Description

A vibrant and healthy Southwest Chicken Salad featuring fresh vegetables, lean chicken breast, and a creamy chipotle Southwest dressing. This salad combines crisp romaine, juicy grape tomatoes, sweet corn, black beans, and crunchy corn chips for a perfect balance of textures and flavors. Topped with shredded cheddar cheese and fresh cilantro, it’s a quick, nutritious, and satisfying meal ideal for lunch or dinner.

Ingredients

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For the Southwest Chicken Salad:

2 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
1/2 cup grape tomatoes, sliced in half
1/3 cup corn, if from a can: drained and rinsed
1/3 cup black beans, if from a can: drained and rinsed
1/2 cup chicken breast, chopped up
3 tbsp red onion, diced
1/4 medium avocado, chopped
1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup corn chips
2 tbsp cilantro, stems removed

For the Chipotle Southwest Dressing:

1/4 cup Healthy Southwest Salad Dressing with Greek Yogurt, or more to taste

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Instructions

Prepare the salad base: In a large salad bowl, add the chopped romaine lettuce as the bed for your salad. Layer on the sliced grape tomatoes, chopped chicken breast, drained corn, rinsed black beans, chopped avocado, and diced red onion evenly over the lettuce.
Add toppings: Sprinkle the shredded cheddar cheese, corn chips, and fresh cilantro leaves evenly over the salad ingredients to add flavor and texture.
Dress the salad: Drizzle the Healthy Southwest Salad Dressing with Greek Yogurt evenly over the entire salad according to your taste preference.
Toss and serve: Gently toss the salad to coat all the ingredients well with the dressing. Serve immediately and enjoy this fresh, flavorful Southwest Chicken Salad.

Notes

You can substitute grilled or roasted chicken breast for the chopped chicken for added flavor.
For a spicier dressing, add a dash of hot sauce or extra chipotle seasoning to the Southwest Dressing.
To make this salad vegan, omit the chicken and cheese and use a plant-based yogurt dressing alternative.
Ensure to rinse canned corn and black beans to reduce sodium content.
The salad is best enjoyed fresh to keep corn chips crunchy.