Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Southwest Chicken Salad


I have a recipe to share with you today.  It's a very simple and easy salad made with fresh ingredients.  A perfect meal for spring and summer time!

Ingredients 
serves 4

Mixed greens (I like to use a mix of organic baby spinach, romaine, arugula, and red kale that I buy at our local Wal-mart)
1 1/2 cups of frozen corn
1 1/2 cups of black beans
2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
Pepper to taste

Directions

1. Grill the chicken breasts (I like to use my George Forman)
2. While chicken is grilling heat the corn and black beans on the stove
3. Cut grilled chicken breast into strips
4. Put greens on a plate and top with beans, corn, and chicken
5. Pepper to taste

Top with anything else you may like such as cheese, olives or green onion.  Dress with Ranch dressing (or any kind you like) and serve with tortilla chips on the side. 

Quick tip to make your own tortilla chips (pictured above)

Use whole wheat or flour tortillas and cut into triangles.
Place them on a baking sheet.  Salt.
Put them in a 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes, or until crispy and edges start to brown.

Enjoy!

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