SOUTHWESTERN CHOPPED CHICKEN SALAD

At least for one night.

I loved making this Southwestern Chopped Chicken Salad. A bunch of fresh greens and veggies piled high with chopped romaine and easy baked shredded chicken.

This baked chicken was so easy and so yum. I sprinkled a chicken breast with cumin, chili powder, paprika, salt and pepper, and lastly olive oil.
Baked it for 45 minutes (WOW so long I know) and then shredded it to pieces.

The shredded chicken was moist, flavorful, and PERFECT for this Southwestern Chopped Chicken Salad.

The best part of this salad (other than the shredded chicken) is the creamy avocado and homemade dressing. The salad dressing comes together quickly and freshly making this a wonderful week night meal or something that has to come together very quickly.

The ingredients in this salad are made up of vibrant chopped romaine, canned sweet corn, canned black beans, chopped roma tomatoes, crunchy tortilla chips, sliced avocado, and shredded seasoned chicken.

The dressing is made up of mayonnaise, greek yogurt, taco seasoning, and lime juice.

I adapted this from Baking with Blondie, I left out the green peppers and green onions. I am not a fan of peppers really (cooked or not) but mainly green peppers. I also did not have green onions on hand. This salad came together practically unplanned so I didn’t have all the necessary items.

I also forgot cilantro (oops). I normally use freeze dried cilantro (which I totally swear by) if I don’t have any fresh cilantro in the fridge but I just forgot this time.

As I mentioned earlier, this came together really quickly and I might have not been exactly prepared. But that should give you hope and let you know how easy this is to put together in a fast paced evening.