This Healthy Chicken Fajitas Meal Prep includes the very best chicken fajitas with fresh veggies and the most amazing spicy black beans. Bonus: this chicken meal prep contains just 455 calories and is a great meal prep on a budget since each serving costs just $3.37!
We eat a lot of fajitas at home and absolutely LOVE them. It's one of the rare meals that Dustin and I both very much enjoy when ordering at restaurants.
Unfortunately, most chicken fajitas are loaded with added oil and salt and then wrapped in refined flour tortillas.
Plus, I don't want to go out to dinner every time the fajita craving hits—because it hits a lot.
Enter this Meal Prep Healthy Chicken Fajitas.
I especially love that I can make one of our favorite dishes ahead of time and then just grab it from the fridge and have a home-cooked, delicious, and healthy dinner or lunch in a matter of minutes.
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Watch How To Make Chicken Fajitas Meal Prep
If you’re new to meal prep, this is a great recipe to get you started. I mean, you are having FAJITAS for dinner.
FAJITAS!
Meal prep really helped me get on the healthy, clean eating path. Planning just makes everything so much easier, especially when you’re just starting out.
Ingredient Notes
Chicken: You really can’t go wrong with chicken. It’s simple to season, fairly quick to cook, and good for you!
For these healthy chicken fajitas I use chicken breast but chicken thighs are also a good option when if you’re planning to meal prep chicken.
Thankfully, being low in calories and fat does not mean it’s lacking in flavor. To add additional zest, try out different marinades to infuse your chicken with flavor.
Bell Peppers: I use a mixture of red and green bell peppers for this recipe. You can pick whichever ones you prefer and they will go great. Often times I just get a pack from Costco that has a variety of green, red, orange, or yellow. If you hate bell peppers, you can always replace them with additional onion, which is what Dustin does.
Beans: For the beans, I use low-sodium black beans. They are some of my favorites, although you could make beans however you want, and it would go with this great. Again, if you don't care for beans, you can leave this part out. I have also used my instant pot black beans, which are delicious.
Reasons You'll Love It
- You'll feel satisfied and full for a long time after your meal.
- Just clean, whole ingredients for maximum flavor.
- You get to enjoy chicken fajitas more often!
- Less than $4 per serving.
What Are The Best Tortillas To Go With This?
Who doesn’t love tortillas, am I right? My favorite store-bought tortillas are Siete Cassava Flour Tortillas, which you can find in the refrigerated section of most grocery stores.
Or you can put in a little extra effort and follow one of my easy homemade tortilla recipes, like any of these:
FAQs
You can store these SEVEN meals in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 5-7 days.
I use these glass meal prep containers to keep my food fresh and safe, but any airtight containers will work. When you’re ready to enjoy your meal, just reheat it in the microwave for 2 minutes and you’re good to go.
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Healthy Chicken Fajitas Meal Prep
Equipment
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Ingredients
For The Fajita Chicken:
- ⅓ cup lime juice, (approx. 2-3 limes)
- ¼ cup pineapple juice, no sugar added
- 2 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tsp. ground cumin
- 1 tsp. paprika
- ½ tsp. red pepper flakes
- 1 tsp. sea salt
- ½ tsp. ground black pepper
- ¼ cup cilantro chopped
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- 4 6-8 oz. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
For the Fajita Bell Peppers:
- 1 white onion, thinly sliced
- 1 poblano chile, thinly sliced
- 2 red bell peppers, thinly sliced
- 1 green bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 tsp. sea salt
- ½ tsp. ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
For the Lime & Cilantro Black Beans:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ jalapeño, (1 tbsp) seeded and finely diced
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- 2 15- ounce cans low sodium black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 tsp. sea salt
Instructions
To Make The Fajita Chicken:
- In a large bowl or ziplock bag, combine the chicken breast with freshly squeezed lime juice, no sugar added pineapple juice, low sodium soy sauce, olive oil, minced garlic, ground cumin, smoked paprika, red pepper flakes, sea salt, ground black pepper, and chopped fresh cilantro.
- Place in the fridge for a minimum of 30 minutes, up to 8 hours.
- Once the chicken is marinated, heat 1 tbsp. olive oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet until hot.
- Add the marinated chicken, cooking on both sides until cooked through, about 4-6 minutes per side.
- Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside to rest. Slice into thin slices.
To Make the Fajita Bell Peppers:
- In the same pan used to cook the chicken, add sliced white onion, sliced poblano pepper, sliced red bell peppers, sliced green bell pepper, sea salt, and ground black pepper, and toss to combine.
- Cook over medium-high heat until the bell peppers and onion are tender, about 4-6 minutes.
To Make the Black Beans:
- Heat oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Add garlic, jalapeño, and cumin and cook for 1 minute, or until garlic is fragrant.
- Add the beans and broth and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Coarsely mash beans with a potato masher.
- Continue to cook at a simmer for about 8-10 minutes until the mixture is thick, stirring frequently.
- Add in lime juice, cilantro, and sea salt, to taste.
- To assemble the chicken fajita meal prep, start by adding the cilantro lime black beans to your meal prep container, followed by the sliced fajita chicken, and the bell pepper and onion mixture.
Danielle
What’s the serving size here??
Lacey Baier
The entire meal prep can be divided into 6 servings, which I place into 6 meal prep containers. This is what I have calculated as 1 serving.
Jael
This was SO good. The beans were super flavorful and the chicken marinade was delicious. We grilled the chicken, which made it even better. This is the best meal-prepped lunch I’ve ever made. I looked forward to eating it each day. Thank you!
Lacey Baier
I am so happy to hear it, Jael! Grilling definitely was. a great idea 🙂
Linna
I have to count everything I eat, and knowing the calories is perfect, but I have to know how much is one serving. Is that stated somewhere or would you be able to tell me? Thank you so much I’m gonna try to make this tonight and I’m really looking forward to it!
Lacey Baier
If you divide the entire portion out into 6 meals, that is the serving size.
Kirsten
What is the actual serving size for this "1 meal"? How many grams of beans, chicken and peppers are in your calorie count?
Lacey Baier
I'm sorry, I do not have the exact amounts in grams for each portion, but all the ingredients, divided into 6 meals is how I calculate the serving size.
Jenny
Yum, I marinated the chicken for over 24 hours, cooked it in some from the bag, and it came out so delicious.
Lacey Baier
Awesome!
Nikki
Is the calorie count with or without a tortilla
Lacey Baier
Without a tortilla. 👍
Ruth
Would you please clarify the "4 6-8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts" listed in the recipe? I see the question was asked some time ago as well but I don't see the answer. Thank you so much!
Sofia
Pretty sure she means 4 (6-8 oz) chicken breasts 🙂
Lacey Baier
lol yup - updated the recipe to fix that typo. Thanks for your help!
Lacey Baier
Sorry for the confusion - it now reads 4 6-8 oz. chicken breasts....basically you're looking for 4 medium/large chicken breasts.
LaJuan
One place you say 24 chicken breasts. In another you say 4 6-8 chicken breasts. How much do I need. I think I bought way too much! Also Simone asked if the meal can be frozen. Can they?
Lacey Baier
Where do I say 24? That is by no means correct and I can update that if it's in the post somewhere ?? I've never tried freezing it, but it should mostly freeze well, just the bell peppers won't have the same texture once thawed.
Briana
Can this meal be frozen?
Lacey Baier
Yes, it can be frozen for up to 3 months.
Tabatha Davis
Made the black beans today - amazing flavor. Thank you!
Lacey Baier
So glad you loved them!!
Amber
My husband and I are pretty new to the weeky meal prep. Its saved us money and minimized food waste so much!
We made this last week and it really was a delicious meal! This is a keeper for sure.
Lacey Baier
Yay! Happy to hear it 🙂
Robin
Actual serving sizes would be a big help. Wonderful taste and real easy to make.
Dustin
One of my favorite meal prep recipes 🙂
Lacey Baier
That's so nice to hear!
Sarah Hayes
What can I use instead of pineapple juice? TIA
Mith W Spancer
Hello, Thanks for this nice recipe guide.