Chicken Fiesta Salad
For today’s delicious recipe, I am sharing my quick Chicken Fiesta Salad. This is perfect on a hot summer day and easily made to your specific tastes. It’s even good in a packed lunch! All the toppings and ingredients are super simple and can be thrown together for a healthy, delicious meal in no time! And, before I get any comments… I did forget the chicken in the picture! Enjoy!
Chicken Fiesta Salad
1 head iceberg lettuce OR lettuce mix of choice
1 large tomato, chopped
1 large red onion, diced
1/4 green onions, chopped
1 ripe avocado, diced
1 can corn with jalapenos (or regular corn), drained
4 ounces jarred jalapenos, sliced
1 package pre-cooked, refrigerated chicken strips (approximately 12 ounces), diced
1 cup shredded Sharp cheddar cheese
4 ounces fat free French dressing
Tear lettuce into bite-sized pieces. Divide lettuce among four plates. Top each plate of lettuce with 3 ounces of chicken. Layer 1/4th of tomato, red onion, green onion, avocado, corn, jalapenos and cheddar cheese on top of each plate of lettuce. Drizzle each salad with 1 ounce of dressing and serve.
Serves 4
399 Calories | 18.3 Fat* | 33 Carbs | 7.5 Sat Fat*
30.6 Protein | 7.3 Sugar | 1074 Sodium | 5.7 Fiber
*Omit avocado to reduce fat to 11 fat grams and 6.6 saturated fats*
The nutritional calculations are included as a reference only. Please recalculate your own values based on the ingredients you use and/or the amount you eat.
This looks delicious! I’m always interested in ways to use leftover grilled chicken and this is a winner! Happy birthday to Nana!