Grilled Chili Lime Chicken Fajita Salad
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Grilled Chili Lime Chicken Fajita Salad
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Tender and juicy chicken thighs grilled in a chili lime marinade that doubles as a dressing! Creamy avocado slices, grilled red and yellow peppers, and succulent chicken pieces. ORIGINAL RECIPE BY KARINA, CAFEDELITES ©
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Ingredients
Marinade/Dressing:
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 100 ml lime juice freshly squeezed
- 2 tablespoons cilantro chopped
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- ¾ teaspoon red chili flakes or red pepper flakes - adjust to your preference of spice
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
Salad:
- 4 boneless chicken thigh fillets skin removed
- ½ yellow bell pepper deseeded and sliced
- ½ red bell pepper deseeded and sliced
- ½ onion sliced
- 5 cups romaine lettuce or cos lettuce leaves, washed and dried
- 2 avocados sliced
- 1 pinch cilantro extra to garnish
- 1 pinch sour cream optional - to serve
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Instructions
- Whisk marinade ingredients together to combine. Pour half the marinade into a shallow dish to marinade the chicken fillets for two hours if time allows. Refrigerate the reserved untouched marinade to use as a dressing.
- Heat about one teaspoon of oil in a grill pan or skillet over medium-high heat and grill chicken fillets on each side until golden, crispy and cooked through. (Grill in batches to prevent excess water being released.) Once chicken is cooked, set aside and allow to rest.
- Wipe pan over with paper towel; drizzle with another teaspoon of oil and fry pepper and onion strips until cooked to your liking.
- Slice chicken into strips and prepare salad with leaves, avocado slices, peppers, onion strips and chicken. Drizzle with remaining marinade/dressing and serve with (optional) extra cilantro leaves and sour cream.
Notes
- Tip: Make sure to let the chicken rest and reabsorb all of its juices before slicing
Nutrition Information
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Calories
426kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
25g
(50%)
Fat
30g
(46%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
19g
Trans Fat
0.02g
Cholesterol
107mg
(36%)
Sodium
704mg
(29%)
Potassium
1.044mg
(0%)
Fiber
9g
(36%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
5.945IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
68mg
(76%)
Calcium
59mg
(6%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 426 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 426kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 25g | 50% |
| Fat | 30g | 46% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 19g | 95% |
| Trans Fat | 0.02g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 107mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 704mg | 29% |
| Potassium | 1.044mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 9g | 36% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 5.945IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 68mg | 76% |
| Calcium | 59mg | 6% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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