Southwest Chicken Salad
This flavor-rich, Southwest Chicken Salad is a light but filling lunch or dinner! You will only need 20 minutes and a handful of pantry staples to prepare this wholesome recipe!
Servings: 4 large salads or 6 small salads
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked chicken chopped or shredded
- ½ cup salsa
- ½ cup sour cream or plain Greek yogurt
- ½ cup ranch dressing
- ½ cup crumbled cotija cheese
- ¼ cup tortilla strips or crushed low-carb tortilla chips
- 6 cups chopped romaine lettuce
- 8 oz cherry tomatoes
- 2 limes sliced into wedges
- 2 large avocado sliced
Instructions
- Add bowls of chicken, salsa, sour cream, ranch dressing, cotija cheese, and tortilla strips to a large serving board, leaving room between each bowl.
- Sprinkle the chopped lettuce all around the board evenly.
- Place the cherry tomatoes, avocado, and limes on the lettuce.
- Add spoons and serving utensils, then serve!
Notes
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You’ll need a serving board with edges to keep the lettuce contained.
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This recipe will serve 4 larger salads or 6 smaller side salads. Keep that in mind when thinking about hosting and the other food you’ll be serving.
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I used storebought avocado ranch dressing but you could use regular ranch, cilantro ranch, or spicy ranch, too!
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You can put this together about a day ahead of time, but I would wait to slice the avocado and limes until ready to serve, to keep those fresh.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 Large Salad | Calories: 490kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 31g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 725mg | Fiber: 10.8g | Sugar: 6.8g