How many calories are in a chicken fajita?
One assembled chicken fajita weighs 95 g and carries 196 calories. Per 100 g it runs 206 calories, which puts it in the same band as most filled tortilla dishes. The chicken is not what drives that number — the tortilla and the oil in the skillet do most of the work.
You'd need to walk about 39 minutes to burn the 196 calories in one fajita (95 g).
How long does it take to burn off chicken fajita?
One fajita (95 g) is 196 kcal. Enter your weight and the amount you ate to see how long it takes you to burn that off:
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| Activity | Time to burn 196 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 39 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 24 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 28 min |
| Jogging | 23 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 44 min |
Times are for a 155 lb adult at a steady pace; change the weight to see yours. The amount is set to the portion in the text (95 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Chicken fajita quick facts
- US servings from one ounce to two fajitas
- Shrimp fajitas and store-bought strips
- Sodium is the row to watch
- How does a chicken fajita compare?
- Most popular chicken fajita brands
- Chicken fajita FAQs
Chicken fajita quick facts
The record behind this page is FNDDS 2708604, "Fajita, chicken", from the 2021–2023 survey release. It describes the dish the way people actually eat it: chicken, a soft tortilla, peppers and onions, already assembled. That matters, because someone typing this search is holding a finished fajita, not a tray of marinated strips from the meat case. It is also the only USDA record that ships a household measure of "1 fajita," which is why the 95 g piece anchors every table below.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 fajita (95 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 206 | 196 | — |
| Total fat | 9.8 g | 9.3 g | 12% |
| Saturated fat | 2.14 g | 2.0 g | 10% |
| Carbohydrate | 17.99 g | 17.1 g | 6% |
| Dietary fiber | 1.5 g | 1.4 g | 5% |
| Total sugars | 2.44 g | 2.3 g | — |
| Protein | 11.33 g | 10.8 g | 22% |
| Sodium | 451 mg | 428 mg | 19% |
% Daily Value is based on a 2,000-calorie diet.
Verified nutrition data
Numbers on this page come from USDA FoodData Central, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food composition database, and from manufacturer labels where a branded product is named. Last verified September 2026. How we verify our data →
Two rows you will see on a packaged label are missing here: added sugars and trans fat. This FNDDS release does not publish either value for survey foods, so rather than guess, we leave them off. Cholesterol and potassium do survive: one fajita gives 33 mg of cholesterol (11% of the Daily Value) and 179 mg of potassium, which is only 4% — a fajita is not a potassium food, whatever the peppers suggest.
US servings from one ounce to two fajitas
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.4 g | 58 kcal |
| One fajita | 95 g | 196 kcal |
| 1 cup | 120 g | 247 kcal |
| Two fajitas, a normal plate | 190 g | 391 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 206 kcal |
Two of those weights come straight from USDA's household measures: the 95 g fajita and the 120 g cup. The ounce and the two-fajita line are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings.
That cup is where logs go wrong. A cup of fajita weighs 120 g and costs 247 calories, while a whole fajita weighs only 95 g and costs 196. Scoop the skillet into a measuring cup and you have added 51 calories to what looks like a smaller amount of food, because a cup packs the filling denser than a rolled tortilla does. If you are eyeballing, count fajitas, not cups.
Shrimp fajitas and store-bought strips
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken fajita | 206 kcal | one fajita (95 g) | 196 kcal |
| Fajita, NFS | 219 kcal | one fajita (95 g) | 208 kcal |
| Shrimp fajita | 189 kcal | one fajita (95 g) | 180 kcal |
| Burrito bowl, beef or pork | 213 kcal | 1 oz (28.4 g) | 60 kcal |
| Chilaquiles | 195 kcal | 1 oz (28.4 g) | 55 kcal |
| Archer Farms grilled fajita strips | 179 kcal | 3 oz (84 g) | 150 kcal |
| Perdue chicken fajitas | 119 kcal | 3 oz (84 g) | 100 kcal |
The 95 g servings for the NFS and shrimp records are our own arithmetic from their USDA 100 g figures, since neither ships a "1 fajita" measure of its own.
"Fajita, NFS" is the record USDA uses when the meat was not specified, and at 219 calories per 100 g it is the heaviest per-100 g number on this page — unspecified usually means beef somewhere in the mix, and beef brings fat. Shrimp goes the other way: 189 per 100 g, 180 for a fajita-sized 95 g, the lightest of the three fajita records.
The store strips are a different animal entirely. Raw marinated chicken fajita strips run 119 to 179 calories per 100 g, so a 3 oz portion lands between 100 and 150. Perdue's strips at 119 per 100 g are the lightest per-100 g figure anywhere on this page; John Soules Foods lists 131 per 100 g (110 per 3 oz) and Nature's Promise 153 (130 per 3 oz). Compare that 3 oz Perdue serving at 100 calories with the 196 of one finished fajita and you can see exactly what the tortilla, the oil and the cheese are worth: roughly the meat all over again.
Sodium is the row to watch
Fat is not the interesting row here. One fajita has 9.3 g of total fat and only 2.0 g of saturated fat, 10% of the FDA Daily Value of 20 g. Grilled chicken is a lean starting point, and the protein group guidance on MyPlate would count this as a reasonable way to eat it.
Sodium is the row that moves. A single fajita carries 428 mg, which is 19% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value — about a fifth of a teaspoon of table salt in one hand-held piece. Eat two, the normal plate, and you are at 856 mg, roughly 37% of the day, and that is before salsa, cheese, sour cream or a salted rim on the glass. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans put most adults over the sodium limit already, so a 37% lunch is worth knowing about.
The flip side is the protein column. One fajita delivers 10.8 g, 22% of the 50 g Daily Value, and two reach 21.6 g. So a plate of two hands you a bit over two fifths of the day's protein and a bit over a third of the day's sodium. If sodium is your constraint, that trade is the argument for cooking fajitas at home, where the seasoning is yours.
How does a chicken fajita compare?
| Dish | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken fajita | 206 kcal | 1 oz (28.4 g) | 58 kcal |
| Fajita, NFS | 219 kcal | 1 oz (28.4 g) | 62 kcal |
| Shrimp fajita | 189 kcal | 1 oz (28.4 g) | 54 kcal |
| Burrito bowl, beef or pork | 213 kcal | 1 oz (28.4 g) | 60 kcal |
Our take: on an ounce-for-ounce basis these four sit within 8 calories of each other, so the choice is not really about calorie density. Shrimp is the lightest ounce at 54 and the chicken fajita the second lightest at 58, while the unspecified-meat record tops the table at 62. The burrito bowl is the genuine outlier — 213 per 100 g, but 19.97 g of protein against the fajita's 11.33 g, and 0.27 g of carbohydrate against 17.99 g, because nothing is wrapped in flour. Pick the fajita when you want a hand-held meal for under 200 calories; pick the bowl when protein per calorie is what you are chasing.
Most popular chicken fajita brands in the United States
Ranked by how widely each product appears among foods sold in the United States, from the BodyPal food database of over 3.3 million products. Calories are the figures printed on each Nutrition Facts label, checked against USDA FoodData Central.
| Product | Calories (per 100 g) |
|---|---|
| Perdue Chicken Fajitas | 119 cal |
| Archer Farms Grilled Chicken Fajita Strips | 179 cal |
| John Soules Foods Chicken Fajitas | 131 cal |
| Nature's Promise Chicken Fajita Strips | 153 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Chicken fajita FAQs
How many calories are in one chicken fajita?
One chicken fajita of 95 g is 196 calories, based on USDA's FNDDS record at 206 calories per 100 g. That figure covers the assembled dish, meaning chicken, tortilla and the usual skillet peppers and onions, not a plain grilled breast on its own. Two of them come to 391 calories.
How many calories in two chicken fajitas?
Two chicken fajitas weigh about 190 g and come to 391 calories, our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure rather than a listed USDA serving. That pair also carries 856 mg of sodium, roughly 37% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value, before any salsa or sour cream goes on.
How much protein is in a chicken fajita?
One 95 g chicken fajita gives 10.8 g of protein, 22% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g the dish is 11.33 g. That is respectable for a wrapped meal, though a burrito bowl built on beef or pork carries 19.97 g per 100 g because it skips the tortilla.
How much sodium is in chicken fajitas?
One chicken fajita carries 428 mg of sodium, 19% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value and about a fifth of a teaspoon of table salt. Per 100 g the dish is 451 mg. Two fajitas reach 856 mg, and that is before salsa, cheese or a salted rim on the glass.
How many carbs are in a chicken fajita?
A 95 g chicken fajita has 17.1 g of carbohydrate, 6% of the 275 g Daily Value, alongside 1.4 g of fiber and 2.3 g of total sugars. Nearly all of that comes from the flour tortilla. The chicken, peppers and onions contribute very little of it.
How many calories in chicken fajita strips from the store?
Store-bought chicken fajita strips run 100 to 150 calories per 3 oz serving. Perdue lists 100 for 3 oz at 119 per 100 g, John Soules Foods 110, Nature's Promise 130, and Archer Farms grilled strips 150 at 179 per 100 g. None of those numbers includes a tortilla.
How many calories in a chicken fajita without the tortilla?
USDA publishes no chicken filling-only record, so the 196 calories of a whole 95 g fajita remain the only figure we can stand behind. The closest stand-in is the burrito bowl made with beef or pork at 213 calories per 100 g, whose 0.27 g of carbohydrate shows how much of a fajita's 17.99 g is tortilla.
Is a chicken fajita healthier than a burrito bowl?
Per 100 g the burrito bowl is heavier: 213 calories against 206 for the chicken fajita. The bowl wins on protein, 19.97 g versus 11.33 g, and has almost no carbohydrate at 0.27 g because nothing is wrapped. Neither is clearly better; they trade carbohydrate for protein.
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Count it without the math
Point the camera at the plate and BodyPal counts the fajitas for you, tortillas and all.
