Tuesday, April 1, 2014

On The Menu: Southwestern Chicken Salad

Last night we tried a new recipe for dinner: Southwestern Chicken Salad. This was originally a lunch recipe, but we made enough for 2 dinners and 2 lunches. The leftovers were awesome today!

Southwestern Chicken Salad | Joie de Vivre

It was healthy, fast to prepare and delicious!

I just love rotisserie chicken - talk about an easy ingredient!

Oh and did I mention that there practically isn't any clean up? We literally made the salads straight into bowls & tupperware containers for work.


We were a little rebellious and added in tomatoes and sprouts. We also used mixed greens in addition to just romaine. That's kind of what I love about salads - you can add whatever you love and the salad only gets better!


Our only downfall was the dressing. I followed the recipe almost exactly but felt like the lime flavor was too tart and the overall consistency was a little too thick. I think we'd definitely make this salad again, but in the future I'll probably plan to look up a few dressing recipes and see if I can make modifications.

Southwestern Chicken Salad
(Makes 2 servings) 

Ingredients:
6 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
1 cup rotisserie chicken, shredded
1 red bell pepper, sliced
1/2 cup canned black beans
1/3 cup greek yogurt
3 tbsp lime juice
1/4 tsp chili powder
salt & pepper 

Directions:
Divide the lettuce, chicken, bell pepper and beans into two dishes.
In a small bowl, whisk together: yogurt, lime juice, chili powder, and s&p.
Top salad with dressing.
Optional: add tomatoes, sprouts, or any other salad toppings you love!

Recipe courtesy of Robin Long & Drew Parisi!

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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

On The Menu: Southwestern Chicken Salad

Last night we tried a new recipe for dinner: Southwestern Chicken Salad. This was originally a lunch recipe, but we made enough for 2 dinners and 2 lunches. The leftovers were awesome today!

Southwestern Chicken Salad | Joie de Vivre

It was healthy, fast to prepare and delicious!

I just love rotisserie chicken - talk about an easy ingredient!

Oh and did I mention that there practically isn't any clean up? We literally made the salads straight into bowls & tupperware containers for work.


We were a little rebellious and added in tomatoes and sprouts. We also used mixed greens in addition to just romaine. That's kind of what I love about salads - you can add whatever you love and the salad only gets better!


Our only downfall was the dressing. I followed the recipe almost exactly but felt like the lime flavor was too tart and the overall consistency was a little too thick. I think we'd definitely make this salad again, but in the future I'll probably plan to look up a few dressing recipes and see if I can make modifications.

Southwestern Chicken Salad
(Makes 2 servings) 

Ingredients:
6 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
1 cup rotisserie chicken, shredded
1 red bell pepper, sliced
1/2 cup canned black beans
1/3 cup greek yogurt
3 tbsp lime juice
1/4 tsp chili powder
salt & pepper 

Directions:
Divide the lettuce, chicken, bell pepper and beans into two dishes.
In a small bowl, whisk together: yogurt, lime juice, chili powder, and s&p.
Top salad with dressing.
Optional: add tomatoes, sprouts, or any other salad toppings you love!

Recipe courtesy of Robin Long & Drew Parisi!

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