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Chicken Taco Salad

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A huge salad with so much beautiful goodness going on, it’s hard to know where to turn. Feeds a salad-loving crowd!

Ingredients

  • FOR THE DRESSING:
  • ¾ cups Ranch Dressing (bottled Is Fine)
  • ¼ cups Salsa (as Spicy As You'd Like)
  • 3 Tablespoons Finely Minced Cilantro
  • Chicken
  • 2 whole Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
  • 2 Tablespoons Seasoning (taco Seasoning, Or Your Own Mix)
  • ¼ cups Vegetable Oil
  • 2 Tablespoons Butter
  • SALAD:
  • 1 head Green Leaf Lettuce (1 Large Head Or Two Regular Heads), Shredded Thin
  • 3 whole Roma Tomatoes, Diced
  • ½ cups Grated Pepper Jack Cheese
  • 2 ears Corn, Shucked
  • 2 whole Avocados, Diced
  • 3 whole Green Onions, Sliced
  • ½ cups Cilantro Leaves
  • Tortilla Chips Of Your Choice (flavored Or Not), Crushed Slightly

Preparation

First, make the dressing by combining all the ingredients in a bowl and stirring together. Cover and refrigerate.

Next, make the chicken: Generously season both sides of the breasts. Heat the oil and butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken on both sides until deep golden brown on the outside and done in the middle, about 4 minutes per side. Remove and set aside to cool for 10 minutes, then cut it into cubes.

Place the ears of corn in the skillet you used to cook the chicken and roll it around so that the flavorful oil/butter mixture coats the corn. Grill it on a grill pan or cook it in a separate skillet until the corn is still crisp but has color on the outside. Slice off the kernels with a sharp knife and set aside.

To assemble the salad, pile shredded lettuce, chicken, tomatoes, cheese, corn, avocado, green onion, cilantro, and crushed chips on a big platter. Drizzle the dressing all over the top, serving part on the side if you’d like.

Serve it in individual bowls.

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Stacy Makes Cents on 11.11.2014

Another Ree winner! I love the cilantro addition to the dressing.

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Betsy on 5.3.2014

This is a wonderful salad!! Very light and refreshing. The dressing was a hit with my husband who ONLY like blue cheese dressing…LOL I make up the salad on Sunday evening and take it to lunch for the next few days. Hope your family enjoys the salad as much as we have.

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Nicky on 8.9.2013

Bold awesome flavors…love it!

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Kristi J M on 7.24.2013

All I can say is YUM! Made this for dinner last night and the family loved it! I can’t wait to have leftovers for LUNCH! I doubled the Chicken – to ensure the males would be happy and used grilled Walla Walla Onions in place of Green ones. (Grilled them just like Corn.) Next time would leave the extra Cilantro off the Lettuce – per request from Son -but this one is a “keeper!” Thanks Ree! A great go to meal for Hot Summer Night!

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Dyedinthewoolcook on 7.24.2013

I made this for dinner last night and my family loved it. The salad dressing was perfect for this salad. I made it with light ranch dressing and it worked perfectly. Make sure that you make the dressing ahead of time and let the flavors blend. I made this recipe pretty much as written except I used boneless skinless chicken thighs instead of breasts. I also added some black olives that I had in my refrigerator along with some Cotija cheese. This dish was so good that my family has already requested that I make it again. Thanks Ree for a great recipe!

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