Grilled Chicken Fajita Lettuce Wraps

These flavorful Grilled Chicken Fajita Lettuce Wraps are easy-to-make, low-carb and perfect for summer grilling. No stove-top cooking is needed for this recipe. Plus, it’s gluten-free.

I don’t know about you but, I LOVE grilled chicken! There are so many ways to prepare it and this one is so delicious. It also comes in handy when you’re out of tortillas. 

Try my Guacamole Dip with Sour Cream or Guacamole Dip Recipe with RO*TEL that would go well with this lettuce wrap recipe!

These chicken fajita lettuce wraps are great for Cinco de Mayo, Mexican food night, or anytime you are up for summer grilling! The marinade is made with just a few ingredients.

Plus, you don’t need to heat up your kitchen with a hot stove or oven. The cooking for this recipe is done on your grill only.

This is a really a delicious, low-carb recipe! The chicken is very flavorful. You won’t miss the tortillas. Seriously!

Grilled Chicken Fajitas Lettuce Wraps

I make Grilled Chicken Fajitas Lettuce Wraps when I don’t have flour tortillas or if I want a low carb dinner.  Sometimes, I will do this so that I can not feel as guilty when I eat chocolate covered pretzels two hours later. I know what you’re thinking. You do the same thing right?

Nonetheless, everyone in my family loved this recipe! Plus, it uses up the lettuce before it becomes brown and worthy of my trash can. 

Chicken Fajita Marinade

Make the marinade for this Chicken Fajitas recipe with only three ingredients –

• extra virgin olive oil
• fajita seasoning 
• fresh lime juice

I marinated the chicken for about one hour but, you can do it anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours. The lime juice give it a nice fresh citrus taste.

How to Make Grilled Chicken Fajitas Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients

*The printable recipe is in the recipe card at the bottom of this post where you can adjust the servings.

• boneless, skinless chicken breast
• bell peppers, one red and one green
• onion
• green leaf lettuce leaves or Boston lettuce
• fajita seasoning
• extra virgin olive oil
• juice of one lime

Instructions:

1. First, cut the chicken into strips about 1 inch thickness and place in a bowl or 1 gallon plastic zipper bag.
2. Then, make the marinade. In a measuring cup, add olive oil, fajita seasoning, and fresh lime juice. Stir until well combined.
3. Next, pour marinade on to chicken and ensure the chicken is coated. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to two hours.

   

4. Meanwhile, cut the bell peppers and onions into thin pieces about ½ of an inch thickness or thinner. Coat with 1 tsp of oil, salt and pepper. Place the peppers and onions on it. Fold over edges to make a foil packet.

   

Preheat grill to med/high. 

Next, when the chicken is done marinating, remove the chicken from the marinade and discard marinade. Then, put the peppers and onions foil packet on the grill and grill for about 15-20 minutes or until the veggies are soft. Toward the last ten minutes of the foil packet cooking, grill the chicken for about 5 minutes or until no longer pink inside. Allow the chicken to cool a minute or two before the next step.

Then, put grilled chicken, peppers and onions on a piece of lettuce, top with guacamole, salsa and/or sour cream, if desired. Fold over to eat.

Your family is going to love this Grilled Chicken Fajita Lettuce Wraps recipe. It’s so easy to make and with few ingredients. It’s a low-carb, gluten-free recipe you’ll want to make again and again.  

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