Southwestern Chopped Chicken Salad

Whether you’re hosting a party this weekend or headed to a potluck BBQ, make this easy chopped salad. It’s got everything from fresh corn and avocado to grilled chicken and zesty taco seasoning. Something to please everyone at the party and oh yeah, there’s tortilla chips* too. It’s quite literally a giant fiesta of flavor and texture in 1 bowl.

We had something like this at Chili’s called the explosion salad– I think it’s still on the menu, right? I hope you’ve had it before. For this homemade version, I just chopped everything up and used less lettuce. So it’s a “stuff” salad, not a lettuce salad. I know you get me.

But this time as a salad dressing. And this time, a few slight changes and a hefty dose of taco flavor. The taco seasoning addition really finishes the entire salad off with the necessary fiesta flavor it needs. Tasty without it, bangarang with it.

Yield: serves 6

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 6 cups chopped romaine lettuce
• 6 cups cubed cooked chicken1
• 1 and 1/2 cups corn
• 1 and 1/2 cups black beans
• 2 tomatoes, diced
• 1 avocado, diced
• 1/2 red onion, diced
• 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 cup crushed tortilla chips
• handful chopped cilantro

Dressing

• 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt (I use nonfat)
• 3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• juice of 1 lime
• 1/2 jalapeño, finely diced
• 2 heaping teaspoons taco seasoning (I use mild)
• salt, to taste and if needed

INSTRUCTIONS

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