Skinny Hen Fajita Salad

Every little thing you like about fajitas, in salad kind. This salad is mild and contemporary but filling. Filled with sautéed bell peppers and onions, juicy rooster breast, and crisp romaine lettuce. High all of it off with avocado slices and our do-it-yourself, candy and spicy dressing.

For extra fajita recipes, attempt our Fajita Stuffed Chicken or our Sizzling Skillet Chicken Fajitas.

Why Our Recipe

• All of the flavors of fajitas in a deliciously mild and contemporary salad.
• Juicy rooster, sautéed bell peppers and onion, with creamy avocado.
• Serve with our simple, do-it-yourself salad dressing.

This recipe is contemporary and light-weight however nonetheless full of taste from our scrumptious, do-it-yourself salad dressing. I provide the choice of doubling the sugar within the recipe, which is nice if you happen to’re used to a sweeter dressing. You too can use sugar substitutes instead of the brown sugar. Honey and stevia are nice choices.

Ingredient Notes

• Olive Oil: 1 tablespoon for cooking the rooster and 1 tablespoon for the dressing. You might use vegetable or avocado oil for cooking the rooster and greens, however olive oil is really helpful for the dressing.
• Hen: We recommend utilizing boneless, skinless rooster breasts for this recipe. Thighs may work as properly, however they should an extended prepare dinner time.
• Onion: Minimize your onion in half after which into skinny slices.
• Bell peppers: Any shade of bell peppers will work for this recipe! Be happy to make use of one shade or a number of colours, relying on what your loved ones likes or what’s on sale.
• Romain Lettuce: Substitute with butter lettuce or combined greens.
• Avocado: Add simply earlier than serving to forestall browning.
• Lime juice: Contemporary limes are greatest, and also you’ll want about two for this recipe. Bottled lime juice may also work.
• Pink Pepper Flakes: Provides a delicate warmth, which you’ll be able to alter in accordance with your desire.

Fajita Seasoning

When you can typically discover pre-made fajita seasoning in grocery shops, we suggest making your own! Every model differs in its ratios and high quality of spices, so utilizing our spice combine will guarantee high quality taste. It solely takes a number of further minutes and actually enhances the flavour of your fajitas. It’s all about having the ability to management the flavour your self to get the perfect.

Pink pepper flakes: One other professional of creating your personal spice combine is that you may management the spice stage—if your loved ones isn’t as spice tolerant, you’ll be able to cut back the quantity of purple pepper flakes you add in. Or, if you happen to’re actually on the lookout for some warmth, be happy so as to add extra!

Lettuce Choices

Substitutes: We love this rooster salad with crunchy romaine lettuce, however you’ll be able to simply substitute with butter lettuce, inexperienced or purple leaf, or a packaged spring combine.

Lettuce Wraps: You might additionally flip this fajita rooster salad right into a lettuce wrap! Use romaine hearts or butter lettuce leaves for a simple, on-the-go rooster wrap!

Alternate Salad Dressings

This recipe has an awesome, candy and spicy dressing, however if you happen to’re on the lookout for one thing slightly extra delicate and creamy, you’ll be able to decide up a southwestern-style dressing or some ranch from the grocery retailer. We even have a number of different tasty recipes under.

Cilantro Lime Ranch Dressing: It is a zesty twist on the basic ranch dressing. The contemporary, citrusy flavors of lime and the distinctive style of cilantro add a refreshing and vibrant contact to the salad, making it an thrilling choice for many who get pleasure from a little bit of a kick of their dressing.

Ranch Dressing: A basic alternative, ranch is creamy and has a balanced taste that works properly with each the greens and the meats within the salad. Its richness enhances the general style with out dominating the opposite substances.