Grilled Lime Chicken Fajitas

30 min prep time
30 min cook time
10servings
Recipe by Lara Hamilton & Jennifer Lamplough Source The Diabetes Cookbook Photo by Mittera
Grilled Lime Chicken Fajitas

How to Make Grilled Lime Chicken Fajitas

Chicken fajitas are one of the best choices when it comes to Mexican food because chicken is a lean protein and grilling is a healthy cooking method. Also, fajitas are topped with low-carb veggies like onions and green peppers.



This recipe has been approved as kidney-friendly by DaVita dietitians who believe a kidney-friendly diet can be both nutritious and flavorful. Enjoy!
 

30 min prep time
30 min cook time
10servings
1 fajita
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Step-By-Step Instructions:

  1. In a medium bowl, mix together the lime juice and zest, honey, cilantro, cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, and pepper. Add the chicken breast tenderloins and marinate in the refrigerator for 20-60 minutes.
  2. Preheat a grill to medium heat. Place the onions and green peppers in a grill basket. Grill the vegetables in the basket, stirring occasionally, about 15-20 minutes until slightly charred.
  3. Add the chicken directly to the grill and cook 10-12 minutes, until done, turning once.
  4. Divide the chicken, green peppers and onions evenly among 10 tortillas. Top each fajita with 1 Tbsp. salsa.
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Nutrition facts

10 Servings

  • Serving Size
    1 fajita
  • Amount per serving Calories 160
  • Total Fat 4g
    • Saturated Fat 1.4g
  • Cholesterol 35mg
  • Sodium 370mg
  • Total Carbohydrate 22g
    • Dietary Fiber 10g
    • Total Sugars 5g
  • Protein 18g
  • Potassium 300mg
  • Phosphorous 195mg
Ingredients
large lime (zested and juiced)
1
honey or 2 packets artificial sweetener
1 tbsp
chopped fresh cilantro
2 tbsp
cumin
1/2 tsp
chili powder
1 tsp
garlic powder
1/4 tsp
black pepper
1/4 tsp
chicken tenderloins
1 1/4 lbs
large onion (sliced into strips)
1
green bell peppers (seeded and sliced into strips)
2
corn tortillas (or low-carb tortillas) (6-inch)
10
salsa
10 tbsp

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The only thing that there is a lot of is chicken. You could do everything according to taste and use 2 stripes instead of 10. The reason I say this is because 1 tsp. would reduce down to something like .2 or 2/10 of a tsp. Try a pinch of this and a dash of that. Look those terms up because they are actually different, one is larger than the other.


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I haven’t made these yet but my question is, since the serving size is 1 fajita why would the recipe have the ingredients to make 10. It would be nice if you could adjust the recipe on this app. The prepared amount is pretty high. I will try to figure it out for 2 people.