Chicken Taco Salad
Yield
4 servingsPrep
15 minCook
15 minReady
30 minTrans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
4 | each |
chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless
4 ounce |
|
1 | tablespoon |
mixed spice
tex-mex, (see below) |
* |
1 | x |
nonstick cooking spray
|
* |
1 | cup |
mangos
chopped |
* |
½ | cup |
green bell peppers
chopped |
|
½ | cup |
sweet red bell peppers
chopped |
|
½ | cup |
jicama
chopped |
|
1 | tablespoon |
cilantro
fresh, chopped |
|
1 | x |
salad dressing
spicy southwestern, (see below) |
* |
4 | each |
flour tortillas
10 inch |
* |
6 | cups |
bibb lettuce
shredded |
* |
Texmex spice mix | |||
3 | tablespoons |
chili powder
|
|
2 | tablespoons |
cumin
ground |
|
1 | tablespoon |
black pepper
ground |
|
1 | tablespoon |
salt
|
|
1 | tablespoon |
garlic powder
|
|
1 ½ | teaspoons |
red pepper flakes
ground |
|
Spicy southwestern dressing | |||
1 | tablespoon |
mixed spice
tex-mex |
* |
2 | tablespoons |
lime juice
|
|
1 | tablespoon |
vegetable oil
|
|
2 | tablespoons |
water
|
|
1 | teaspoon |
sugar
|
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
4 | each |
chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless
4 ounce |
|
15 | ml |
mixed spice
tex-mex, (see below) |
* |
1 | x |
nonstick cooking spray
|
* |
237 | ml |
mangos
chopped |
* |
118 | ml |
green bell peppers
chopped |
|
118 | ml |
sweet red bell peppers
chopped |
|
118 | ml |
jicama
chopped |
|
15 | ml |
cilantro
fresh, chopped |
|
1 | x |
salad dressing
spicy southwestern, (see below) |
* |
4 | each |
flour tortillas
10 inch |
* |
1.4 | l |
bibb lettuce
shredded |
* |
Texmex spice mix | |||
45 | ml |
chili powder
|
|
3E+1 | ml |
cumin
ground |
|
15 | ml |
black pepper
ground |
|
15 | ml |
salt
|
|
15 | ml |
garlic powder
|
|
7.5 | ml |
red pepper flakes
ground |
|
Spicy southwestern dressing | |||
15 | ml |
mixed spice
tex-mex |
* |
3E+1 | ml |
lime juice
|
|
15 | ml |
vegetable oil
|
|
3E+1 | ml |
water
|
|
5 | ml |
sugar
|
Directions
Coat chicken with Tex-Mex Spice Mix.
Cover and chill 8 hours.
Cook chicken in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat 4 to 5 minutes on each side.
Chill.
Chop chicken and place in a medium bowl.
Add mango and next 4 ingredients; toss with Spicy Southwestern Dressing.
Place each tortilla in a medium-size microwave-safe bowl.
Microwave at high 5 minutes or until crisp.
Place lettuce into tortilla shells and top with chicken mixture.
To make Tex-Mex spice mix:
Combine all spice mix ingredients thoroughly and store mixture in a sealed container in a cool, dark, dry place up to 3 months.
Yields 8½ tablespoons.
TO MAKE SPICY SOUTHWESTERN DRESSING: Combine all dressing ingredients.
Yeilds 6 tablespoons.