Southwestern Chicken Salad
Enjoy a delicious Southwestern Chicken Salad loaded with a bed of fresh lettuce topped with corn, beans, salsa, cheese and more.
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Servings: 6
Calories: 786kcal
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 3 cups Cooked Chicken Shredded, Cubed, or pieces
- 1 can black beans rinsed and drained
- 1 can Corn rinsed and drained
- 1 head Iceberg lettuce, Green Leaf, Romaine washed
- 1-2 Tomato Chopped
Garnish
- ½ cup Sour Cream
- ½ cup Salsa
- 1 cup Cheese
- ½ cup Bell Pepper Red, Green, Yellow, or Sweet Peppers
- 1 bag Tortilla Chips
- ½ cup Guacamole (optional)
- ¼ cup Cilantro (optional)
Dressing
- ½ cup Ranch Dressing
- ½ cup Italian Dressing
Instructions
Southwestern Chicken Salad
- Wash and pat dry lettuce. I prefer a combination of types of lettuce in my salad. Chop or hand tare lettuce and place in a bowl. Toss in chopped tomato, black beans, and corn.
- Place shredded chicken in a bowl to add to your salad personally. *You can leave chicken cold or warm it up.
Garnish
- Place corn, beans, cheese, salsa, sour cream, guacamole, cilantro, and chopped bell peppers in small bowls and garnish your salad personally as desired.
- Add tortilla chips as desired
Dressing
- Mix ½ cup of Ranch Dressing with ½ cup of Italian Dressing. Mix to combine. Serve with Salad.
Notes
This recipe uses leftover cooked chicken or you can use Rotisserie Chicken.
To cook Raw Chicken
Shredded Chicken in the Instant PotAir Fryer Chicken
Nutrition
Calories: 786kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 43g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 15g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.05g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 881mg | Potassium: 951mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 1291IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 264mg | Iron: 4mg