Name: Chicken Taco Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1.5 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs; 1-2 tbsp chili powder; 1 tbsp cumin; 2 tsp paprika; 2 tsp salt; 1 tsp pepper; 1 tsp coriander; Pinch oregano; Pinch red pepper flakes; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp lime juice; 2 cloves garlic (minced); 1 head romaine lettuce (chopped); ½ medium red onion (thinly sliced); ¼ c crumbled queso fresco (crumbled); ¼ c chopped cilantro; 1 pint cherry tomatoes (halved); 1 cup frozen corn (defrosted); 1 cup canned black beans (drained and rinsed); 1 medium avocado (diced); 6 tbsp red wine vinaigrette; 2 tbsp honey or agave nectar; ½ cup extra virgin olive oil; ½ tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp kosher salt; ¼ tsp garlic powder

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Chicken Taco Salad

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 45m total

Servings

Calories

45% of a 2,000 cal day

908KCAL

Protein

41g83% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat65g

83%

Saturated11g

53%

Unsaturated54g

—

Total Carbs47g

17%

Fiber13g

46%

Total Sugars19g

—

incl. Added Sugars9g

17%

Starch15g

—

Sodium2305mg

100%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A zesty chicken taco salad with seasoned chicken, crisp lettuce, black beans, corn, avocado, and a lime-honey vinaigrette, topped with queso fresco and cilantro. Crunch it up with tortilla chips for a complete, satisfying meal.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

For the Chicken

1½ lbboneless skinless chicken thighs
1–2 tbspchili powder
1 tbspcumin
2 tsppaprika
2 tspsalt
1 tsppepper
1 tspcoriander
oregano
red pepper flakes
2 tbspolive oil
2 tbsplime juice
2garlic — minced

For the Salad

1 headromaine lettuce — chopped
½medium red onion — thinly sliced
¼ cupcrumbled queso fresco
¼ cupchopped cilantro
1 ptcherry tomatoes — halved
1 cupfrozen corn — defrosted
1 cupcanned black beans — drained, rinsed
1medium avocado — diced

Red Wine Oregano Vinaigrette

6 tbspred wine vinaigrette
2 tbsphoney — or agave nectar
½ cupextra virgin olive oil
½ tspdried oregano
1 tspkosher salt
¼ tspgarlic powder

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Method

45m total

Read the method on Our Salty KitchenDanielle Esposti’s original page

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mainamericansaladchickendairy freegluten free

Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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