Fiesta Chicken Salad
Discover a new favorite salad with our fiesta chicken salad! This colorful salad is packed with delicious flavors and textures that will tantalize your taste buds.
Ingredients
- 8 oz leftover or cooked chicken breast cut in cubes
- ¼ cup diced red onion
- 1 cup diced peppers combination of red, green and yellow
- ½ jalapeño pepper diced from jar (more of less depending on taste)
- 1 cup diced tomatoes combination of cherry, plum and exotic – if you have them
- 2 tablespoon fat free yogurt
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon jalapeño liquid from the jar
- Juice of ½ lime or about 2 tsp
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon dried cilantro
Instructions
- Put the chicken, onion, peppers and tomatoes in a medium bowl.8 oz leftover or cooked chicken breast cut in cubes, ¼ cup diced red onion, 1 cup diced peppers, 1 cup diced tomatoes, 2 tablespoon fat free yogurt
- In a small bowl whisk the yogurt, vinegar, jalapeno liquid, lime juice and spices.½ jalapeño pepper diced, 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar, 1 tablespoon jalapeño liquid from the jar, Juice of ½ lime or about 2 tsp, ½ teaspoon chili powder, 1 teaspoon dried cilantro
- Pour the yogurt dressing over the chicken and veggies and stir to coat everything.
- Stuff your favorite whole-wheat pita or top a bed of spinach leaves for a fabulous salad.
Nutrition
Calories: 190kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 27gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 73mgSodium: 521mgPotassium: 797mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 506IUVitamin C: 40mgCalcium: 79mgIron: 3mg
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