Skinny Rooster Fajita Salad

Every thing you like 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. 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.

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 should you’re used to a sweeter dressing. You too can 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 really useful for the dressing.
• Rooster: We recommend 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 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 blended 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.
• Purple Pepper Flakes: Provides a delicate warmth, which you’ll be able to modify in line with your desire.

Fajita Seasoning

When you can usually 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 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 very best.

Purple pepper flakes: One other professional of creating your individual spice combine is that you may management the spice degree—if your loved ones isn’t as spice tolerant, you’ll be able to scale back the quantity of crimson pepper flakes you add in. Or, should 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’ll be able to 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 simple, on-the-go hen wrap!

Alternate Salad Dressings

This recipe has a fantastic, candy and spicy dressing, however should you’re searching for one thing a bit extra delicate and creamy, you’ll be able to choose 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 take pleasure in 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.