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