Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

December 30, 2024

No Bake Nutella Balls (chocolate truffles)

Here’s a new favourite truffle I added to our Christmas cookie boxes this year. I’ll share with you how to make No Bake Nutella Balls covered in chocolate with a few sprinkles to make them look festive. These were so delicious. I had a hard time not eating all of them myself. You can crush the graham crackers yourself, but I just purchased a box of crumbs. No Bake Nutella Balls Makes about 50 balls Adapted from The Carefree Kitchen Ingredients For the filling 1/2 cup of butter, softened 1 1/4 cup Nutella 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 2 cups icing sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla For the coating 1 1/2 cups meting chocolate (I used milk) Directions Combine all filling ingredients until a dough forms. You can add more Nutella or graham crumbs if you feel the dough is too soft or dry. The dough should hold its shape once rolled. Roll teaspoon size balls and place in a single layer in the freezer for 30 minutes. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or bowl over a simmering pot of wa...

This recipe is definitely one you can make on a weeknight. You could even prep the chicken and veg the night before to make it faster - there's no harm in letting it marinate overnight. I have done this in the past.

I make this all the time because it's so easy, and to my surprise, the whole family likes it.

Sometimes we serve this with crispy taco shells and occasionally I'll make my own tortillas, but I also always keep store-bought ones in the freezer for emergencies.

>>Homemade Flour Tortillas
>>Homemade Flour Tortillas II

I'll try to take some better pictures next time - the lighting in my kitchen/dining room isn't the best at night. Pictures always turn out better when the sun's shining in.

Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

Ingredients

1 packet of taco seasoning mix
1/2 a lime, juiced
2 tablespoons olive or avocado oil
2-4 chicken breast halves, sliced in half lengthwise
1 red bell pepper, seeded and sliced
1 large onion, peeled and thinly sliced
1 cup sliced mushrooms
toppings of choice
tortillas or taco shells

Directions

Preheat the oven to 450F
Combine the taco mix with lime juice and oil.
Toss the chicken, pepper, onion and mushrooms in the seasoning mixture, and spread out in a single layer on a baking sheet (or 2 if needed).
Bake for about 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and veggies are golden. You will need to toss/turn everything once or twice during cooking.
Serve with toppings of your choice.

>> Guacamole
>> Pico de Gallo