Chicken Fajita Salad With Cilantro Lime Dressing
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 26
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- fajita seasoning for chicken (recipe below)
- 453.59 g boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into thin strips
- vegetable cooking spray
- 14.79 ml fresh lime juice
- salt & fresh ground pepper
- 29.58 ml chopped fresh cilantro
- 1419.54-1892.72 ml shredded romaine lettuce
- 118.29 ml thin sliced green bell pepper
- 118.29 ml thin sliced red bell pepper
- 1 small red onion, sliced into rings
- 118.29 ml shredded monterrey jack cheddar cheese or 118.29 ml Mexican blend cheese
- 425.24 g can pinto beans (optional) or 425.24 g can black beans, rinsed and drained (optional)
- 1 roma tomato, diced
- 4-8 black olives
- 1 avocado, sliced
- salad dressing (Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing recipe below)
-
Fajita Seasoning
- 14.79 ml chili powder (I love Ancho or chipotle)
- 7.39 ml ground cumin
- 7.39 ml Mexican oregano
- 4.92 ml salt
-
Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing
- 29.58 ml chopped cilantro
- 118.29 ml sour cream
- 22.18 ml lime juice
- 4.92 ml granulated sugar
- 1.23 ml ground cumin
- 1.23 ml chili powder
directions
- Place a large skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat until hot.
- Add chicken and sprinkle chicken with fajita seasoning and saute 8 minutes or until chicken is done (no longer pink inside) and browned on the outside
- Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice. Salt and fresh ground pepper to taste. Garnish with chopped fresh cilantro set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, combine lettuce, peppers, cheddar cheese, tomato and beans and toss with chicken. Drizzle with cilantro lime dressing
- Plate and garnish with black olives and sliced avocado. Serve with warm tortillas or tortilla chips and your favorite salsa or Pico de Gallo.
- To Make Fajita Seasoning: Combine all seasonings well.
- To Make Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing: Combine all ingredients, and stir well with a whisk. Cover dressing and refrigerate.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
gailanng
United States
I'm just me, mother, grandmother...friend to many and a Louisianian. My Cajun and French Quarter Italian descent afforded me exposure to some of the best of foods. My passions are my family, decorating, cooking and gardening. Those very passions push me into constant awareness with always looking for something new to delight the senses, thus my favorite idiom...Inspire me, puuuullllllleeeeeeease! ...and I mean it, too. God Bless America!