Chicken Taco Salad

Name: Chicken Taco Salad
Prep time: 16 min
Cook time: 16 min
Total time: 16 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 avocados, diced; 2 Tbsps butter; 2 ears corn, shucked; 3 Tbsps finely minced fresh cilantro; 118 milliliters fresh cilantro leaves; 3 green onions, sliced; 1 large head or 2 regular heads green leaf lettuce, shredded thin; 118 milliliters grated pepper-jack cheese; 177 milliliters ranch dressing (bottled is fine); 3 Roma tomatoes, diced; 59 milliliters salsa (as spicy as youd like); 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts; 2 Tbsps taco seasoning (store-bought or your own mix); 6 servings Tortilla chips (flavored or not), crushed slightly, for topping salad; 59 milliliters vegetable oil

Chicken Taco Salad might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 618 calories, 16g of protein, and 49g of fat. If you have pepper-jack cheese, chicken breasts, ranch dressing, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the salsa you could follow this main course with the Dessert Strawberry Salsa as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 16 minutes. This recipe is typical of Mexican cuisine.

Instructions

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For the chicken: Generously sprinkle both sides of the breasts with the taco seasoning.

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Taco Seasoning Mix

Whole Chicken

Heat the oil and butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken on both sides until deep golden brown on the outside and done in the middle (or to an internal temperature of 165 degrees F), about 4 minutes per side. Set aside to cool for 5 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Butter

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

For the dressing: While the chicken is cooking, pour the ranch dressing into a bowl.

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Ranch Dressing

Whole Chicken

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Bowl

Add the salsa and cilantro and stir to combine.

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Cilantro

Salsa

For the salad: Next, place the ears of corn in the skillet you used to cook the chicken and roll them around so that the flavorful oil/butter mixture coats the corn. Grill on a grill pan or cook in a separate skillet until the corn is still crisp but has color on the outside. Slice off the kernels with a sharp knife and set aside. Dice the chicken into cubes.

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Corn On The Cob