These Healthy Chicken Fajita Bowls are packed with bold flavor thanks to a quick homemade fajita seasoning, and they make the best gluten-free meal prep lunch. Juicy chicken, tender peppers and onions, and a build-your-own bowl situation that comes together in about 30 minutes.
"Drizzled some chipotle sauce on top for some extra heat, so yum! I also added a squeeze of fresh lime and it gave a bright and beautiful flavor to the dish." -Mia
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- ⏲️Ready In: 25 Minutes
- 👪Serves: 4
- 🍽 Calories and Protein: 586 kcals and 33 grams of protein
- 📋Main Ingredients: Chicken breasts, bell peppers, onion, rice, and homemade seasonings.
- 📖 Dietary Notes: Dairy-free and gluten-free.
- ⭐ Why You'll Love It: It’s a colorful, flavor-packed meal prep bowl that’s easy to customize, reheats well, and works just as beautifully for weeknight dinners as it does for healthy lunches all week long.
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These high-protein chicken fajita bowls are one of my go-to “save future me” lunches because you can cook once, portion everything out, and you’ve got a legit, healthy meal ready to grab all week. And since the bowls are naturally gluten-free, they’re perfect for busy nights when you want something quick that still feels really satisfying (kind of like my garlic teriyaki steak bites when I need dinner fast).
What I love most is how easy they are to customize depending on what your day looks like: keep it classic over rice, go lighter with greens, or bulk it up with extra toppings. Just like my easy meal prep breakfast recipes, these bowls are all about making healthy choices feel practical (not overwhelming)… and still taste like something you’d actually enjoy.
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💭Why You'll Love This Recipe
Meal prep-friendly: This chicken fajita protein bowl meal preps really easily, making it perfect for lunches.
Customizable: All of the toppings are just ideas; you can really make this bowl a variety of ways.
Quick dinner: On the table in just 30 minutes, these bowls are wonderful for busy weeknight dinners, just like a chicken taco skillet.
Healthy: The bowl is made up of lean protein, packed with veggies, no processed sauces, and easy to control carbohydrates.
Ingredients and Substitutions
- Cooked Chicken Breasts: Any chicken can work for the recipe; we use leftover whole chicken in a Dutch oven the most, but something like slow cooker teriyaki chicken works, too.
- Frozen corn: This always gives the bowls a classic burrito feel; canned or frozen works. Or, if you have fresh corn ears, you can microwave corn in the husk and then use that!
- Homemade fajita seasoning: Though classic fajita seasoning works, I always find that homemade blends are more potent. It's what we use in sheet pan steak fajitas, too.
- Cooked rice: If you're going to use rice as the base, try to have it cooked and ready in the fridge, this saves a ton of time.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
How To Customize It
Below are a few ways to customize the meal prep fajita bowl to create something new each week.
- The base: Choose regular rice, herbed cauliflower rice, blackstone fried rice, Bombay potatoes, smoked sweet potato, or shredded greens.
- Protein: Though chicken is perfect, this bowl also works with air fryer salmon bites or air fryer steak bites with soy sauce.
- Toppings: Slice some avocado, grab your favorite kimchi, use mixed pickles, or gluten-free roasted root vegetables. Even something like easy sauerkraut with apples and bacon or dairy-free ranch dressing can be drizzled on.
How To Make Healthy Chicken Fajita Bowls
Step 1: Prep the veggies.
Step 2: Sauté the veggies in the homemade fajita seasoning.
Step 3: Reheat the chicken in the seasoning.
Step 4: Top with your favorites like cashew sour cream and enjoy.
Expert Tips To Make It
If you're super short on time, know that a rotisserie chicken and instant rice work just fine.
If you need to make the easy chicken fajita bowl paleo or Whole30-approved, you'll want to use cauliflower rice or lettuce as the base.
How to meal prep it: You can assemble the bowl with everything except the additional toppings (avocado, kimchi, etc.) in meal prep containers. When you need it, reheat the bowl and then add your toppings just before enjoying. Everything stays fresh in the fridge for 3-4 days.
Healthy Chicken Fajita Bowls FAQs
Healthy chicken fajita bowls stay fresh for 3-4 days in the fridge so long as any additional toppings like salsa and avocado are stored separately.
The best toppings for fajita bowls are roasted vegetables, pickled vegetables, salsa, avocado, and homemade dressings.
You can meal prep fajita bowls without them getting soggy by storing the toppings in a separate container. Ingredients like pickled vegetables, salsa, and dressings are best stored in separate containers and placed on top just before serving.
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Equipment
- Wok for cooking
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts cooked and chopped
- 2 large bell peppers
- ½ sweet onion
- 3 tablespoon coconut oil
- 4 cups rice cooked (about 1.5 cup uncooked)
- 4 tomatoes chopped
- 1 cup corn frozen or canned
Fajita Seasoning
- 2 tbs chili powder
- 1 tbs cumin
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- ½ tbs garlic granules
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
Instructions
- Chop the bell peppers and onions into small strips.
- In a large pan, heat one tablespoon of coconut oil slightly over medium heat.
- Once hot, add in the peppers and onions. Cover and cook for 4-6 minutes.
- Sprinkle ¾ of the seasoning over the peppers. Add in the corn (if using). Cook another two minutes tossing to coat.
- Remove from pan and set aside.
- Keep the pan on the burner and add remaining oil.
- Place the chopped chicken and the remaining seasoning over the chicken and toss to coat (one to two minutes). Keep cooking until warmed through.
- While the chicken is cooking, heat the rice either in the microwave or on the stove with a splash of water over low to medium heat.
- Assemble to bowls: place the rice on the bottom and top the bowl with corn, peppers, onions and chopped tomatoes. Finally, place the chicken on top.
- Serve with your favorite cashew sour creme, lime juice, or kimchi.
Notes
Disclaimer:
Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data"
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Mia says
Drizzled some chipotle sauce on top for some extra heat, so yum! I also added a squeeze of fresh lime and it gave a bright and beautiful flavor to the dish.
fitasamamabear says
Oh my lord that sounds AMAZING.
Meghan says
I made these for meal prepping lunches this week, and they are SO good! So easy to make!
fitasamamabear says
Wahhoo!
Sage Scott says
We make a lot of Buddha bowls and poke bowls at our house, but I never thought to make chicken fajita bowls. Such a nice twist on traditional Taco Tuesday!
Erica says
I’m always looking for more gluten-free dinner recipes. This was the best - so fast to make, and I used some leftover yellow squash and red peppers I had, but I love how I can customize it each time I make it.
fitasamamabear says
It's nice to have variety!
Jean says
I added roasted root vegetables as toppings, and they added a nice earthy flavor to the bowls. They're filling, nutritious, and so delicious. This recipe is definitely a keeper!
fitasamamabear says
Roasted veggies makes everything more delicious!
Carol Little R.H. says
Who doesn't love fajitas? The flavours are fabulous! Love this healthy version! Yes I'm all about making my own seasonings -- so we can control the ingredients!
Thanks for sharing !!
fitasamamabear says
Thanks for checking it out- It's so much better to make your own seasoning, then you can tweak to your flavor preference!
The Food Hunter says
This sounds like a delicious option for dinner tonight
fitasamamabear says
Yay! Dooo it 🙂
Melissa @Real Nutritious Living says
Oh yum! I love the flexibility so everyone ends up happy!
fitasamamabear says
Yes! It's important in our house lol
Raia Todd says
Sounds delicious! I love all the peppers. 🙂
fitasamamabear says
They make it so colorful and I love color!
linda spiker says
I love a good rice bowl! Yum!
fitasamamabear says
Same here!
GiGi Eats says
I actually REALLY LOVE chicken FAJITAS and my husband and I are trying to figure out recipes he and I can make TOGETHER and EAT TOGETHER... So I feel like THIS will definitely be one of them!
fitasamamabear says
How can you not love chicken fajitas! It's all the yummy in one 😀 The bowls are fun.. even my hubby liked it and he's picky on my "suspicious food" as hell 😛