes

I'm all about having lots of ideas for easy dinners to make busy weeknights easier! Here are some of my favorites:

And I have tons more easy dinner ideas here!

This is the kind of dish that will likely go on your regular meal rotation since it's so easy and a definite crowd-pleaser.

Overhead view of fajita skillet with tomatoes, cheese, guacamole, and cilantro with half an avocado and cream container in the background.

With meals like this one, I don't even really mind saying goodbye to summer. Of course, the anticipation for pumpkins, all things apple, and cozy sweaters doesn't hurt either.

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What are your favorite one-dish meals?

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