Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, black bean chicken salad. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook black bean chicken salad using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Black Bean Chicken Salad:
- Get 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Make ready 1 large head romaine lettuce, washed and torn
- Make ready 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
- Get 3/4 cup salsa
- Prepare 1 cup whole kernel corn
- Get 1 cup diced tomatoes
- Get Blue or yellow (organic) corn tortilla chips, coarsley broken
- Take 1/2 cup shredded cheese
- Make ready 1 cup diced cilantro
- Make ready DRESSING: 3/4 cup salsa
- Get 1 cup low-fat plain greek yogurt (or substitute Greek cultured coconut milk)
- Get 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- Get low-fat milk
The beans also add fiber which helps keep you fuller, longer. For added flavor, I love to use fresh herbs such as cilantro. For a bit of a kick, I've added cumin, garlic and scallions. This Southwest Chicken and Black Bean Salad bursts with flavor, thanks to crisp and colorful bell peppers, shredded cheddar cheese, succulent grilled chicken, black beans that marinate in the dressing.
Steps to make Black Bean Chicken Salad:
- Bake, grill, or saute chicken until cooked throughout
- Whisk salsa, yogurt and cumin. (If dressing is too thick add small amount of milk to thin)
- Divide lettuce onto 4 plates.
- Add warm chicken breast on top of lettuce.
- Sprinkle beans, corn and tomatoes over chicken breast.
- Drizzle dressing over chicken.
- Add cheese, cilantro and chips.
Packing salad in Mason jars is a handy trick for avoiding soggy salads at the office. Dice chicken (I usually cook the chicken while I am preparing the vegetables, then I dice it while it's warm). In a large bowl, mix all ingredients together. Let it sit for a few minutes. (The warmth of the chicken will heat the salad and help the flavors to marry quickly. Add the garlic to the pan and sauté for a minute, or until it becomes fragrant.
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