Tex Mex Chicken Salad

Tex Mex Chicken Salad is the perfect combination of all your favorite Tex Mex flavors in a yummy satisfying salad.

We’ve enjoyed a few sunny and warmer days here in the Northwest.  Now warmer for us is 60 degrees. I know that isn’t as warm as some places but I know it is warmer than others!  A little sunshine and warmer temperatures always puts me in the mood for a good salad for dinner.

Today’s salad is a recipe I got from my sister in law.  It has been in my pile of recipes for years and I have hung on to because I know it is a good one since it came from my sister in law! I finally decided to put it to the test this week when I need a quick and easy dinner. I was right – it is a good one.

The salad is a combination of romaine and spring mix lettuce topped with black beans, tomatoes, avocados, grated cheese and some tortilla strips.  Yum!  It comes together so easy and quickly.  Perfect for a busy night.  You could use leftover chicken or I like to quickly cook my chicken breast in the microwave using this method.  You get perfectly moist chicken every time!

This Tex Mex salad has a yummy home made dressing that is made with taco seasoning mix so the salad tastes just like a traditional taco salad but instead of hamburger this one has chicken.  A nice change.

For some other yummy main course salads try:

Ginger Sesame Chicken Salad

Cilantro Lime Chicken Chop Salad

Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Salad

Tex Mex Chicken Salad Recipe

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Tex Mex Chicken Salad

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes

Delicious Tex Mex salad with chicken, tortilla strips, and a homemade taco dressing.

serves: 4 people

Prep:15 minutes

Total:15 minutes

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Ingredients

Dressing

• ▢ 1/4 C white vinegar
• ▢ 2 Tbsp sugar
• ▢ 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
• ▢ 2 Tbsp minced onion
• ▢ 1 Tbsp taco seasoning mix
• ▢ 1/2 tsp salt
• ▢ 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
• ▢ 1 Tbsp lime juice
• ▢ 1 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro

Salad

• ▢ 2 C cooked chicken cubed
• ▢ 6 C lettuce romaine and spring mix
• ▢ 1 to mato chopped
• ▢ 1 Can black beans drained and rinsed
• ▢ 1 avocado diced
• ▢ 1/2 C cheddar cheese grated
• ▢ tortilla strips for garnish

Instructions

Dressing

• Combine all the ingredients and stir to mix.
• Set aside until ready to serve

Salad

• Combine all ingredients except for chips.
• Toss with dressing.
• Garnish with chips.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 370kcal (19%) Carbohydrates: 16g (5%) Protein: 16g (32%) Fat: 28g (43%) Saturated Fat: 12g (75%) Cholesterol: 57mg (19%) Sodium: 490mg (21%) Potassium: 601mg (17%) Fiber: 5g (21%) Sugar: 10g (11%) Vitamin A: 1155IU (23%) Vitamin C: 14.9mg (18%) Calcium: 142mg (14%) Iron: 1.8mg (10%)

* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.

Course:Main Course, Salad

Cuisine:Mexican

Keyword:tex mex, tex mex salad

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