Healthy Taco Salad

I really need to thank Pintrest. Most of my more exciting finds have been discovered on that fabulous website. My husband often accuses me of being addicted to Pintrest. Is that even possible? I say no. I don't know about you, but I know I can't get enough of it. Besides, he only enjoys the discoveries.

Today, I want to share my husband's personal favourite, a Pintrest find of course. We call it "Taco Salad", but it's more like a chicken salad with taco flavouring. The link I found on Pintrest took me to yet another blog, where she calls it "Southwestern Chopped Chicken Salad". I like this particular dish because it's easy to make, extremely delicious, always a huge hit, and super healthy. I don't feel guilty going back for seconds, and when my husband doles up his third portion, I am happy knowing he's getting so many nutrients. 


Taco Salad: Southwestern Chopped Chicken Salad
servings: 6
Time: 15 min.
 

http://www.greensnchocolate.com/2012/05/southwestern-chopped-chicken-salad.html

Ingredients
     For the Salad:

• 2 cups cooked, shredded chicken
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 1 can black beans, rinsed
• 2 cans yellow corn (or 2 cups frozen corn, thawed)
• 2 Roma tomatoes, diced
• 2 avocados, diced
• 1 head of iceberg lettuce, washed and chopped
• 4 green onions, sliced
• 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
• 3 cups (approx.) crushed tortilla chips

     For the Dressing:

• 1/2 cup mayonaise
• 2/3 cup greek yogurt (plain or vanilla)
• 1 package taco seasoning
• 1 package ranch seasoning

Directions

1. In a large bowl combine all the salad ingredients together, excluding the tortilla chips
2. In a small bowl combine all the dressing ingredients together
3. Pour dressing over salad and toss to combine
4. Dish salad onto serving plates and top with tortilla chips

Since I usually make this for just the two of us, I wait to add the tortilla chips once the salads are on individual plates to prevent the chips in the leftover salad from going soggy. My husband certainly appreciates this.

Please attempt, tweak, and enjoy this delicious dish as we have! And I won't tell the kids it's actually good for them.





Kage