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Chicken Fajita Salad- THM Friendly and Low Carb

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Chicken Fajita Salad is a dish that allows you to remain on your low carb eating plan, yet enjoy that tasty Mexican flavor!

Chicken Fajita Salad- THM Friendly ~ Successful Homemakers

In my quest to have more choices that are THM-friendly (Trim Healthy Mama) as well as Mexican, I came up with this Chicken Fajita Salad. It rapidly became a favorite of ours! For the carb eaters in our family, I serve this on warm tortillas. But, I prefer the salad version.

When serving, I add a scoop of guacamole to the side. Yum!

I hope you like it as well!

Chicken Fajita Salad- THM Friendly ~ Successful Homemakers
Yield: 6

Chicken Fajita Salad- THM Friendly

Chicken Fajita Salad- THM Friendly
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into thin strips
  • 1 medium onion, sliced
  • 1 green bell pepper, sliced

Marinade:

  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 3 TB liquid amino acid
  • 3 TB minced garlic
  • 1/4 ts red pepper flakes
  • 1 ts seasoned salt
  • 1 ts black pepper
  • 1-1/2 TB cumin
  • 1-1/2 TB chili powder

Salad ingredients:

  • Romaine lettuce, chopped
  • Spinach, chopped- if desired
  • Pico de Gallo
  • Guacamole
  • Salsa- if desired
  • Sour Cream- if desired
  • Cheddar Cheese, shredded- if desired

Instructions

  1. Mix all marinade ingredients, pour 2/3 of it over chicken breasts. In a separate bowl, combine peppers and onions and cover with 1/3 of the marinade.
  2. Cover both bowls and refrigerate 4 hours.
  3. Heat skillets over medium high heat. When good and hot, pour chicken into one skillet and peppers & onions into the other. Stir and cook until cooked through. The marinade will cook down into a sauce. If there is not enough liquid, add a bit of water. You want the sauce for the salad.
  4. To assemble the salad, place a good amount of lettuce (and spinach, if using) on bottom of a bowl. Add chicken, onions & peppers (if desired). Top with cheese, salsa, guacamole, sour cream, and Pico de Gallo.
  5. Enjoy!

Notes

Pico de Gallo recipe here

Guacamole recipe here

© Laurie Bostwick

It’s also half of my Easy Homemade Guacamole recipe. 😉

Yield: 2 servings

Pico de Gallo

This Pico De Gallo recipe is super simple to create with only a few ingredients. You can tailor it to your taste!

You can make this Mexican restaurant classic at home!

Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 plum tomatoes
  • 1 whole onion
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • 2 ts lemon juice
  • Cilantro, to your taste
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. Finely chop tomatoes, onion, and pepper. Combine in a mixing bowl. Add lemon juice. Stir to combine. Add chopped cilantro ( I am not a huge fan of cilantro, so I use only ¼ -1/2 ts, if you like the taste of cilantro, add more). Add a dash of salt and pepper. Stir.
  2. Cover and let sit for 2-3 hours before serving.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

2

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 49Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 156mgCarbohydrates: 11gFiber: 2gSugar: 6gProtein: 2g
© Laurie Bostwick

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About Laurie Bostwick

Growing up, Laurie’s dream was to become a wife and Mama. That dream came true over 28 years ago when she became the wife of Toby, her Honey. Thankfully, Laurie’s dream to become a Mama has also been fulfilled as they have been blessed with 5 children, aged 26 down to 16, with two already with Jesus. They have always been a homeschooling, homesteading family, and love being together. Currently, they reside in Tennessee on a small (very small) grass-finished beef farm, where they also are joined by 4 miniature Dachshunds, and 8 chickens.

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  2. Domestic Imp says

    My family *adores* Mexican food! I prefer to attempt to make it, b/c I’m one of those unfortunate souls to whom cilantro tastes like dish soap. *sigh*

    I’m definitely going to be trying several of your recipes, thanks for posting them!

    Found you via BYB!

    Reply

    • Laurie says

      Yes, I am not a huge fan of cilantro. Dish soap- pretty close. 😉
      Hope you like it!
      And let me know what you try! 🙂

      Reply

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