Mexican Chicken Tenders
Mexican Grilled Chicken is a quick and easy grilling recipe made with our homemade fajita seasoning. Great for making tacos, wraps, casseroles and soups for family favorite meals.
These Mexican Grilled Chicken tenders make amazing tacos and burrito bowls. We cooked a double batch for this recipe so that we could get 2 meals from one cook on the pellet grill.
Mexican Chicken Tenders Ingredients
- Chicken Tenders
- Olive Oil
- Fajita Seasoning
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Ingredients for Mexican Chicken Tenders
- Place chicken tenders on a baking sheet and spray or drizzle with olive oil and toss to coat on both sides.
- Sprinkle fajita seasoning over the chicken.
- Toss until well coated on all sides.
- Cook with the grill closed for 15 minutes.
- Check with a digital meat thermometer, cooking until internal temperature reaches 165°.
Remove from grill and serve immediately.
Add this Mexican Chicken Tenders recipe to your meal plan for this week for a quick and easy meal. The fajita seasoning works great with any cut of chicken and has endless meal possibilities that the entire family will love.
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Mexican Grilled Chicken
Ingredients
- 3 pounds chicken tenders or boneless chicken breasts or thighs
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- ⅓ cup fajita seasoning
Instructions
- Prepare a grill fire or pellet grill to 300°. We used competition pellets for the pellet grill.
- Place chicken on a rimmed baking sheet and coat with olive oil.
- Sprinkle with fajita seasoning, tossing to coat.
- Place chicken tenders onto the grill and cook with the lid closed.
- Cook 15- 20 minutes cooking until chicken reaches 165° using a digital meat thermometer.
- Remove from grill and serve immediately.
Notes
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More Chicken Recipes
- Chicken tacos are always a hit for dinner and they are even more delicious when the chicken is grilled.
- Grilled chicken tenders are one of our go-to recipes that can be cooked ahead for busy weeknights. Use these Mexican chicken tenders for a chicken salad or the best chicken wrap you’ve ever tried.
- We also love Pico de Gallo Chicken when we are craving Mexican or this easy Grilled Chipotle Chicken for busy weeknights.
What instructions would you include to do this recipe indoors? Thank you in advance.
Hi Jo,
You could make these in the oven at 350° on a lined baking sheet for 15- 20 minutes, use a digital meat thermometer to cook to 165°. You could also cook in a skillet or grill pan coated with olive oil over medium heat, turn after 5 minutes, continue cooking to 165°. I hope that helps.
~ Milisa
This looks really good please send me the website thank you