30 Minute Chicken Fajitas - Isabel Eats {Easy Mexican Recipes} (2024)

FAQs

Are chicken fajitas healthy at Mexican restaurant? ›

A great way to eat healthily at a Mexican restaurant is to choose grilled foods. Instead of ordering a chimichanga or taquito, opt for steak, chicken or shrimp fajitas. Fajitas are much healthier than fried items but are just as filling; they taste even better when flavored with peppers and onions.

Even fajitas are a Tex-Mex invention (offered to tourists in Mexico now because so many Americans associate fajitas as authentic). Tex-Mex is a cuisine only very loosely related to Mexican cuisine.

Chicken fajitas are an easy and flavorful weeknight meal. A classic Mexican recipe, juicy chicken is seasoned, seared and cooked to perfection, then tossed with sauteed bell peppers and onions. A squeeze of fresh lime adds a punch of flavor and the chicken fajitas are served with warm tortillas and toppings.

With a few simple switches and modifications, you can find nutritious food on just about every Mexican menu without skimping on taste and flavor. In general, more nutritious options include fajitas, bean burritos, grilled chicken dishes, and soft tacos.

Steak: Flank steak is what's typically used for steak fajitas. But you can also use sirloin steak or skirt steak (similar to my carne asada recipe). Steak Fajita Marinade: A simple yet flavorful combo of lime juice, olive oil, garlic, ground cumin, chili powder, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper — that's it!

Thirdly, the toppings for fajitas and tacos can differ. While both dishes can be served with guacamole, salsa, and sour cream, fajitas usually have more substantial toppings, such as cheese and grilled vegetables, while tacos tend to have more traditional toppings like lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.

Spread the soft fillings down the middle of the tortilla.

Soft fillings include things like beans, guacamole, or sour cream. Use a spoon to spread the soft filling, spreading it down the middle of the tortilla. Keep the filling away from the edge of the tortilla.

First recorded in 1975–80; from Latin American Spanish: literally, “little sash,” diminutive of Spanish faja “belt, strip, band” (originally dialect or from Catalan ), from Latin fascia “band, bandage”

Our preferred way of making this easy steak fajitas recipe is to saute the fajita veggies in a cast iron skillet on the stovetop until they are tender but never mushy. Meanwhile, we typically like to grill the meat, then combine the two.

Chicken fajitas in their most basic form: grilled chicken, onions, peppers and tortillas aren't bad for you if you go light on the oil. It's when you start piling on the cheese, sour cream, and chimichurri sauce that things take a turn for the worse. Good bye diet!

Can you eat chicken fajitas on a diet? ›

If you eat these chicken fajitas as pictured above (just with peppers), your looking at a super low 350 calories per serving. If you want to serve them in a style more similar to traditional fajitas, try swapping out romaine lettuce leaves in place of tortillas to keep the calories low.

1 serving of chicken fajitas contains 370 Calories. The macronutrient breakdown is 37% carbs, 28% fat, and 35% protein. This is a good source of protein (56% of your Daily Value), potassium (15% of your Daily Value), and vitamin a (12% of your Daily Value).

Consider skipping the wrap all together and serve your fajita on a bed of bright mixed greens or brown rice. Better yet, use a vegetable as a wrap! I love to use red peppers from the garden, or sweet banana peppers, raw or roasted.

Fajitas Vs Burritos: What's The Difference

Burritos are high in calories and contain 206 calories per 100g. However, Fajitas contains only 135 calories per 100g, so it is healthier as compared to Burritos.