HOW TO MAKE TEX-MEX CHOPPED CHICKEN SALAD
Hello, I have been researching many recipes and I have come across a recipe that I have never heard of until a couple of days ago. The dish would be called Tex-Mex Chopped Chicken Salad. Here is a picture below:
As all can see it looks very delicious and I could not wait to make this dish. Although this dish calls for certain ingredients, you can make it however you want to fit one’s needs. This type of dish I am describing is very unique to me. It is very unique to me because I have never heard of a Mexican style chicken salad. For those who love dishes like this one, you may fall in love with the given ingredients. The ingredients are as followed:
- DRESSING:
- 1 cup ranch dressing
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning (hot or mild)
- SALAD:
- 3 cups cooked chicken, cooled and diced
- 4 cups romaine lettuce, chopped (about 1 head)
- 2 Roma tomatoes, diced
- 1 cucumber, seeded and diced
- 1 cup corn kernels (fresh or frozen)
- 4 to 5 green onions, sliced
- 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 4 ounces sharp cheddar or pepper jack cheese, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
- Juice of 1/2 lime
- 1 cup tortilla chips, crushed
- OPTIONAL GARNISHES:
- Diced jalapeño
- Toasted pumpkin seeds
- Diced avocado or jicama
Depending how many people you are feeding, this is just standard ingredients for this type of dish, therefore, you may can add extra of each ingredients, depending on how big of a crowd you may be serving. I have tried this dish and it turned out wonderful! I use the mild taco seasoning because I cannot tolerate the hot stuff! I hope this dish is helpful to many. I would like to all to experience making this dish and tell me in the comments what do you think? Would you make a dish like this one?
