Skinny Hen Fajita Salad

All the pieces you’re keen on about fajitas, in salad type. This salad is mild and recent but filling. Full of 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, strive our Fajita Stuffed Chicken or our Sizzling Skillet Chicken Fajitas.

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. You may as well 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 would use vegetable or avocado oil for cooking the hen and greens, however olive oil is really useful for the dressing.
• Hen: We recommend utilizing boneless, skinless hen breasts for this recipe. Thighs may work as nicely, however they should an extended cook 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 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 stop browning.
• Lime juice: Contemporary 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 be able to alter in keeping with your desire.

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 number 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 perfect.

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

Lettuce Wraps: You would 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 amazing, candy and spicy dressing, however in the event you’re searching for one thing somewhat extra gentle and creamy, you may choose 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 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 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 elements.