5 from 3 votes
Southwest Chicken Taco Salad
This is the best ever Chicken Taco Salad. Fresh romaine lettuce, tossed with perfectly grilled chicken breast, cool slices of avocado, and creamy queso fresco cheese. There’s a savory crunch in every bite from the crispy tortilla strips and pumpkin seeds. And the cilantro salad dressing is beyond delicious!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings:
4
servings
Calories:
605 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
SALAD
- romaine lettuce washed + cut/torn into bite-sized pieces
- 1-2 chicken breast cooked + cut into bite sized cubes or thin slices, boneless, skinless
- 1 bag tortilla strips
- 1/2 -1 cup pumpkin seeds green
- 1 cup queso fresco cheese crumbled
- 1-2 avocado cubed
DRESSING
- 1 1/3 cup sour cream
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 bunch cilantro
- 1 pkg Ranch dressing mix
- 4 tbsp salsa verde or green chilies
- 2 cloves garlic
Instructions
THE SALAD
- Toss all salad ingredients and already-made dressing together in a large bowl just before serving.
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THE DRESSING:
- Place all ingredients in a blender and pulse until blended.
- Chill in fridge for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
- When using avocados in a salad, look for an avocado that’s ripe but still firm. This allows you to make nice slices or cubes that don’t turn into mush.
- Look for green pumpkin seeds, NOT WHITE.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
605kcal
(30%)
Carbohydrates
9g
(3%)
Protein
12g
(24%)
Fat
58g
(89%)
Saturated Fat
18g
(90%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
19g
(112%)
Monounsaturated Fat
17g
(85%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
97mg
(32%)
Sodium
729mg
(30%)
Potassium
488mg
(10%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
1066IU
(21%)
Vitamin C
8mg
(9%)
Calcium
268mg
(27%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 605
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 605kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 9g | 3% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 58g | 89% |
| Saturated Fat | 18g | 90% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 19g | 112% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 97mg | 32% |
| Sodium | 729mg | 30% |
| Potassium | 488mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 1066IU | 21% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 268mg | 27% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.