Easy Chicken Fajita Salad (GF, LC)

This easy Chicken Fajita Salad is for people who love salad, people who love Mexican food, and people who love their waistlines. Yeap, this salad has got your back.

Just imagine it. Seasoned juicy chicken breasts, with crispy peppers and onions, creamy avocado and lettuce all drizzled with a fresh lime cilantro dressing with a little hint of spice.

It is fresh, light and yet filling. What more do we need, right? You end up with a real restaurant-quality salad that is easy to whip up at home that will become one of your ‘go-to’ fakeaways. Just like with these Instant Pot Chicken Fajitas or Instant Pot Steak Fajitas and Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas.

Why You Will Love It

• Chicken Fajita Salad is full of affordable everyday pantry staples that when put together end up as great go-to Mexican treat.
• They are also great for using those bits of leftover chicken breast and veggies, herbs, etc that you have.

This Chicken Fajita Salad is full of affordable everyday pantry staples that when put together end up as great go-to Mexican treat for impressing guests at dinner parties, Mexican nights, home and work lunches and brunch spreads. It comes together in less than 25 minutes so you can pull it out aaaaaaaaaaall year long no sweat.

Related Link : Easy Homemade Fajita Seasoning.

You can make the chicken fajitas in the Air Fryer, in the oven or on the grill and bbq. Just depends on what you prefer. I give instructions for a few different ways of cooking them.

Ok so ready whip up the easiest Chicken Fajita Salad? Then go grab all the lovely ingredients from your pantry and/or fridge and come back so I can show you…

Ingredient Notes

• Greens : Use any nice crisp greens that you have lying around. I love romaine and baby gem with a mixture of other leaves, but it is up to you.
• Chicken : Skinless boneless chicken breast worked well with this to keep the calories low, but you can use skin on breast or other protein like shrimp or turkey or steak.
• Veggies : Just the usual traditional fajita veggies aka bell peppers and onions plus a lovely creamy avocado which complements the zesty flavors.
• Seasoning : best to use a simple homemade one like this affordable homemade Fajita Seasoning, or get a store bought version.
• Salad dressing: Simple flavors of honey, lime, oil, cilantro and green onion and chili complete this salad. Vary the oil you use, the type of chili like jalapenos and chipotle etc.

How To Make Chicken Fajita Salad

Make Chicken Fajitas In The Air Fryer

1. Preheat Air Fryer to 350F / 180C.
2. Mix all the ingredients for the Chicken Fajitas in a bowl and make sure everything is fully coated.
3. Add the mix into the Air Fryer basket and cook for 14-18 minutes turning halfway through.
4. Serve air fryer chicken fajitas as a salad (low carb) or as fajitas with toppings of your choice.

Make A Sheet Pan Version

1. Preheat Air Fryer to 400F / 200C / gas 6.
2. Mix all the ingredients for the Chicken Fajitas in a bowl and make sure everything is fully coated.
3. Add the mix to a rimmed baking tray and cook for 18-24 minutes turning halfway through.
4. Serve air fryer chicken fajitas as a salad (low carb) or as fajitas with toppings of your choice.

Chicken Fajita Salad Dressing

1. Mix together lime juice, olive oil, honey, chopped green onions, chopped fresh cilantro, chopped chili to taste (optional) and salt until combined.
2. Adjust seasoning to suit your taste.

Assemble Fajita Chicken Salad

1. Assemble the salad, starting with the lettuce, then adding the chicken fajitas and sliced avocado.
2. Then drizzle on as much salad dressing as you want, serve and enjoy!

Tips For Success

• Feel free to add more lime or more chili to suit your taste.
• The chicken is ready and safe to eat when a meat thermometer reads 165 degrees F.
• Try and make sure the chicken pieces are all the same size so they cook at the same rate.

plus…….

• Cook time depends on the size of chicken pieces and veggies, so if you cut them small you might want to cook for a couple of mins less than this recipe states.
• If I am short on time or spices, I just use a mix of paprika and cumin to make this.
• Feel free to double or triple the Fajita Chicken Salad recipe to serve a crowd.

Chicken Fajitas Salad Variations

This version of lime chicken salad is as good as is. But if you want to then you can mix and match veggies, herbs, and spices to your taste.

Other ingredients you can add in include:

• Grilled corn, radishes, tomatoes, jalapeños, Lime zest, smoked chipotle paste and pickled onions.

Meal Prep

Make a big batch of this and use them for meal prep. You can make:

• Chicken Fajita Bowl.
• Chicken Fajita Salad for a low carb treat.
• Instant Pot Chicken Fajita Wraps.
• Fajita Frittata.

Homemade Fajita Seasoning Mix

Fajita seasoning mix is a blend of paprika, cumin, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, oregano that you can easily mix together and store in your pantry.

This homemade Fajita seasoning recipe is a good baseline and you can adapt and change as you see fit. Start with 1 to 2 teaspoons of the fajita spice in each recipe and you can always add more to taste.

More Mexican Recipes

If you love Mexican recipes then I have a treat for you. You can try Instant Pot Chicken Fajitas and Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas and a Crockpot Chicken Fajitas version and Instant Pot Steak Fajitas.

Other treats you you might want to try include delicious Guacamole, very easy Corn Tortillas, Instant Pot Pinto Beans, dump and start Instant Pot Black Beans and for Air Fryer Churros.

Weight Watchers Points

One serving of this Chicken Fajitas Salad contains 2 Blue Plan SmartPoints.

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