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Grilled Chipotle Chicken Salad - Oven grilled chicken seasoned with chipotle powder and tossed with all your favorite southwestern fixings. An incredibly delicious salad with a bite! Get the recipe on diethood.com

Grilled Chipotle Chicken Salad

Katerina | Diethood
Oven grilled chicken seasoned with chipotle powder and tossed with all your favorite southwestern fixings. An incredibly delicious salad with a bite!
Servings : 4 serves
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 (4-ounces each) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 teaspoon chipotle powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 6 cups salad greens
  • 1 cup corn kernels
  • 1 avocado , diced
  • 2 to 3 fresh tomatoes , chopped
  • 1 cup low fat shredded cheddar cheese
  • Click Here for a variety of Homemade Salad Dressings

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Pound chicken breasts to an even thickness; do not pound thin.
  • In a large ziploc bag, combine chipotle powder, cumin, salt and chicken; close bag and using your hands, massage the seasonings around the chicken pieces. Let stand 5 minutes.
  • Grease a grill pan with cooking spray and set it over medium-high heat.
  • Add chicken pieces and cook for 4 minutes; flip, and continue to cook for 2 more minutes, or until lightly browned.
  • Place grill pan in the oven and cook for 18 to 20 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.
  • Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes.
  • In the meantime, prepare the salad.
  • In a large salad bowl, toss together salad greens, corn kernels, diced avocados and chopped tomatoes.
  • Cut up the chicken and layer it on top of salad.
  • Sprinkle with cheese.
  • Toss with your favorite b][salad dressing[/b].
  • Serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 304 kcal | Carbohydrates: 14 g | Protein: 33 g | Fat: 13 g | Saturated Fat: 3 g | Cholesterol: 78 mg | Sodium: 710 mg | Potassium: 864 mg | Fiber: 4 g | Sugar: 1 g | Vitamin A: 1230 IU | Vitamin C: 21 mg | Calcium: 141 mg | Iron: 1.8 mg

Nutritional info is an estimate and provided as courtesy. Values may vary according to the ingredients and tools used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed info.

Course: Salad
Cuisine: American/Southwest
Keyword: chicken breast recipe, chicken salad, grilled chicken