Kickin’ Chicken Fajita Salad

So there I was, standing listlessly in the kitchen, staring at a frozen, vacuum-sealed chicken breast and a head of lettuce , trying to figure out how to make them into dinner.

Lettuce wraps? Ain’t nothing but taco-impostors.

Chicken caesar salad? Uuuggghhh. Sounds like girl-food.

It’s really very colorful, isn’t it?

Then it hit me! Lime! A lime hit me in the face, I mean, and I saw clearly what I must do. Didn’t see who threw that lime, though. Bummer for you, dude. Guess you won’t get any of this chicken fajita salad.

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Chicken Fajita Salad

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A quick chicken fajita marinade that you can use for grilling chicken or doing it stove-top. You could use white or dark meat for this easy chicken recipe.

Yield: 4-6 1x

Ingredients

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12–16 ounces boneless, skinless chicken
1/4 cup lime juice
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1 clove garlic
2 teaspoons oil
1/2 large onion, sliced
1/2 bell pepper, sliced
Dressing:
1/4 cup plain yogurt
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons orange juice
1/4–1/2 teaspoon minced chipotle peppers in adobo
Pinch celery salt
Salad:
Lettuce, tomato, cucumber, radish, onion, avocado – any vegetables you like
Cheese, sour cream, salsa if you like
Tortilla chips

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Instructions

Either butterfly or tenderize the chicken to make it no thicker than 1/2″. Marinate the chicken in the lime, Worcestershire, and garlic for 20 minutes to an hour.
Heat one teaspoon of the oil in a heavy skillet over high heat.
Saute the onion and bell pepper until browned and softened slightly. Remove them to a plate.
Add the remaining teaspoon of oil to the pan and cook the chicken until done, shouldn’t take more than 8 minutes or so.
Remove the chicken to a cutting board and slice it on a diagonal.
Return the peppers and onion and chicken to the skillet and toss together.
Combine all dressing ingredients well.
Arrange salad on plates. Top with chicken and dressing.

4 Comments

jessi on February 3, 2014 at 7:06 pm

Did you not put up a video for the chipotle dressing?

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- Hilah on February 4, 2014 at 10:50 am
  
  Hey Jessi! The recipe for the dressing is in the recipe card, but I didn’t show making it. Just mix the ingredients together and voila!
  
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Yulia on November 16, 2017 at 4:38 am

Hi Hilah! I’m wandering, can I use something else instead of Worcestershire sauce?

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- Hilah on November 19, 2017 at 11:17 am
  
  A little soy sauce would work!
  
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