Well, we are one week into the New Year. Did you make a resolution this year? I did a little research (ahem, google searching) and I found various articles regarding New Years resolutions. One site claims that only 8% of people stick with their resolution for the entire year! Another site claims that the majority of people fall off their resolution band wagon within 10 days. Yikes! Another quick google search tells me the number one resolution has to do with healthy living and/or weight loss. So…only naturally, I thought it would be a great time to share a tasty salad recipe. Hopefully this will help kick you past the first 10 days…right?
This Southwest Chopped Chicken Salad is full of healthy veggies, protein and fiber. Toss all those ingredients together with a batch of our homemade Light Southwest Ranch Dressing and this recipe is a winner to keep you coming back for more. (the next day of course…we are all into portions sizes this time of year. haha)
- 2 heads romaine lettuce, wash/dried and chopped
- 2 cups sliced or shredded chicken
- 1 can black beans rinsed and drained
- 1 pint grape tomatoes, sliced in half
- 4 green onions, sliced
- ½ English cucumber diced
- 1 cup frozen corn, thawed
- 2 ripe avocados, diced
- 1 cup crushed tortilla chips
- ¼ cup cilantro, chopped (optional)
- Light Southwest Ranch Dressing (found on this site)
- ⅔ cup plain greek yogurt
- ½ Mayo
- 1 Tbs Ranch seasoning
- 1 Tbs Taco Seasoning
- 1-2 Tbs skim milk (optional to get desired consistency)
- In a large bowl combine all salad ingredients, except tortilla chips
- In a separate bowl mix Southwest Ranch dressing ingredients together, pour ½ dressing over salad mixture and toss to combine
- If desired, add additional dressing until the salad is covered to your liking.
- Top with crushed tortilla chips
- Enjoy
Thank you for the recipe! Quick question: how long will this keep in the refrigerator after you make it?
Hi Jessica. If the ingredients you are using for the dressing are fresh (milk, Greek yogurt etc), it should last 7-10 days.
As far as the salad, I like to make it the day I plan to eat it. If you are wanting to make ahead you could prep the ingredients and keep them in separate containers until you are ready to serve. Hope this helps!
Thank you! I so look forward to trying this for a week of lunches! God bless.