Chicken Taco Salad

Chicken Taco Salad
Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes Difficulty: Easy Servings: 8

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Ingredients
FOR THE DRESSING:
3/4 cups Ranch Dressing (bottled Is Fine)
1/4 cup Salsa (as Spicy As You'd Like)
3 Tablespoons Finely Minced Cilantro
Chicken
2 whole Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
2 Tablespoons Seasoning (taco Seasoning, Or Your Own Mix)
1/4 cup Vegetable Oil
2 Tablespoons Butter
SALAD:
1 head Green Leaf Lettuce (1 Large Head Or Two Regular Heads), Shredded Thin
3 whole Roma Tomatoes, Diced
1/2 cup Grated Pepper Jack Cheese
2 ears Corn, Shucked
2 whole Avocados, Diced
3 whole Green Onions, Sliced
1/2 cup Cilantro Leaves
Tortilla Chips Of Your Choice (flavored Or Not), Crushed Slightly


Preparation Instructions
First, make the dressing by combining all the ingredients in a bowl and stirring together. Cover and refrigerate.
Next, make the chicken: Generously season both sides of the breasts. Heat the oil and butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken on both sides until deep golden brown on the outside and done in the middle, about 4 minutes per side. Remove and set aside to cool for 10 minutes, then cut it into cubes.
Place the ears of corn in the skillet you used to cook the chicken and roll it around so that the flavorful oil/butter mixture coats the corn. Grill it on a grill pan or cook it in a separate skillet until the corn is still crisp but has color on the outside. Slice off the kernels with a sharp knife and set aside.
To assemble the salad, pile shredded lettuce, chicken, tomatoes, cheese, corn, avocado, green onion, cilantro, and crushed chips on a big platter. Drizzle the dressing all over the top, serving part on the side if you'd like.
Serve it in individual bowls.

Replies

  • Sounds delish!!!
  • Amitysk
    Amitysk Posts: 705 Member
    That sounds delicious!
  • twistygirl
    twistygirl Posts: 517 Member
    Bump
  • Sounds great, but would like to know the nutritional values of a serving before making it.
  • links_slayer
    links_slayer Posts: 1,151 Member
    Sounds great, but would like to know the nutritional values of a serving before making it.

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    Should take you less than 10 minutes.
  • hippie_spirit
    hippie_spirit Posts: 104 Member
    yum ... bump to save
  • Corjogo
    Corjogo Posts: 201 Member
    I ran this through the recipe calculator (MFP) the whole batch came to 3418 making individual servings (8) 427 - of course I don't know what brands you would choose (Tried to stay middle of the road - but there are some savings possible--(using lite dressing, broil the chicken, 1/2 the avacado, skip the butter) I make taco salad all the time, make me a separate dish so I can weight meat, cheese, and chips - might even skip the chips. as well as monitor dressing or use a substitute (i.e. yogurt, lite mayo).
  • I ran this through the recipe calculator (MFP) the whole batch came to 3418 making individual servings (8) 427 - of course I don't know what brands you would choose (Tried to stay middle of the road - but there are some savings possible--(using lite dressing, broil the chicken, 1/2 the avacado, skip the butter) I make taco salad all the time, make me a separate dish so I can weight meat, cheese, and chips - might even skip the chips. as well as monitor dressing or use a substitute (i.e. yogurt, lite mayo).

    Yeah, I'm gonna agree with this. Seems like way too much unnecessary saturated fat in the original version.