Skinny Rooster Fajita Salad

Every part you’re keen on 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. High 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 mild and contemporary salad.
• Juicy hen, sautéed bell peppers and onion, with creamy avocado.
• Serve with our straightforward, do-it-yourself salad dressing.

This recipe is contemporary and light-weight however nonetheless full of taste from our scrumptious, do-it-yourself 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 may also 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 may use vegetable or avocado oil for cooking the hen and greens, however olive oil is advisable for the dressing.
• Rooster: We propose utilizing boneless, skinless hen breasts for this recipe. Thighs may work as nicely, however they should an extended cook dinner time.
• Onion: Lower 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 combined greens.
• Avocado: Add simply earlier than serving to forestall 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 regulate in response to 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 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 very best.

Crimson pepper flakes: One other professional of constructing your individual spice combine is which you can management the spice degree—if your loved ones isn’t as spice tolerant, you possibly can scale back the quantity of crimson pepper flakes you add in. Or, in case you’re actually in search of some warmth, be happy 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 crimson leaf, or a packaged spring combine.

Lettuce Wraps: You may 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 a fantastic, candy and spicy dressing, however in case you’re in search of one thing a little bit extra gentle and creamy, you possibly can decide up a southwestern-style dressing or some ranch from the grocery retailer. We even have a number of different tasty recipes beneath.

Cilantro Lime Ranch Dressing: It is a zesty twist on the traditional 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 traditional 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 substances.