Looking for easy recipes to make for your Cinco De Mayo celebration? These 35 sheet pan chicken recipes for Cinco De Mayo will spark some inspiration! From sheet pan chicken fajitas and baked tacos to taquitos and nacho. So many fun and easy ideas for any celebration, kid and adult friendly!
Cinco De Mayo is a great time to play around with fresh flavors and spices. You might also like these lightened up green chile enchiladas, this honey lime chicken, or my crispy honey taquitos!
Find all of my chicken recipes and dinner recipes here for even more inspiration!
1. Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas
Chicken, peppers, and onion are packed with flavor, it’s a satisfying dish that requires only 10 minutes of prep time and is made on one sheet pan, making cleanup a breeze!
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2. Sheet Pan Chicken Sausage Fajitas
Sheet pan chicken sausage fajitas combine sweet peppers, red onions, and juicy chicken sausage, tossed with a homemade fajita seasoning and topped with your favorite fresh toppings.
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3. Sheet Pan Crispy Chicken Tacos Recipe
Shredded chicken, corn, beans, and seasonings in a tortilla baked until crispy!
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4. Chicken Sheet Pan Quesadillas
Chicken sheet pan quesadillas are so easy to make! They are filled with chicken, beans, cheese, and peppers.
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5. Sheet Pan Green Chile Chicken Taquitos
Shredded chicken tossed with a homemade mix of spices, poblano peppers, and smoky salsa verde. It all gets tucked into tortillas and baked until crispy.
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6. Sheet Pan Mexican Chicken & Veggies
Chicken, peppers, onions, and beans baked together and served in warm tortillas.
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7. Sheet Pan Nacho Chicken
Seasoned chicken breasts, onions, peppers, and fresh corn roasted on a sheet pan until tender
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8. Sheet Pan Chicken Fajita Nachos
Easy chicken fajitas baked on a single sheet and then served as nachos over tortillas and smothered in melted cheese!
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9. Sheet Pan Crispy Jalapeño Chicken Tacos
Made with roasted chicken with smoky chipotle chiles, chili powder, and salty soy sauce. Shred each piece and toss with the spicy sauce, then mix with cheese, stuff into corn tortillas, and oven-bake until each taco is crispy with melty cheese inside.
10. Sheet Pan Chicken Al Pastor
Chicken in a al pastor marinade made with orange juice, achiote, & spices, & bakes on a sheet pan with pineapple until completely juicy & tender.Â
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11. Crispy Baked Ground Chicken Tacos
Crispy Baked Chicken Tacos are made with a flavorful ground chicken filling and baked in a crisp tortilla for a healthy meal you’ll love.
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12. Chicken Taquitos
Homemade Chicken Taquitos are crunchy and full of wonderfully creamy chicken seasoned with warm taco spices and store bought enchilada sauce.Â
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13. Sheet Pan Chicken and Black Bean Nachos
Seriously delicious nachos baked on a sheet pan with homemade tortilla chips, black beans, chicken and all the fixings. These Sheet Pan Chicken and Black Bean Nachos are sure to be a family favorite for an easy meal or game day great!
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14. Oven Baked Chicken Quesadillas
Flour tortillas are filled with a creamy chicken mixture that includes sour cream, salsa, taco seasoning, and black beans. Baking quesadillas in the oven allows you to make several all at once!
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15. Baked Chicken Taquitos
These chicken taquitos are baked (not fried), with a crispy corn tortilla shell and a flavor-packed, shredded chicken filling. They’re easy to whip up for an appetizer or dinner any day of the week!
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16. Baked Crispy Tacos
Use poblanos, onions, and classic Mexican seasonings to make the ultimate shredded chicken filling, then layer onto corn tortillas with spicy pepper jack cheese.
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17. Sheet Pan Chicken Fajita Nachos
A combo of cooked chicken, sautéed onions, and colorful bell peppers are piled on top of crispy tortilla chips in a sheet pan then covered in cheese.
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18. Sheet Pan Crispy Chicken Tacos
Roasted chicken thighs shredded and stuffed into tortillas along with melty cheese.
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19. Sheet Pan Quesadilla Recipe
 Everything bakes together in one pan, giving you crispy tortillas packed with cheesy, seasoned chicken, black beans, and corn. No flipping, no mess—just slice and serve.
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20. Sheet Pan BBQ Chicken Nachos
Tortilla chips are topped with chicken, cheddar and Monterrey Jack cheeses, onions, bacon and more barbecue sauce.Â
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21. Sheet Pan Chicken Tinga Bowls
Chipotle seasoned chicken roasted on a sheet pan with peppers and onions and served bowl style with rice, chunky avocado salsa, cheese.
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22. Mexican Style Chicken Thighs
Mexican Style Chicken Thighs are tender, juicy, and flavorful, perfect for eating on their own or adding to all of your favorite Tex-Mex dishes!
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23. Sheet Pan Chicken Tostadas
Crispy tortilla shells piled high with smoky chicken, lettuce, salsa and guacamole will have everyone at the table asking for seconds!Â
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24. Mexican Rotisserie Chicken Tostadas
Quick baked tostadas topped with rotisserie chicken and cheese.
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25. Sheet Pan Cauliflower & Chicken Street Taco Bowls
An easy sheet pan street taco bowl recipe featuring crispy chicken thighs & roasted cauliflower. Spiced to perfection & drizzled with cilantro lime sauce, these street taco bowls make the ultimate weeknight meal!
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26. Sheet Pan Chicken Burrito Bowls
Tender chicken and fajita veggies are all cooked on one sheet pan for easy cleanup and then turned into perfect burrito bowls with all of your favorite toppings.
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27. Salsa Verde Baked Chicken
Salsa Verde Baked Chicken is the ultimate easy dinner! Seasoned chicken breasts, black beans, corn and salsa verde all bake together in one dish. Top it with cheese for a healthy comfort food meal everyone will love!
28. Baked Mexican Chicken
Baked Mexican Chicken is the perfect recipe to turn plain chicken into something absolutely fabulous. Lots of cheesy goodness and delicious salsa make each bite so flavorful and tasty.
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29. Easy Chicken Nachos
Quick to make with minimal prep, they are so easy to adapt with your favorite toppings. These baked sheet pan chicken nachos are seriously the best!
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30. Crispy Salsa Chicken Tacos
Tortillas filled with salsa chicken and baked until crispy.
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31. Sheet Pan Roasted Salsa Chicken
Sheet Pan Roasted Salsa Chicken is chicken breasts nestled in tomatoes, jalapenos, and red onions, all seasoned with blackened seasoning for a flavorful dinner!Â
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32. Salsa Chicken & Potatoes
Chicken, peppers, and potatoes tossed in salsa and baked until tender.
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33. Sheet Pan Cilantro Lime Chicken (Cilantro-Lime Marinade)
Cilantro Lime Chicken is marinated in olive oil, fresh lime juice & zest, garlic, cilantro, and dried seasonings.
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34. Chicken Enchilada Nachos
These are the nachos you never knew you needed! Made with homemade cheese sauce and chicken enchilada sauce, these Chicken Enchilada Nachos are full of flavor and served sheet pan-style.
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35. Honey Lime Chicken Taquitos
Crispy baked Honey Lime Chicken Taquitos are baked in the oven for that crispy exterior without deep frying!
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Bring new flavors and recipes to your next Cinco De Mayo celebration without causing extra work. These sheet pan recipes will elevate chicken and impress the whole family!
