Skinny Hen Fajita Salad

Every part you like about fajitas, in salad kind. This salad is mild and contemporary but filling. Filled with sautéed bell peppers and onions, juicy hen breast, and crisp romaine lettuce. Prime all of it off with avocado slices and our selfmade, candy and spicy dressing.

For extra fajita recipes, strive 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 hen, sautéed bell peppers and onion, with creamy avocado.
• Serve with our straightforward, selfmade salad dressing.

This recipe is contemporary and lightweight however nonetheless filled with taste from our scrumptious, selfmade salad dressing. I provide the choice of doubling the sugar within the recipe, which is nice in the event you’re used to a sweeter dressing. You can too use sugar substitutes instead of the brown sugar. Honey and stevia are nice choices.

Ingredient Notes

• Olive Oil: 1 tablespoon for cooking the hen and 1 tablespoon for the dressing. You possibly can use vegetable or avocado oil for cooking the hen and greens, however olive oil is really helpful for the dressing.
• Hen: We propose utilizing boneless, skinless hen breasts for this recipe. Thighs might work as nicely, however they should an extended cook dinner time.
• Onion: Reduce your onion in half after which into skinny slices.
• Bell peppers: Any coloration of bell peppers will work for this recipe! Be happy to make use of one coloration 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: Recent limes are finest, and also you’ll want about two for this recipe. Bottled lime juice can even work.
• Crimson Pepper Flakes: Provides a refined warmth, which you’ll be able to alter in response to your desire.

Fajita Seasoning

Whilst you can usually 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 just a few 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 one of the best.

Crimson pepper flakes: One other professional of constructing your individual spice combine is which you could management the spice stage—if your loved ones isn’t as spice tolerant, you may scale back the quantity of pink pepper flakes you add in. Or, in the event you’re actually in search of some warmth, be at liberty so as to add extra!

Lettuce Choices

Substitutes: We love this hen salad with crunchy romaine lettuce, however you may simply substitute with butter lettuce, inexperienced or pink leaf, or a packaged spring combine.

Lettuce Wraps: You possibly can additionally flip this fajita hen salad right into a lettuce wrap! Use romaine hearts or butter lettuce leaves for a straightforward, on-the-go hen wrap!

Alternate Salad Dressings

This recipe has an excellent, candy and spicy dressing, however in the event you’re in search of one thing a little bit extra delicate and creamy, you may choose up a southwestern-style dressing or some ranch from the grocery retailer. We even have just a few different tasty recipes beneath.

Cilantro Lime Ranch Dressing: This can be 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 individuals who get pleasure from a little bit of a kick of their dressing.

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