Skinny Hen Fajita Salad

Every thing you’re keen on about fajitas, in salad type. This salad is gentle and contemporary but filling. Filled with sautéed bell peppers and onions, juicy hen breast, and crisp romaine lettuce. High all of it off with avocado slices and our selfmade, 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 gentle 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 case you’re used to a sweeter dressing. You can even use sugar substitutes rather than 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 might use vegetable or avocado oil for cooking the hen and greens, however olive oil is really useful for the dressing.
• Hen: We advise utilizing boneless, skinless hen breasts for this recipe. Thighs may work as effectively, however they should an extended cook dinner time.
• Onion: Reduce your onion in half after which into skinny slices.
• Bell peppers: Any colour of bell peppers will work for this recipe! Be at liberty to make use of one colour 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 forestall browning.
• Lime juice: Recent limes are finest, and also you’ll want about two for this recipe. Bottled lime juice may also work.
• Pink Pepper Flakes: Provides a refined warmth, which you’ll alter in keeping with your choice.

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 couple of additional 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 perfect.

Pink pepper flakes: One other professional of creating your personal spice combine is that you could management the spice stage—if your loved ones isn’t as spice tolerant, you possibly can scale back the quantity of pink pepper flakes you add in. Or, in case you’re actually on the lookout for some warmth, be at liberty so as to add extra!

Lettuce Choices

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

Lettuce Wraps: You might 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 a terrific, candy and spicy dressing, however in case you’re on the lookout for one thing a bit of extra delicate and creamy, you possibly can choose up a southwestern-style dressing or some ranch from the grocery retailer. We even have a couple of 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 many 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 effectively with each the greens and the meats within the salad. Its richness enhances the general style with out dominating the opposite elements.