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Chicken Fajita Salad

11/29/2013

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   I love me a good salad, but I sometimes get bored with them. Then I started to think of other things I loved (like fajitas) and thought, well, I could make that into a salad! So I did. It was yummy. 
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Chicken Fajita Salad (for 2)

Ingredients:

  • 1 Chicken breast, or the leftover meat from 1 chicken leg quarter
  • 1 Red bell pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1 Green or orange or yellow pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1 Onion, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 3 Tbsp lime juice
  • 1 Tsp ground cumin
  • 1 Tsp garlic powder
  • Pinch chile powder,  to taste
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 Tsp olive oil
  • As much or as little salad as you want! (usually one head of romaine is enough for 2 people)

For garnish:
Any and all of these are optional!

  • Use this avocado dressing, or equal parts olive oil and apple cider vinegar to sufficiently dress your salads (or use your usual salad dressing)
  • Shredded cheese
  • Chopped cucumber
  • Chopped Tomato
  • Green onions
  • Sour cream 
  • Guacamole 
  • Salsa

Method:

  1.  Heat some olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken breast, and cook turning once or twice, until no longer pink, about 7-8 minutes per side then move onto a cutting board and cover with foil to sit and 'rest'                           ****If you are using leftover chicken you can either have it cold on the salad,  or see step # 3****** 
  2. Add some more olive oil to the skillet, and add your onions and peppers. Cook, stirring now and then, for about 15 minutes, until the onions have nice colour, and the peppers are soft. 
  3. If you are using left-over chicken, and want it to be warm, just add it into the onion and pepper mix once they've been cooking for 10 minutes, and let the chicken warm for about 5 minutes.
  4. If using a chicken breast, remove foil, and slice or chop it
  5. Now just assemble your salad, and eat it! :)  I like to put my dressing into a large bowl, then whatever veggies I'm using (cold), then the lettuce and toss to coat. Then I transfer this to my actual bowl I'm going to eat from, and add the other toppings and the warm fajita topping
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Beautiful peppers and onion
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Lunch!

​   You can use this recipe to make for filling tortillas too. My gluten free son and I usually have the salad version, while my husband and the girls have a proper fajita with the wrap.

   Do you have any salad ideas you like, and would like to share? Please do! 

    Have a great weekend!
1 Comment
Janet
5/3/2016 04:18:43 am

I often make a buffalo chicken salad using leftover rotisserie chicken, lettuce, peppers, onions, ranch dressing, Frank's hot sauce and blue cheese!

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