Delicious Chicken Fajitas on your grill! Marinate your chicken in fajita spices then, grill it on a stick with fresh vegetables for an easy, flavorful and healthy Southwest Favorite Recipe.
The best southwest recipe to cook on your grill might be Chicken Fajitas.
Marinate the chicken chunks in spicy fajita seasoning ( make them as hot or mild as you like) and skewer them with lots of grill-worthy veggies to make them easy to throw on the grill. You can substitute any meat from beef and pork to turkey or salmon.
When the chicken fajitas are grilled, serve them wrapped in flour tortillas with salsa and guacamole or sour cream.
Grilled Chicken Fajita Kabobs
I like to cook my kabobs so that all the meat chunks are on skewers together, all the hearty vegetables are together, and all the fruits are together. This way, you can cook the skewers the perfect amount of time for each type of food.
So… “Get Grillin” with Family Fresh Cooking and Cookin’ Canuck, sponsored by Ile de France Cheese, Rösle, Emile Henry, Rouxbe and ManPans and have some fun on the grill!
Happy Summer Everyone!
This is Donna Kelly’s recipe. You will find more of her recipes on ApronStringsBlog.com
- FAJITA MARINADE for the Grill:
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 serrano pepper, minced (optional)
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon lime zest
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper sauce (or more if you like more heat)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon chipotle powder
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- Kabob ingredients:
- 2 pounds chicken meat (I like dark meat for the grill)
- OR sirloin beef OR pork loin
- Bell pepper, onions and jalapenos, in desired quantities, cut into 2 inch pieces
- Blend all the marinade ingredients in a blender and pour into a large zip top bag. Cut meat into approximately 2 inch cubes. Add meat cubes to the bag. Refrigerate for 4 to 8 hours. NOTE: the longer the time, the more the meat will absorb the flavors of the marinade.
- Remove the meat from the marinade and pour the remaining marinade in a saucepan.
- Put meat and veggies on skewers and grill over very high heat until desired doneness and remove from grill.
- While grilling, simmer the reserved marinade over medium high heat to reduce, about 10 minutes. Brush the reduced marinade on the meat and veggies while the meat is still hot. Let cool to warm and serve.
Sandy is a former elementary educator whose love for cooking has gone out of control. She has completed a degree in culinary arts and is now a food writer, photographer, cookbook author and co-creator of the popular website Everyday Southwest. 
Nicely done! You girls just never stop with the wonderful recipes. This is another one for my summer menu!!!
Thanks so much, Kim! Grillin’ is one of the best things about summer!
Okay, I’ll bite! That sounds and looks great. I’ll be trying that one. I haven’t made fajitas in a long time. Since I lived in Texas.
Hey Curt – don’t you love grillin?!
What a great idea to grill them! These look flavorful and delicious!
Gorgeous kebabs! Love the sound of the marinade and rub…yummy!
Thanks Liz! Do try these!
Crazy Tasty thank you so much for sharing!
Sandra – Do try these kabobs – you won’t regret it!
I love the spicy marinade & homemade rub for grilling these skewers; i’ll be using this for chicken on the grill. Thanks for sharing!
Where are the instructions for this recipe? It looks wonderful but need the instructions, pretty please ???
Thank you! 🙂 can’t wait to try.
Today was bright and sunny in my section of California! So my husband and I took the opportunity to grill up some delicious fajita kebobs using your yummy southwest recipe. It was super delicious! Thanks so much for this wonderful grilling inspiration.
We actually went out in the snow to make these! They were so worth the freezing temps! So much flavor and so tender too!
We love kabobs here and we love fajitas too. So I was soooo excited to try this recipe and it didn’t disappoint! SOOO Yummy!