Skinny Rooster Fajita Salad

Every little thing you like about fajitas, in salad kind. This salad is gentle 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 home made, 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 recent salad.
• Juicy hen, sautéed bell peppers and onion, with creamy avocado.
• Serve with our simple, home made salad dressing.

This recipe is recent and lightweight however nonetheless full of taste from our scrumptious, home made salad dressing. I provide the possibility of doubling the sugar within the recipe, which is nice should you’re used to a sweeter dressing. It’s also possible to 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 would use vegetable or avocado oil for cooking the hen and greens, however olive oil is really helpful for the dressing.
• Rooster: We propose utilizing boneless, skinless hen breasts for this recipe. Thighs might 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 happy 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 combined greens.
• Avocado: Add simply earlier than serving to forestall browning.
• Lime juice: Recent limes are finest, and also you’ll want about two for this recipe. Bottled lime juice may also work.
• Purple Pepper Flakes: Provides a delicate warmth, which you’ll be able to modify in line with your choice.

Fajita Seasoning

When 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 just a few further 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.

Purple pepper flakes: One other professional of constructing your personal spice combine is which you can management the spice degree—if your loved ones isn’t as spice tolerant, you possibly can cut back the quantity of pink pepper flakes you add in. Or, should you’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 possibly can simply substitute with butter lettuce, inexperienced or pink 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 excellent, candy and spicy dressing, however should you’re on the lookout for one thing a bit of extra delicate and creamy, you possibly can decide 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: This can be 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 take pleasure in 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 substances.