Southwestern Chicken Salad
Lately I have been making a lot of chicken salad. Because I only like to use onions, peppers, and celery in the mixture (no raisins or nuts in my chicken salad!), I add flavor by seasoning my chicken before cooking it.
It's obvious that I love Mexican and Southwestern flavors, so it's only appropriate that I make a Southwestern chicken salad.
Ingredients
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed (or use other parts of the chicken if you like them)
- Spices: chili powder, cumin, coriander, cayenne, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1/2 green pepper, chopped
- 1/2 red pepper, chopped
- 1/2 sm onion, chopped
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- For serving: cilantro and tomatoes
Directions
- Coat chicken with spices - from most to least, I used chili powder, cumin, coriander, onion powder, garlic powder, pepper, salt, and cayenne. I don't know the amounts, but the chicken was completely spice coated when I was done.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add chicken and cook until done, about 5 min per side. The color of the chicken after being cooked is so beautiful from the spices!
- Let cool, and then finely chop the chicken.
- Mix with peppers, onion, and mayonnaise. Chill.
- When ready to serve, top with some cilantro and tomatoes. I would have mixed the cilantro in with the salad, but I think it is too strong of a flavor to sit in the salad for 2-3 days. Also, it would probably wilt after being in the mayonnaise.
I served the salad on a roll my mom picked up when we were at Costco the other day. They are multi grain rolls and according to a fellow Costco shopper, only have 1 point each in the Weight Watchers System.
This was so delicious, and so much more exciting than plain old chicken salad!
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Looks delicious and I love all the flavors involved!
ReplyDeleteThis looks terrific. What an intriguiing change from the usual flavors that go in chicken salad. I must try it!
ReplyDeleteLooks great - and a nice change from the same old one I always make.
ReplyDeletemmm, something different. sounds good!
ReplyDeletei don't like raisins or nuts (or grapes!) in my chicken salad either. sounds god!
ReplyDeleteI'll definitely try this one!
ReplyDeleteI like the assortment of spices used to make this! My husband is a big chicken salad fan, I'll have to add a few of these spices next time I whip it up.
ReplyDeleteoh boy, my fiance loves chicken salad, I can't wait to try this one!! Im so impressed with your site Mary Ellen. sorry i keep repeating myself, but i love it!
ReplyDelete2 tablespoons of mayo was nowhere near enough to make mine look like yours. Also I think I over-vegged. May need to add more chicken to even it out.
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