Southwest Chicken Salad With Avocado Ranch Dressing Food

SOUTHWEST CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine lettuce, chicken, black beans, corn, tomatoes, avocado, green onion, and cilantro.
• Drizzle with salad dressing and serve with tortilla strips, chips, or pepitas.
• In a small bowl or jar, whisk together mayonnaise, lime juice, 1 Tbsp water, chili powder, dill, pepper, salt, and chipotle chili powder.
• Whisk until it's totally smooth. Dressing will keep in the fridge about 1 week.

AVOCADO & CHICKEN SALAD WITH SOUTHWEST RANCH DRESSING

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the cottage cheese, yogurt, milk, lemon/lime juice and Smokey Southwest Seasoning. Blend until the mixture is completely smooth - this may take a minute or two. Put into a Tupperware-like container (again, this makes more than you need), add the minced green onion, the cilantro and season with black pepper.
• Put the greens, tomatoes, red onion, black beans, pepper jack cheese and cooked chicken in a bowl. Drizzle the dressing over all. Top with your diced avocado, sprinkling it with a little bit of salt first. Garnish with some extra chopped cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice.
• Try not to eat at every meal. Then again, why not?!

SOUTHWEST CHICKEN SALAD WITH CREAMY AVOCADO CILANTRO LIME DRESSING

Steps:

• To cook the chicken: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Mix salt, pepper, paprika, ground cumin in a small bowl. Drizzle chicken with olive oil and sprinkle with the spice mixture on both sides. Place it on a sheet pan and roast for 30-35 minutes or until it registers 165 degrees F when a thermometer inserted in the middle of a breast. Remove from the oven and set it aside to cool for 10 minutes.
• To assemble the salad: Place salad greens, black beans, corn, peppers, jalapeno pepper, scallions, tomatoes, and cilantro in a large salad bowl.
• Drizzle it with the creamy avocado dressing. Give it a gentle toss to make sure that everything is thoroughly mixed.
• Cut the now-cooked and rested chicken in small cubes (or slices) and add it in the salad.
• Sprinkle with shredded cheddar cheese and serve.

SOUTHWEST CHICKEN SALAD WITH AVOCADO RANCH DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together lime juice, cumin, chili powder and sea salt. Add the chicken halves and toss to cover them with marinade. Place in the fridge and marinate for 20 minutes while you prep the rest of the ingredients (I recommend prepping the avocado once the chicken is cooked to avoid browning)
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Remove visible garlic pieces from the chicken (to avoid them burning) and brown 2-3 minutes on each side. Reduce heat and continue cooking for 6-7 minutes or until chicken is cooked through (no longer pink inside) but still tender.
• Place on a cutting board, allow to cool slightly and slice (I use a tong to hold the chicken while I cut it)
• Arrange all salad ingredients (except dressing and lime wedges) in a large salad bowl or two plates, top with chicken pieces and drizzle with avocado ranch. Serve with extra lime wedges and enjoy!

SOUTHWESTERN SALAD WITH AVOCADO DRESSING RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Add all dressing ingredients to a blender, blend until smooth.
• In a large bowl add lettuce, peppers, cilantro, beans, onion, corn, green onion, and tomatoes.
• Top with prepared dressing; toss to coat.
• Enjoy!

SOUTHWEST CHICKEN & RANCH SALAD

Steps:

• Toss lettuce with chicken, beans, avocados and cheese in large bowl.
• Mix salsa and dressing until blended. Add to salad just before serving; mix lightly.
• Top with chips.