Bring on summer with a Southwestern Chicken Salad with Lime Yogurt Dressing.
Cook' Notes: A light summer salad that's filling and comes in at 380 calories. Skip adding a prepared dressing and spring for a lime Greek yogurt dressing instead.Recipe inspiration comes from Food Network Magazine January/February 2018
and serves four.
Ingredients:
- 4 chicken cutlets or thin-cut skinless, boneless chicken breasts
- Olive oil
- 1-2 tsp. chili powder, dry taco seasoning mix or Southwestern seasoning mix e.g.
- 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
- 1 cup cucumbers, diced
- 1/2 cup red onions, sliced
- 1 -1/2 TB. lime juice, divided
- Chopped lettuce mix, about 5-6 cups
- 1-1/2 cups reduced fat cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup non fat plain Greek yogurt
- 1/4 tsp. lime zest
- Lime tortilla chips
- Toss the chicken with chili powder, taco seasoning mix or Southwestern type seasoning.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Cook chicken on medium low covered, flipping several times until done. Set aside.
- In a large bowl toss together chopped lettuce mix, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, grated cheese, and lime juice.
- Slice chicken diagonally into strips and add to lettuce mix.
- Stir lime zest into yogurt mix and add in rest of the lime juice.
- Divide salad mixture among 4 plates and top with yogurt dressing.
- Sprinkle with crushed chips.
This looks like a perfect summer dinner! Thanks for sharing at the what's for Dinner party - Have a great week!
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