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Southwest Chicken Salad
Southwest Chicken Salad made from chili lime marinated chicken, cilantro lime dressing, black beans, corn, avocados, tomatoes, and lettuce.
Prep 30m
Cook 24m
Total 54m
Yield 4 servings
Source: isabeleats.com
Ingredients
- 4 medium boneless skinless chicken breasts ((about 6 oz each))
- 4 tablespoons olive oil, (for the marinade)
- 4 tablespoons lime juice ((about the juice of 2 limes))
- 2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons ancho chili powder ((if you donβt have ancho chili powder, just use regular))
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons olive oil, (for cooking chicken)
- 4-6 cups romaine lettuce, (chopped)
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, (halved)
- 1 cup cooked black beans ((canned is perfect))
- 1 cup cooked corn ((canned is perfect))
- 1/2 small red onion, (thinly sliced)
- 1 avocado (sliced)
- 1 cup cilantro, (packed)
- 3/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lime juice ((about the juice of 1 lime))
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, (plus more to taste)
- 1/4 cup water
Instructions
- To make the chicken
To make the chicken
- To make the cilantro-lime dressing
To make the cilantro-lime dressing
- To assemble the salad
To assemble the salad
Nutrition (per serving)
502 kcal Calories
39 g Carbs
37 g Protein
24 g Fat
Nutritional values are estimates from the original source.