Skinny Rooster Fajita Salad

All the pieces you like about fajitas, in salad type. This salad is mild and contemporary 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 selfmade, 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, selfmade salad dressing.

This recipe is contemporary and light-weight however nonetheless full of taste from our scrumptious, selfmade salad dressing. I provide the possibility of doubling the sugar within the recipe, which is nice if you happen to’re used to a sweeter dressing. You may as well 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 possibly can use vegetable or avocado oil for cooking the hen and greens, however olive oil is really helpful for the dressing.
• Rooster: We recommend utilizing boneless, skinless hen breasts for this recipe. Thighs might work as nicely, however they should an extended cook dinner time.
• Onion: Reduce your onion in half after which into skinny slices.
• Bell peppers: Any shade of bell peppers will work for this recipe! Be happy 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 stop browning.
• Lime juice: Contemporary limes are greatest, and also you’ll want about two for this recipe. Bottled lime juice will even work.
• Purple Pepper Flakes: Provides a delicate warmth, which you’ll be able to modify in accordance with your desire.

Fajita Seasoning

Whilst 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 very best.

Purple pepper flakes: One other professional of creating your individual spice combine is you could management the spice degree—if your loved ones isn’t as spice tolerant, you may cut back the quantity of purple pepper flakes you add in. Or, if you happen to’re actually on the lookout 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 purple 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 simple, on-the-go hen wrap!

Alternate Salad Dressings

This recipe has an excellent, candy and spicy dressing, however if you happen to’re on the lookout for one thing a little bit 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 beneath.

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 individuals 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 nicely with each the greens and the meats within the salad. Its richness enhances the general style with out dominating the opposite components.