Skinny Rooster Fajita Salad

The whole lot you like about fajitas, in salad type. This salad is gentle and contemporary but filling. Full of 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 gentle 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 lightweight however nonetheless filled with taste from our scrumptious, do-it-yourself salad dressing. I provide the possibility of doubling the sugar within the recipe, which is nice for those who’re used to a sweeter dressing. You can too 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 beneficial for the dressing.
• Rooster: We recommend utilizing boneless, skinless hen breasts for this recipe. Thighs might work as effectively, however they should an extended prepare 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 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.
• Pink Pepper Flakes: Provides a delicate warmth, which you’ll be able to regulate in response to your choice.

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 a couple of additional minutes and actually enhances the flavour of your fajitas. It’s all about having the ability to management the flavour your self to get the perfect.

Pink pepper flakes: One other professional of creating your individual spice combine is which you can management the spice stage—if your loved ones isn’t as spice tolerant, you possibly can scale back the quantity of purple pepper flakes you add in. Or, for those who’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 possibly can 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 incredible, candy and spicy dressing, however for those who’re on the lookout for one thing a 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 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 many 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 effectively with each the greens and the meats within the salad. Its richness enhances the general style with out dominating the opposite elements.