Southwestern Chicken Salad

Submitted by seesko

"One serving: (1-1/2 cups salad with 20 tortilla chips) Calories: 685 Although this is from Light and Tasty, it has quite a few calories. I may be what I have on super bowl Sunday. I could eat quite a bit and stil have less fat and calories than the nachos, pizza, and such the others are having."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup fat-free thousand island salad dressing
• 1⁄3 cup salsa
• 1⁄4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
• 1 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt-free lemon pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1/4-inch strips
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium sweet red pepper, cut into 1/4-inch srips
• 1 medium green pepper, cut into 1/4-inch srips
• 2 teaspoons lime juice
• 12 cups torn romaine lettuce
• 1 1⁄2 cups shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese
• 1 cup shredded red cabbage
• 1 medium tomatoes, chopped
• 1 medium carrot, grated

directions

1. In a small bowl, combine the salad dressing, salsa and sour cream. Cover and refrigerate until serving.
2. Combine the seasonings; sprinkle over chicken. In a nonstick skillet, brown chicken in oil for 3 minutes on each side. Add peppers; saute 2-3 minutes longer or until chicken juices run clear. Drizzle with lime juice; keep warm.
3. In a large bowl, toss the romaine, cheese, cabbage, tomato and carrot. Add chicken mixture. Serve over chips; drizzle with dressing.

Reviews

[pahealthymom]

This recipe was super easy and very tasty! I did add about half a sliced onion to the pepper mixture and just used bagged salad and it was delish. Most of my family also omitted the tortilla chips and it was just as good. Thanks for the recipe!