Honey Lime Chicken Fajitas are made with chicken marinated in homemade honey lime dressing, then sauteed and served with fajita veggies. Perfect with flour or corn tortillas or as a burrito bowl.
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Several years ago Bob found a Rachael Ray recipe for Grilled Honey Lime Chicken Sandwiches. He adapted the recipe to something we called "Bob's Honey Lime Chicken." His adaptation was simply the marinated chicken baked in the oven and served alongside pasta/rice and vegetables.
The chicken has a delicious, sweet flavor. I started thinking how this chicken could be used in other recipes, and fajitas came to mind. I usually just use McCormick fajita seasoning. While we love that seasoning, I thought I'd switch it up a bit.
I developed this recipe to minimize time in the kitchen as well as dirty dishes. I have it down as a 30 minute meal. First, you make a homemade honey lime marinade. While the chicken is marinating, you cook the fajita veggies. When they are done, the chicken is cooked in the same skillet. One skillet means minimal clean up!
These fajitas were great! I have some ideas for how to use this chicken in other ways too. I'll have to experiment! We had the chicken and veggies with flour tortillas. They would have been delicious with corn tortillas or with rice as fajita burrito bowls.
I served these with Fresh Homemade Salsa. They would be great with Restaurant Style Salsa or The Best Corn and Tomato Salsa. See my Salsa Recipe Showdown where these 3 recipes face off!
Gluten Free Option
Serve honey lime chicken and veggies with gluten free flour tortillas or gluten free corn tortillas for an entirely gluten free meal. Alternatively, serve as a burrito bowl over rice.
Check out my other Fajita Recipes: Skillet Chicken Fajitas and Grilled Chicken Fajitas!
📖 Recipe
Honey Lime Chicken Fajitas
Ingredients
For the Honey Lime Marinade:
- Juice of 1 lime
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 rounded teaspoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped cilantro
- ½ tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 2-3 chicken breasts (cut into strips)
- salt and pepper (to taste)
For the Fajita Veggies:
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 green pepper, 1 orange pepper, 1 red onion, 1 yellow onion - each cut into strips (any veggie of choice works here - zucchini, squash, mushrooms, spinach, etc.)
For Serving:
- Flour tortillas (or corn tortillas or rice)
- Light sour cream
- Salsa
- Shredded cheese (such as Monterey Jack)
- Shredded lettuce
Instructions
- Combine the marinade ingredients in a small bowl. Sprinkle strips of chicken with salt and pepper. Add the chicken to the marinade and stir to coat. Set aside for 10 minutes. While the chicken marinates, prepare the veggies.Juice of 1 lime, 2 tablespoons honey, 1 rounded teaspoon cumin, 1 tablespoon finely chopped cilantro, ½ tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 2-3 chicken breasts, salt and pepper
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add peppers and onions. Cook until softened, about 7-10 minutes.1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- Transfer the peppers and onions to a serving dish. Add the contents of the small bowl to the warm skillet containing ½ tablespoon olive oil, if necessary. Cook until chicken is done and browned and liquid has evaporated. Transfer to serving dish.
- Warm tortillas between wet paper towels in the microwave, and transfer toppings to serving dishes. Serve all components separately and fill tortillas as desired. If making burrito bowls, fill bowls with rice and top with chicken, sauteed veggies, and toppings.
Mary Ann says
Meghan- this looks fabulous! Your pictures are beautiful. I actually forgot that it was Cinco de Mayo today but this looks like the perfect meal to celebrate.
Thanks for visiting my blog today and commenting.
Leslie says
Mmmmm..make me want to go drink a beer!
Kerstin says
I love chicken fajitas and your marinade looks really yummy! I love the cute dish you served all the components in too!
Also, I'm so glad you enjoyed the black bean soup! Your comment made my day and I can't wait to read your post about it 🙂
Melissa says
What a great little fajita bar! Sounds great.
Aggie says
Oh those fajitas sounds awesome! We love fajitas around here!
RecipeGirl says
Wow, I love your delicious blog! So many nice things, and great pics too. I see you've been celebrating Cinco de Mayo! Fajitas are a big-time fave of mine. These look great!
Lexie says
Your pictures are so pretty!
Mahmudul Hasan says
Nice making details and also nice recipe as well.Great share.