Spice up your midweek dinner with this quick and easy to throw together keto chicken fajita recipe. It’s got juicy chicken, sweet and flavorful bell peppers and is served over crunchy lettuce wraps. Try this simple keto fajita chicken tonight!
This easy keto sheet pan dinner recipe is always a huge crowd-pleaser. Who doesn’t love spicy and packed full of flavor chicken, juicy bell peppers and crunchy lettuce wraps (or regular tortillas for those not following the ketogenic diet).
Don’t you just love how colorful this keto chicken fajita recipe is!
The great thing about this dish is that is can all be dumped into one sheet pan and cooked all at once, no dishes to wash up and no mess – that’s the way I love my dinner recipes.
This keto fajita chicken is also great to have as a quick keto lunch for work as you can make up 3-4 days worth of chicken fajitas and pack it into containers with some cauliflower rice, avocado, and lime wedges and you have lunches sorted for almost the whole week.
Since this recipe is quite low in fat, make sure you add some fatty extras like avocados, cheese, sour cream, and nuts to boost the fat content and meet your daily macros.
So let’s find out how to make the keto sheet pan chicken fajitas!
How many carbs in fajitas without tortillas?
These chicken fajitas served with lettuce wraps instead of tortillas contains 5.2 g net carbs per serve.
Can you meal prep chicken fajitas?
Chicken fajitas are a great meal prep option. It’s easy to make a big batch at once and serve it over some rice along with lemon or lime wedges for extra taste. This sheet pan chicken fajitas recipe takes less than 10 minutes of prep time and can cook away in the oven while you’re making the sides for your meal prep.
It will keep three to four days in the fridge or up to three months in the freezer.
Best keto chicken fajita recipe.
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Here’s everything you will need to make this keto sheet pan dinner recipe:
- Chicken breasts cut into thin strips
- Red bell pepper sliced into 1/2 in strips
- Yellow bell pepper sliced into 1/2 in strips
- Red onion sliced
- Olive oil
- Fresh cilantro and lime wedges to serve (optional)
- Iceberg lettuce to serve
For the keto fajita seasoning:
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp freshly ground pepper
How to make keto chicken fajitas in the oven
- Mix together all of the spices and 2 tbsp of oil in a bowl. Add sliced chicken, bell peppers and red onion and mix everything together until combined.
- Preheat oven to 400 F (200 C) and add a bit of oil onto a non-stick sheet pan.
- Spread the chicken, spices, onion, and bell peppers mix onto the sheet pan, make sure everything is spread out evenly and do not overcrowd the pan.
- Cook in a preheated oven for 25-30 minutes until chicken cooked through (165 internal temp) and no longer pink.
- Serve with fresh lime wedges and some lime juice squeezed over the top as well as some cut cilantro leaves.
What can I serve with low carb chicken fajitas?
These sheet pan fajitas taste great served with some cauliflower rice, or as a fajita salad with mixed greens, avocado and fresh lime slices.
Our favorite way, however, is to enjoy keto-friendly fajitas with lettuce wraps and with some cheese sprinkled on top.
Which lettuce is best for lettuce wrap chicken fajitas?
If it’s crunch you’re after, use iceberg lettuce. It has the most amount of crunch of any lettuce and has an awesome taste to it too. 1 medium-size leaf of iceberg lettuce contains 0.1g net carbs making it safe for the keto diet.
Keto Chicken Fajita Recipe For Easy Sheet Pan Dinner
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs (700 g) Skinless chicken breasts cut into thin strips
- 1 medium-sized red bell pepper sliced into 1/2 in strips
- 1 medium-sized yellow bell pepper sliced into 1/2 in strips
- 1 large red onion sliced
- 2 tbsp of olive oil
- Fresh cilantro and lime wedges to serve (optional)
- Iceberg lettuce to serve
- For the keto fajita seasoning mix:
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Mix together all of the spices and 2 tbsp of oil in a bowl. Add sliced chicken, bell peppers and red onion and mix everything together until combined.
- Preheat oven to 400 F (200 C) and add a bit of oil onto a non-stick sheet pan.
- Spread the chicken, spices, onion, and bell peppers mix onto the sheet pan, make sure everything is spread out evenly and do not overcrowd the pan.
- Cook in a preheated oven for 25-30 minutes until chicken cooked through (165 internal temp) and no longer pink.
- Serve with fresh lime wedges and some lime juice squeezed over the top as well as some cut cilantro leaves.
Notes
If you wish to reheat the chicken fajitas we recommend you don't do so in the microwave. Because the chicken is quite thin, it can easily turn rubbery and not-so-good when heated in microwave.
To reheat the chicken fajitas, heat a skillet over medium heat and cook it for 3-4 minutes.
If you own an air fryer just heat it up to 360 F (180 C) and cook the fajitas for 2 minutes in the air fryer.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Amount Per Serving: Calories: 284Total Fat: 11.3gCarbohydrates: 6.8gNet Carbohydrates: 5.1gFiber: 1.7gProtein: 37.2g
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