Chicken Taco Salad with Creamy Cilantro Dressing

Name: Chicken Taco Salad with Creamy Cilantro Dressing
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: American, Mexican, Latin American
Ingredients: 2 red peppers, chopped; 3 heads of romaine, chopped; 1 red onion, finely diced; 1 cucumber, chopped; 1 lb grilled chicken, chopped or shredded; 1 can of black beans, drained; ½ cup raw pumpkin seeds; 1 avocado; 2 cloves of garlic; ¼ cup lime juice; 2 cups cilantro; ½ cup plain yogurt; ½ cup olive oil; ½ cup water; Tortilla chips, optional

3 steps

Prep:15min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:04:16 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories651.8 kcal (33%)

Total Fat43.8 g (63%)

Carbs38.9 g (15%)

Sugars11.6 g (13%)

Protein31.8 g (64%)

Sodium621.1 mg (31%)

Fiber18 g (64%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

3 headsromaine

1 lbchicken

grilled, chopped or shredded

1can of black beans

drained

½ cuppumpkin seeds

2 cupscilantro

½ cupplain yogurt

½ cupolive oil

½ cupwater

tortilla chips

optional

Instructions

Step 1

Wash and chop red peppers, romaine, red onion, cucumber, black beans. Combine washed ingredients, plus chicken and pumpkin seeds into a large bowl.

Step 2

Prepare the dressing by blending the avocado, garlic, lime juice, cilantro, yogurt, olive oil, and water in a blender until smooth.

Step 3

Pour the dressing over the salad, mix, and serve with tortilla chips. If meal prepping, store the salad and dressing separately and dress the salad when ready to eat.