Chicken fajita salad loaded with grilled cilantro lime chicken, avocado, and fajita veggies then topped with a skinny cilantro lime dressing which doubles as a marinade. This nutritious and filling salad is FLAVOR PACKED salad is low in carbs and high in protein and only 461 calories.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time20 minutesmins
Servings: 2salads
Author: Layla
Ingredients
2medium boneless skinless chicken breastcut into half horizontally
Whisk all the ingredients for the dressing/marinade in a medium bowl. Pour half the mixture onto the chicken breasts and coat chicken breasts with the marinade well. Cover and place in the fridge for 30-minutes or up to 24 hours or use immediately. Reserve the rest of the marinade for later to be used as a dressing.
Heat a large heavy-duty pan or skillet to medium-high heat for 2 minutes. Add a teaspoon of oil to the pan and then add in the chicken breasts. Cook 4-5 minutes per side or until cooked through. Remove from pan onto a cutting board and cool for 5 minutes then slice or chop into bite size pieces. Add the sliced bell peppers & onion to the pan. cook on high for 1-2 minutes or until charred.
Divide romaine lettuce into two salad bowl. Top each salad with half the chicken, fajita veggies, and sliced avocado. Serve with reserved dressing and sour-cream if desired. Enjoy the salad warm!