Print
Southwestern Chicken Chopped Salad

Southwestern Chicken Chopped Salad

5 Stars 4 Stars 3 Stars 2 Stars 1 Star

No reviews

Southwestern chicken chopped salad piled with seasoned chicken, corn, tomatoes, and crisp lettuce! A fresh, flavorful meal that’s perfect for lunch or dinner!

  • Author Alison Wood
  • Prep Time 20 mins
  • Total Time 20 mins
  • Yield 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

Scale
  • 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, slightly frozen and thinly sliced (about ¼ inch thick)
  • 6 cup leafy lettuce, I do not recommend ice-burg.
  • 5 Roma tomatoes, diced
  • two large yellow onions, diced
  • 1 cup canned black beans, drained
  • 1 cup fresh white corn
  • 2 tbsp paprika
  • 1 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 chicken bouillan cube, smashed
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 2 cup FRITOS® Original Corn Chips
  • 2 cup shredded Monterrey Jack cheese
  • your favorite salad dressing

For the spice rub

  • 2 tbsp paprika
  • 1 tbsp chili powder
  • ¼ tsp ground cumin
  • 1 cube chicken bouillon, crumbled or smashed
  • dash of salt

Instructions

  1. Place all spice rub ingredients in small bowl and stir together.
  2. Gently rub and pat spice rub into chicken.
  3. Set chicken aside.
  4. In large skillet with two tablespoons of oil, saute onions, corn and tomatoes on medium-high heat until tender.
  5. Add black beans, paprika, cumin, salt and chili powder to mixture. Heat for an additional two minutes while stirring.
  6. Remove from heat.
  7. In another skillet, place two tablespoons oil and saute chicken until no longer pink — only a few minutes on each side. Do not overcook so the chicken retains its moisture.
  8. Chop lettuce until it is the same size as your diced veggies.
  9. In larger serving dish, layer lettuce on bottom, then tomato and bean mixture, followed by corn chips, cheese and then the chicken.
  10. Serve with your favorite dressing.
  11. Enjoy!

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 grams
  • Unsaturated Fat: 0