Skinny Hen Fajita Salad

Every little thing you’re keen on about fajitas, in salad type. This salad is gentle and recent 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 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 gentle and recent salad.
• Juicy hen, sautéed bell peppers and onion, with creamy avocado.
• Serve with our straightforward, do-it-yourself salad dressing.

This recipe is recent and lightweight however nonetheless full of taste from our scrumptious, do-it-yourself 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 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 possibly can 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 prepare dinner time.
• Onion: Minimize your onion in half after which into skinny slices.
• Bell peppers: Any colour of bell peppers will work for this recipe! Be happy 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 combined greens.
• Avocado: Add simply earlier than serving to stop browning.
• Lime juice: Recent limes are greatest, 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 modify in keeping with your desire.

Fajita Seasoning

When you can typically 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 just a few 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 perfect.

Crimson pepper flakes: One other professional of constructing your individual spice combine is that you would be able to management the spice degree—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 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 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 on the lookout for one thing somewhat extra delicate and creamy, you may decide up a southwestern-style dressing or some ranch from the grocery retailer. We even have just a few different tasty recipes under.

Cilantro Lime Ranch Dressing: It is a zesty twist on the traditional ranch dressing. The recent, 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 traditional 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 components.