High Protein Chicken Fajitas for Two
These high protein chicken fajitas for two are ready in just 10 minutes with precooked chicken, bell peppers, onions, fajita seasoning and tortillas. Each serving has 30.5 grams of protein and just 265 calories, making them an easy high protein, low calorie dinner for two.
Sizzling peppers and onions, tender seasoned chicken, and a cool dollop of light sour cream, all wrapped in a warm tortilla. It’s the restaurant fajita experience without the restaurant portion sizes.
The recipe makes exactly two, so it’s perfect for empty nesters, date night at home, or anyone tired of scaling down family-size recipes.
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Why You’ll Love These High Protein Chicken Fajitas
- Ready in 10 minutes: using precooked chicken makes this a true weeknight dinner.
- High protein, low calorie: 30.5 grams of protein and 265 calories per serving.
- One skillet: easy cooking, easy cleanup.
- Colorful and fresh: three kinds of bell peppers make it as pretty as it is tasty.
- Just right for two: no leftovers going to waste.
Ingredients for High Protein Chicken Fajitas
Here is a summary of what you’ll need. Get the full recipe below.
- Green bell pepper (I like using three colors because it makes the fajitas more colorful, but you can use whatever combination you have.)
- Red bell pepper
- Orange bell pepper
- onion
- cooked chicken tenderloins (I use precooked chicken tenderloins to make this a true 10-minute dinner. Leftover grilled or rotisserie chicken also works.)
- fajita seasoning (store-bought seasoning makes this fast. You can also use homemade fajita seasoning)
- tortillas (100-calorie size, such as Mayas. Tortillas can be as much as 400 calories per tortilla, so definitely check your labels if you’re going for low-cal)
- light sour cream (Adds the classic creamy fajita topping without adding many calories. Plain nonfat Greek yogurt is another good option.)
- Cooking spray
Instructions
- Cook the veggies. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and coat with cooking spray. Add the sliced peppers and onion and cook until tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Add the chicken. Stir in the cooked chicken and fajita seasoning. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes, until the chicken is hot and everything is well seasoned.
- Build your fajitas. Scoop the chicken and veggies onto the tortillas and top each with 1 tablespoon of light sour cream.
Nutrition Per Serving
- Calories: 265
- Protein: 30.5 g
- Carbs: 23 g
- Fat: 5 g
One serving is one loaded tortilla. Nutrition will vary with your tortilla brand and fajita seasoning.
Why These Fajitas Are High in Protein
Each serving of these chicken fajitas has 30.5 grams of protein, mostly from the 4 ounces of cooked chicken in each serving. Using precooked chicken tenderloins keeps the recipe fast while still giving you a protein-packed dinner for only 265 calories.
Tips and Variations
- Get a good char: let the veggies sit in the hot pan for a minute before stirring for that sizzling, restaurant-style flavor.
- Warm the tortillas in a dry skillet or microwave for 15 seconds so they fold without cracking.
- Swap the sour cream for plain nonfat Greek yogurt to add even more protein.
- Add toppings: salsa, pico de gallo, cilantro, a squeeze of lime, or a little avocado.
- Make it a bowl: skip the tortilla and serve over cauliflower rice or lettuce.
- Change the protein: shrimp or lean steak work great too.
Fajita night doesn’t have to mean a big restaurant bill or a mountain of leftovers. Give these a try this week, and let me know in the comments how you topped yours!
What can I serve with chicken fajitas?
For a light meal, the fajitas are filling on their own. You can also serve them with black beans, Mexican rice, cauliflower rice, a green salad, salsa or fresh fruit.
For a slight variation on this, check out my low carb chicken fajita recipe here.
Chicken Fajitas for 2
Ingredients
- ½ green bell pepper cut in strips
- ½ red bell pepper cut in strips
- ½ orange bell pepper cut in strips
- ½ onion cut in strips
- 8 ounces cooked chicken tenderloins cut in strips
- 1 teaspoon fajita seasoning.
- 2 Tortillas Mayas- 100 calorie size
Instructions
- Heat a skillet with cooking spray. Add sliced veggies and cook until tender (4-5 minutes)
- Add cooked chicken and seasoning. cook for 4-5 minutes, or until chicken is hot and all ingredients are well seasoned.
- Scoop chicken and veggies onto tortilla and top with 1 tablespoon light sour cream
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