Chicken Taco Salad

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This Chicken Taco Salad is a flavorful salad that combines the freshness of an easy salad, with the flavors of Mexican cuisine. It's perfect for a quick lunch, or light dinner and is a great nutritious salad that is loaded with seasoned chicken, vegetables, and the best delicious dressing.

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Total Time30

Course: lunch, Main Dish, Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chicken, chicken taco salad, taco salad

Servings:

Calories: 507kcal

Ingredients

For Cooking:

2 chicken breasts
2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp salt (to taste)
1/2 tsp paprika
2 TBS olive oil
1/2 large yellow onion (diced)
3 mini peppers (sliced)

For Salad Assembly:

4 cups lettuce (rinsed and chopped
2 roma tomatoes (diced)
1 cup black beans (drained, and rinsed)
1 cup canned corn (drained)
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1 avocado (pitted, peeled, and diced)
tortilla chips
fresh cilantro

For the Cilantro Vinaigrette:

1/2 cup fresh cilantro (diced)
1/2 cup olive oil
3 TBS fresh lime juice
2 TBS white vinegar
1 TBS honey
1 tsp minced garlic
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper

Instructions

For the Chicken Taco Salad:

Cut chicken into bite sized pieces. 2 chicken breasts
Mix together the spices in a small bowl, sprinkle the spices all over the chicken. 2 tsp chili powder, 1 tsp cumin, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp paprika
Add the olive oil to a saute pan, and heat it over medium heat. 2 TBS olive oil
Cook and saute the chicken the pan, until cooked through.
Remove the chicken from the pan, and set it aside.
Add the diced onions and peppers to the pan and cook for about 5 minutes, or until tender. 1/2 large yellow onion, 3 mini peppers

For Salad Assembly:

Assemble the salad. Add the lettuce, followed by remaining toppings onto one big serving bowl. Or place them in separate small bowls and let everyone assemble their own salads. 4 cups lettuce, 2 roma tomatoes, 1 cup black beans, 1 cup canned corn, 1 cup grated cheddar cheese, 1 avocado
Serve with tortilla chips and your choice of dressing.

For Cilantro Vinaigrette:

Add the ingredients to a food processor or blender and mix until combined.
Enjoy over the salad.

Notes

Use high Quality Ingredients - Use fresh, high-quality ingredients to give your salad the best flavor

Customizable Toppings - Add your favorite additional toppings to your salad, or take off any you don't like. Some other favorite toppings are jalapenos, olives, tortilla strips, or salsa.

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