Chicken Fajita Soup
Skinny Chicken Fajita Soup – This chicken soup is light in calories but loaded with LOTS of bold, savory and zesty flavors! You’ll love this delicious, low-fat, gluten-free recipe with an easy low-carb option for a simple and satisfying meal (with or without rice).
Why We Love This Chicken Fajita Soup Recipe
I just can’t get enough soup recipes this time of year, and neither can my family. If I made it for them, they would eat it every day. We especially love chicken soups with bold flavors and spices!
Today’s Skinny Chicken Fajita Soup Recipe is a meal you can enjoy all through the winter months, even when you are watching your diet… It offers the same comforting Mexican appeal of classic chicken fajitas, with a unique taste and texture, minus the heavy tortillas.
This healthy chicken soup is low-fat and gluten-free. Its only carbs are high-fiber black beans and brown rice. However, if you want to make a low carb option, just take out the rice.
Load your bowl of Chicken Fajita Soup with your favorite taco toppings like shredded cheese, sliced scallions and cilantro, and a dollop of sour cream!
Ingredients You Need
- Chicken – boneless and skinless breasts or thighs
- Olive oil – or other high-heat and neutral-flavored cooking oil, like avocado or canola oil
- Bell peppers – seeded and chopped
- Red onion – peeled and chopped
- Garlic – minced
- Black beans – drained
- Fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- Chicken broth – regular or low sodium
- Fajita seasoning packet – use your favorite brand and preferred level of spicy heat
- Brown rice – optional, but great for a super hearty soup
- Garnishes – reduced-fat cheese, scallions, cilantro and/or avocado
How to Make Chicken Fajita Soup
- Soften the Veggies. In a large pot, sauté chopped bell peppers, onions, and garlic to soften.
- Dump and Simmer. Add the whole raw chicken breasts, black beans, diced tomatoes, chicken broth, fajita seasoning packet, and salt. If adding rice, stir it in with additional water. Bring the soup to a boil. Lower the heat, and simmer.
- Shred the Chicken. Use tongs to remove the cooked chicken breasts. Allow the soup to continue simmering to cook the rice fully. Allow the chicken to cool briefly, then shred it with two forks.
- Combine. Add the shredded chicken to the soup once the rice is tender. Taste, and salt and pepper as needed. (See the recipe card below for more detailed instructions.)
Want to mix things up? Consider stirring in smoked paprika, corn, pinto beans, and/or crushed red pepper flakes into the soup pot a few minutes before serving.
Get the Complete (Printable!) Chicken Fajita Soup Recipe Below. Enjoy!
Serving Suggestions
Ladle the zesty soup into large bowls, and add on some toppings! (If that’s your thing.) We love classic taco-type goodies like:
- Cheese – shredded reduced fat cheddar cheese, pepper jack cheese or a Mexican cheese blend, or crumbled cotija
- Scallions – sliced
- Cilantro – roughly chopped
- Avocado – peeled and sliced or cubed
- Sour cream – or greek yogurt, low fat
- Hot sauce – your favorite level of heat
- Fresh lime juice – fresh squeezed is best
- Tortilla strips or chips – keep things on the skinny side with reduced fat and low sodium tortilla chips
Frequently Asked Questions
Omit the brown rice to reduce the carbs. If you are trying to eat extremely low carbs you can omit the black beans as well.
Without the rice, each serving has about 11 grams of carbs. If you omit both the rice and black beans, this soup has only 6 grams of carbs per serving.
Yes, it is! Double-check the fajita seasoning packet to be sure, but most brands are gluten-free.
This skinny chicken fajita soup recipe makes a large batch (about nine cups!) Enjoy it tonight, and include it in your meal prep for the week. Leftovers will keep well for up to 4 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Yes, it does! Place it in an airtight container, wrap that container in a layer of aluminum foil, and freeze for up to 3 months.
When ready to use, protect the texture by letting it thaw in the fridge overnight and come to room temperature before rewarming.
Looking for More Lighter Dishes with LOTS of Flavor? Be Sure to Also Try:
- Skinny Enchilada Dip
- Healthy Caribbean Chicken Curry Sheet Pan Dinner
- Light Broccoli Cheese Soup
- One Pot Chicken Pasta with Light Basil Cream Sauce
- Skinny Creamy Chicken Broccoli Soup
- Low Carb Creamy Chicken Mushroom Soup
- Healthy Chicken Cacciatore Soup
- Thai Tom Yum Soup
- Panda Express Super Greens
- Mexican Salad with Chipotle Shrimp
- Harissa Chicken
- Crunchy Bell Pepper Salad
Get the Complete (Printable!) Chicken Fajita Soup Recipe Below. Enjoy!
Chicken Fajita Soup Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken breasts
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 bell peppers, seeded and chopped
- 1 red onion, peeled and chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 15 ounces black beans (drained)
- 15 ounces fire roasted diced tomatoes
- 8 cups chicken broth
- 1 fajita seasoning packet
- 1/2 cup brown rice, optional
- Possible Garnishes: reduced fat cheese, scallions, avocado
Instructions
- Place a large sauce 6-8 quart pot over medium heat. Add the oil, chopped bell peppers, onions, and garlic. Saute for 3-5 minutes to soften.
- Add whole chicken breasts, black beans, diced tomatoes, chicken broth, 1 fajita seasoning packet, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. If adding rice, stir it in with an additional 2 cups of water. Bring the soup to a boil. Lower the heat, and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Use tongs to remove the cooked chicken breasts. Allow the soup to continue simmering to fully cook the rice, another 10-15 minutes. Allow the chicken to cool for a few minutes, then shred with two forks.
- Once the rice is tender, add the shredded chicken back to the soup. Taste, and salt and pepper as needed.
I made this for myself and co-workers to welcome in the cold weather and boy was it a HIT! Everyone loved it. The flavor is fantastic. I used Jalapeno & Lime Black Beans by H-E-B and Southwestern Marinated Chicken Breast from Central Market. Sooooo yummy! Thank you for sharing with us :)
This soup is the flavour bomb. Love love love it. Warm and cozy great for a blustery winter evening by the fire. On my favourite list
Made this for a quick and healthy dinner. Was super easy and the flavor was AMAZING!
Love this soup. Our grocery store sells seasoned chicken fajita breast (fresh). I use one package of that added some cumin and whole jalapeño peppers and cook in my crock pot along with all the other ingredients. Making this again today. Definitely one of our go to recipes!!
Any tips on making this in the Instant Pot?
Hi Jacque!
Try sauteeing the veggies in the IP for 3-5 minutes. Then add all remaining ingredients and set on Pressure Cook High for 7 minutes. Perform a natural release, then shred the chicken into the soup.:)
Great flavor. The whole family loved it. I’ll definitely make again!
Can’t wait to try this delicious looking Skinny Chicken Fajita Soup Recipe. thanks for sharing this with us.
This is so DELICIOUS and easy to make!! Thank You!!
I make my own fajitas seasoning — how much should I use in this recipe?
Hi Martin,
One packet usually contains about 3 tablespoons of seasoning. Hope this helps!
Love this delicious skinny chicken fajita soup recipe, this one seems super delicious and amazing . Will love to try this amazing one , thanks for sharing with us.
I love simple healthy recipes like this, gotta give this a try this weekend with the cold weather!