Southwest Chicken Salad - Ready to Eat Dinner

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Southwest Chicken Salad - Ready to Eat Dinner

Pam
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6 Servings
15 Ingredients
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This southwest-style salad features many veggies currently in their prime season including fresh corn on the cob.

6 Servings
15 Ingredients
1 Comments

Ingredients

  • 1 pound Chicken, Boneless Breasts
  • 1 ounce Taco Seasoning
  • 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 2 cups Cherry Tomatoes
  • ⅓ cups dice Bell Pepper, Orange
  • ⅓ cups dice Bell Pepper, Red
  • ⅓ cups dice Bell Pepper, Green
  • ½ cups dice Onion, Red
  • 1 cup Corn, Frozen
  • 15 ounces drain and rinse Black Beans, Canned
  • 1 cup chop Cilantro, Fresh
  • 1 cup Ranch Dressing
  • 1 ⅔ tablespoons juice Lime
  • 1 tablespoon seed and dice Jalapeño
Serving Day Ingredients
  • 12 cups Lettuce, Salad Mix

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Cooking Instructions

Freeze For Later Cooking Day Directions

Grill

These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).

Why would I want to freeze this?

  1. Place chicken, taco seasoning, and oil in a Ziploc bag or container, and coat well.
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Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions

Easy Assembly/Ready to Eat

These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.

  1. Thaw: In fridge
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Make It Now Cooking Directions

Grill Cook

These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.

  1. Place chicken, taco seasoning, and oil in a Ziploc bag or container, and coat well.
  2. Cook on a hot grill about 10 minutes, or until done.
  3. Meanwhile, assemble salad by mixing tomatoes, peppers, onions, corn, and beans in a large bowl.
  4. Prepare cilantro lime dressing by placing cilantro, ranch, lime juice, and jalapeno in a blender or food processor. Pulse until cilantro and pepper are very finely chopped and all are mixed well.
  5. Slice chicken.
  6. Serve salad with grilled chicken and cilantro lime dressing.