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Campfire Fajitas

Campfire fajitas with a sizzling cast-iron skillet of seasoned chicken or steak, tender peppers and onions, and warm flour tortillas for easy camping dinner. You’ll get smoky char on the veggies and browned meat in one skillet meal.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Mexican-American
Calories: 620
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Chicken or steak
  • 2 lb chicken breast or steak
Peppers and onions
  • 3 bell peppers various colors, sliced
  • 2 onions sliced
Seasoning and cooking
  • 3 tbsp fajita seasoning
  • 3 tbsp oil
Tortillas
  • 12 flour tortillas
Toppings and finishing
  • 1 sour cream
  • 1 guacamole
  • 1 salsa
  • 1 cheese
  • 1 cilantro
  • 1 lime wedges

Equipment

  • 1 cast iron skillet

Method
 

Cook the skillet fajitas
  1. Heat the oil in a large cast iron skillet over the campfire until it’s shimmering.
  2. Season the sliced chicken breast or steak with fajita seasoning, then add it to the hot skillet.
  3. Cook for 8-10 minutes, stirring as needed, until browned and cooked through; remove to a plate.
  4. Add the sliced bell peppers and onions to the skillet and cook for 8-10 minutes until tender and slightly charred.
  5. Return the cooked meat to the skillet and toss until everything is combined and sizzling.
Warm tortillas and serve
  1. Warm the flour tortillas over the fire until pliable, about 30-60 seconds per side.
  2. Serve the fajita mixture in warmed tortillas with sour cream, guacamole, salsa, cheese, cilantro, and lime wedges.

Notes

For best campfire char, keep the peppers and onions in a single layer in the skillet and avoid crowding. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge up to 3 days; reheat in the skillet until hot. Freezing is not recommended for the veggies. For a lower-carb option, swap the flour tortillas for grilled lettuce wraps or corn tortillas and build the same toppings and lime finish.