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 | Mini Van Dreams

 

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.

Julia
Julia wants to live in a world where Hogwarts is real, dark chocolate is packaged with good books, and houses clean themselves. Until then, she is the divorced mom of twins, blogger, sometimes crafter, traveler, napper, cooker, snail mailer, geocacher, and corporate bean counter.