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Chicken Fajita Salad

Chicken Fajita Salad is a quick, easy, and affordable meal the whole family will love!
Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine American, Mexican, Western
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 289kcal
Author Bintu Hardy

Ingredients

Chicken Fajitas:

  • 1 lb (450g) skinless chicken breast cut into chunks
  • 3 bell peppers deseeded and sliced
  • 1 onion peeled and sliced
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp fajita seasoning (see notes to make your own fajita seasoning mix)
  • salt

Salad:

  • 4 cups salad greens or lettuce of your choice (I love using multi-colored leaves as makes the salad pretty)
  • 2 avocadoes sliced

Salad dressing:

  • 2 tbsp lime juice
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1-2 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp chopped green onions
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro (coriander)
  • chopped chili peppers to taste (optional)
  • salt

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.

Chicken Fajita Salad Serving Suggestions

Weight Watchers Points

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

Nutrition

Calories: 289kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 137mg | Potassium: 803mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 2335IU | Vitamin C: 93mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg