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Southwest Chicken Salad
Including well-seasoned grilled chicken, vegetables, and a creamy avocado cilantro-lime dressing, this Southwest Chicken Salad is bursting with color and flavor!
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 35 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 25 min👤 Amy Flanigan📖 bellyfull
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- food processor
- pan
- skillet
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Make the dressing. Add all of the dressing ingredients to the bowl of a food processor and blend until smooth. Pour into a jar or bowl, cover, and transfer to the refrigerator until ready to serve so the flavors can deepen.
2
Prep your grill (or grill pan or skillet) with olive oil or cooking spray. Bring to a medium-high heat.
3
In a small bowl combine the chili powder, cumin, minced garlic cloves, black pepper, salt, and onion powder. Sprinkle over chicken breast, rubbing it in generously.
chili powder (not cayenne pepper)1 teaspooncumin1 teaspoongarlic2 cloves-4 garlic cloves (, minced)3black pepper1 teaspoononion powder1 teaspoon
4
Grill seasoned chicken breasts for ⏱️ 6-8 minutes on each side until fully cooked through and an internal temperature reaches 165F. Take off the grill and let rest while you prepare the salad.
5
On a serving platter layer the butter lettuce and spring mix lettuce. Top with cherry tomatoes, black olives, radishes, black beans, avocado, cucumber, and grilled corn. Set aside.
Butter lettuce3 ouncescherry tomatoes (, quartered)1 cupsliced black olives (, drained)5 ouncesradishes (, thinly sliced)5
6
Slice or cube the cooked chicken in desired fashion and place on the salad, adding desired toppings. Drizzle dressing and serve!
Nutrition Facts
calories
858 kcal
fat Content
68 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
19 g
sugar Content
3 g
sodium Content
1261 mg
protein Content
26 g
trans Fat Content
0.2 g
cholesterol Content
60 mg
carbohydrate Content
41 g
saturated Fat Content
11 g
unsaturated Fat Content
55 g
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