Southwestern Shredded Chicken Salad Food

SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Place tortilla strips on a baking sheet; spritz both sides of strips with butter-flavored cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 4-5 minutes or until crisp. Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, cook chicken in oil over medium heat until no longer pink; set aside. , Combine the salad greens, corn, beans, 1 cup tomatoes, green pepper, jicama and onions; arrange on a serving platter. Place chicken in center of salad; sprinkle with cheese and remaining tomatoes. Arrange tortilla strips around chicken. , In a small bowl, combine the ranch dressing and barbecue sauce; serve with salad.

SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Rub chicken with olive oil and fajita seasoning. Grill over lot heat until done. Set aside and keep warm.
• While the chicken is grilling, prepare and combine the remaining salad ingredients, except the dressing.
• Slice chicken 1/4" thick, against the grain, and add to salad. Toss with dressing to taste.
• Serve immediately.

SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Fill a large skillet with 1 inch (2.5 cm) of water. Add lemon slices, bay leaf, peppercorns and 2/3 of the thyme, and bring to boiling over high heat. Add chicken, reduce heat to low and simmer for 15-18 minutes, turning chicken once, until juices run clear and chicken is no longer pink. Remove chicken from liquid and set aside to cool.
• In a small skillet, stir together the paprika and remaining thyme over medium-low heat for 2 minutes. In a small bowl, whisk together the toasted paprika mixture, mayonnaise, sour cream, salt, ground pepper and nutmeg until evenly blended.
• Cube cooled chicken and transfer to a medium bowl. Add prepared dressing, corn, cilantro, orange pepper and jalapeno and toss until evenly coated. Serve warm, or refrigerate until ready to serve.

SOUTHWESTERN RANCH CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Place tortilla strips on microwaveable plate sprayed with cooking spray. Microwave on HIGH 1 min. Meanwhile, mix dressing and cumin.
• Toss greens with chicken, tomatoes, cheese and dressing mixture in large bowl; top with tortilla strips.

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.

SOUTHWEST SHREDDED PORK SALAD

Steps:

• Place pork in a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, mix cider, green chiles, garlic, salt, pepper sauce, chili powder, pepper, cumin and oregano; pour over pork. Cook, covered, on low 6-8 hours or until meat is tender., Remove roast from slow cooker; discard cooking juices. Shred pork with 2 forks. Arrange salad greens on a large serving platter. Top with pork, black beans, tomatoes, onion, corn and cheese. Serve with salad dressing. Freeze option: Place shredded pork in a freezer container; top with cooking juices. Cool and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally.

SOUTHWESTERN SHREDDED CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine lettuce, chicken, corn, beans, bell pepper, avocados, tomatoes, green onions, and cilantro for salad in a large bowl.
• Stir yogurt, mayonnaise, taco seasoning, and ranch dressing mix for dressing together in a small bowl.
• Pour 1/2 of the dressing over the salad and toss to combine. Gradually add more dressing until it is dressed to your liking. Top with tortilla chips before serving.

SOUTHWESTERN SHREDDED CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Trim chicken breasts of all visible fat. Bring chicken broth and cumin to a boil in a sauce pan and add chicken breasts. Reduce heat to low and simmer till chicken is done. (about 10 minutes) Do not allow to boil.
• Remove chicken from broth and cool. Use two forks, shred chicken and set aside.
• Bring the broth to a boil and reduce until it measures 1 cup. Cool.
• Stir in mayo and lime juice to taste. Toss the chicken with a small amount of the dressing and reserve the rest of the salad.
• Arrange chopped lettuce on serving platter. Starting from the outside, arrange a ring of kidney beans, then tomatoes, then corn and then a ring of green chilies. Put the chicken mixture in the middle.
• Sprinkle entire salad with cilantro. Drizzle salad with remaining dressing and season to taste with the salt and pepper.
• Serve with lime wedges.

SOUTHWEST CHICKEN SALAD WRAPS

Steps:

• Day One.
• With a fork pierce chicken breasts many times on both sides.
• Place chicken in in shallow dish pouring a 1/4 cup of liquid smoke over breasts.
• Refrigerate for 24 hours turning and basting several times.
• Make the sauce.
• In a bowl, combine sugar, salt, mustard, and flour.
• Combine beaten egg and milk and add to dry ingredients.
• Mix until smooth.
• Heat cider vinegar in a saucepan.
• Gradually add hot vinegar to the bowl while mixing.
• Add 1 finely chopped Chipotle pepper 1 1/2 tsp adobo sauce to bowl.
• Add lemon zest and 1 1/2 tsp of liquid smoke.
• Pour contents of bowl in a saucepan and heat over low heat stirring until it thickens.
• After mixture has cooled, mix in the sour cream.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• The Raisins:.
• Place raisins in a bowl and pour wine over.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• Day Two:.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Place chicken in ovenproof dish and add water to a depth 1/4".
• Add 1/2 tsp liquid smoke.
• In a small skillet heat 2 TBS of peanut oil add the chili peppers and fry for 1 minute.
• Add peppers and oil to chicken.
• Bake covered for 1 hour.
• Let chicken cool then shred the chicken.
• Place shredded chicken in large bowl adding the grated carrot, diced celery, onion, red and green peppers and mix.
• Add finely diced Chipotle peppers to taste (I used three) and mix.
• Place cashews in a ziplock bag and crush with a rolling pin.
• Add cashews to bowl.
• Drain raisins and add to bowl.
• Add sauce and mix.
• You can serve immediately, but is much better if you refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
• To Serve:.
• Place a leaf of lettuce on tortilla.
• Spoon chicken salad over lettuce.
• Sprinkle with cheddar cheese.
• Wrap up like you would a burrito, leaving the top open.

SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN LAYERED SALAD

Steps:

• Arrange lettuce on large platter. In 10-inch nonstick skillet, place chicken and reserved liquid from corn. Sprinkle with taco seasoning mix. Cook over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until blended and thoroughly heated.
• Arrange chicken mixture over lettuce. Sprinkle with cheese and corn. Drizzle with dressing; top with corn chips. Garnish with salsa.

SOUTHWESTERN GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Season the chicken breasts with Essence, drizzle with olive oil and grill or bake until done.
• You can also substitute fajita seasoned sliced chicken breasts strips here.
• Slice the chicken breasts into thin strips.
• Toss the lettuce with your other salad"stuff".
• Slice the corn tortillas into thin strips and deep fry until crisp.
• If you stop short of crisp, the tortillas will be tough.
• Test one and if this is the case, just refry til crisp.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Divide the tortillas into four equal portions and place on individual plates (I use deep pasta bowels).
• Place the lettuce mix on top of the tortilla strips and put an equal portion of chicken breast on each.
• Mix together the Ranch Dressing and salsa 1:1.
• Pour this over each salad and sprinkle cheese on top.

SOUTHWESTERN SMOKED CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Brine the chicken: In a large saucepan or mixing bowl, combine the water and salt and stir until the salt crystals dissolve. Add the chicken breasts and thighs. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours. Drain, but do not dry the chicken: Smoke clings better to wet surfaces.
• When ready to cook, prepare your smoker for 325 degrees. Arrange the chicken on the grill grate and smoke the chicken until the juices run clear and the internal temperature when read on an instant-read meat thermometer is 165 degrees F, 45 to 50 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let cool.
• Dice the chicken, discarding any skin, bones, or gobbets of fat. Transfer to a mixing bowl. Add the red and green bell peppers, the scallions, and pickled jalapenos. Stir gently to distribute the ingredients.
• Make the dressing: In a mixing bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, lime juice, cumin, black pepper, and garlic salt. Stir in the cilantro. Add the dressing to the chicken mixture and stir gently until well-combined. Transfer to a serving bowl. Dust with paprika. Serve immediately, or cover and chill for up to 3 days.

SOUTHWESTERN GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Cover large serving platter with salad greens. Top with chicken, tomato, beans and onions; sprinkle with cheese.
• Serve with dressing and salsa.