This 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.
Related Link : Instant Pot Chicken Fajitas.
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. Along with these Instant Pot Chicken Fajitas or Instant Pot Steak Fajitas.
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.
They are also great for using those bits of leftover chicken breast and let over veggies, herbs, etc that you have hanging around your pantry. Or leftover chicken fajitas can be repurposed for this.
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…
How To Make Chicken Fajita Salad
Make Chicken Fajitas In The Air Fryer
- Preheat Air Fryer to 350F / 180C.
- Mix all the ingredients for the Chicken Fajitas in a bowl and make sure everything is fully coated.
- Add the mix into the Air Fryer basket and cook for 14-18 minutes turning halfway through.
- Serve air fryer chicken fajitas as a salad (low carb) or as fajitas with toppings of your choice.
How To Make Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas
- Preheat Air Fryer to 400F / 200C / gas 6.
- Mix all the ingredients for the Chicken Fajitas in a bowl and make sure everything is fully coated.
- Add the mix to a rimmed baking tray and cook for 18-24 minutes turning halfway through.
- Serve air fryer chicken fajitas as a salad (low carb) or as fajitas with toppings of your choice.
Chicken Fajita Salad Dressing
- Mix together lime juice, olive oil, honey, chopped green onions, chopped fresh cilantro, chopped chili to taste (optional) and salt until combined.
- Adjust seasoning to suit your taste.
Make The Fajita Chicken Salad
- Assemble the salad, starting with the lettuce, then adding the chicken fajitas and sliced avocado.
- Then drizzle on as much salad dressing as you want, serve and enjoy!
Fajita Chicken Salad Tips
- 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.
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- 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
- Pickled onions
Meal Prep Chicken Fajitas
Make a big batch of these Chicken Fajitas 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 Easy 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.
What To Serve With Chicken Fajita Salad
More Fajita Recipes
Weight Watchers Points
One serving of this Chicken Fajitas Salad contains 2 Blue Plan SmartPoints.
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Chicken Fajita Salad
Ingredients
Chicken Fajitas:
Salad:
- 4 cups salad greens or lettuce of your choice (I love using multi-colored leaves as makes the salad pretty)
- 2 avocadoes sliced
Instructions
Make Chicken Fajitas In The Air Fryer
- Preheat Air Fryer to 350F / 180C.
- Mix all the ingredients for the Chicken Fajitas in a bowl and make sure everything is fully coated.
- Add the mix into the Air Fryer basket and cook for 14-18 minutes turning halfway through.
- Serve air fryer chicken fajitas as a salad (low carb) or as fajitas with toppings of your choice.
How To Make Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas
- Preheat Air Fryer to 400F / 200C / gas 6.
- Mix all the ingredients for the Chicken Fajitas in a bowl and make sure everything is fully coated.
- Add the mix to a rimmed baking tray and cook for 18-24 minutes turning halfway through.
- Serve air fryer chicken fajitas as a salad (low carb) or as fajitas with toppings of your choice.
Chicken Fajita Salad Dressing
- Mix together lime juice, olive oil, honey, chopped green onions, chopped fresh cilantro, chopped chili peppers, to taste (optional) and salt until combined.
- Adjust seasoning to suit your taste.
Make The Fajita Chicken Salad
- Assemble the salad, starting with the lettuce, then adding the chicken fajitas and sliced avocado.
- Then drizzle on as much salad dressing as you want, serve and enjoy!
Notes
Chicken Fajita Salad Tips
- 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.
- 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.
Elaine says
14/02/2020 at 8:16 pmI already love this recipe just by reading it. I am sure I will love the dish even more when I see it on my kitchen table! 🙂
Heidy says
14/02/2020 at 8:42 pmThis looks amazing! The images just make this recipe stand out and I definitely have to grab a few things at the market so that I can make it ASAP
Erica Schwarz says
14/02/2020 at 8:50 pmI haven’t tried cooking chicken breast in the air fryer yet, but I’m going to make this for my lunches next week. Never thought to put fajitas in a salad, this sounds really good and something I would enjoy eating for a couple days straight.
Cathleen @ A Taste of Madness says
14/02/2020 at 9:16 pmAll of my salads look so boring. Bookmarked to make later, thanks for the recipe 🙂
Anita says
14/02/2020 at 9:53 pmI’m making this in my oven since I still don’t have an air-fryer. The chicken turns out so good and full of flavor.
mohan kumar says
15/02/2020 at 5:38 amSuper easy to follow and quick. A very delicious meal!