Skinny Hen Fajita Salad

Every thing you like about fajitas, in salad kind. This salad is mild and contemporary but filling. Full of sautéed bell peppers and onions, juicy hen breast, and crisp romaine lettuce. High all of it off with avocado slices and our home made, 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, home made salad dressing.

This recipe is contemporary and lightweight however nonetheless filled with taste from our scrumptious, home made salad dressing. I provide the possibility of doubling the sugar within the recipe, which is nice in the event you’re used to a sweeter dressing. It’s also possible to 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 can use vegetable or avocado oil for cooking the hen and greens, however olive oil is advisable for the dressing.
• Hen: We propose utilizing boneless, skinless hen breasts for this recipe. Thighs might work as effectively, however they should an extended cook 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 at liberty 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 blended greens.
• Avocado: Add simply earlier than serving to stop browning.
• Lime juice: Recent limes are finest, and also you’ll want about two for this recipe. Bottled lime juice can even work.
• Pink Pepper Flakes: Provides a refined warmth, which you’ll be able to regulate in accordance with your choice.

Fajita Seasoning

Whilst you can usually discover pre-made fajita seasoning in grocery shops, we advocate 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 couple of further minutes and actually enhances the flavour of your fajitas. It’s all about with the ability to management the flavour your self to get the very best.

Pink pepper flakes: One other professional of constructing your personal spice combine is which you can management the spice stage—if your loved ones isn’t as spice tolerant, you may scale back the quantity of crimson pepper flakes you add in. Or, in the event you’re actually searching for some warmth, be happy 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 crimson leaf, or a packaged spring combine.

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

Alternate Salad Dressings

This recipe has an incredible, candy and spicy dressing, however in the event you’re searching for one thing just a little extra gentle and creamy, you may decide up a southwestern-style dressing or some ranch from the grocery retailer. We even have a couple 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 possibility 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 effectively with each the greens and the meats within the salad. Its richness enhances the general style with out dominating the opposite elements.