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Mexican Chicken Salad

April 19, 2019

A twist on chicken salad – Mexican Chicken Salad! Same great idea but different flavors. Sweet corn, red onion, cilantro, avocado, and chicken are stirred together with fresh lime juice and a little mayonnaise to make the most delicious lunch ever!

Mexican Chicken Salad

This recipe received quite a few good reviews so I had to share it with you! It was inspired by an avocado chicken salad recipe I came across but didn’t didn’t fully execute the way I was supposed to. I didn’t love the idea of mashing up avocado with chicken – that just seemed a little mushy to me.

So instead, I decided to dice up some chicken pretty finely, add a little mayo to make it “creamy” and put the avocado on the side. By a little mayo, I mean 1-2 tablespoons so this Mexican chicken salad recipe is very healthy, too!

ingredients list for Mexican chicken salad

My husband and salad group friends loved this one. I served it with chips to add a nice crunch, but it can be enjoyed all by its beautiful self.

I bought my chicken pre-cooked from the prepared foods section at my store (hello time saver) and it was delicious. Do you ever do that? I know it seems weird or even gross, but try it! My grocery store happens to have great precooked meals and I’m all about saving time these days.

Ya feel me?

Mexican chicken salad

I love the colors in this dish and even more, I love the flavors. The sweet corn and lime and a little dash of cayenne are such a good combo. The mayo adds a nice richness and of the course the red onion and cilantro give it a nice bite.

Mexican Chicken Salad - love this simple and healthy recipe! #healthy #stuckonsweet #recipe #chickensalad

I could eat this everyday!

Mexican Chicken Salad
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
10 mins
Total time
20 mins
 
A simple a flavor forward salad made with Mexican ingredients.
Stuckonsweet.com: Jessica from www.stuckonsweet.com
Recipe type: Salad
Cuisine: Mexican
Serves: 2-4
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups shredded or diced chicken - 1 large chicken breasts, cooked and diced finely (could also shred a rotisserie chicken)
  • 1 small bag frozen corn
  • ¼ cup diced red onion
  • handful of cilantro, chopped
  • Two avocados, sliced or diced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • juice from 1-2 limes (I used 1½ limes)
  • big spoonful of mayonnaise
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions
  1. Prepare the ingredients - chop, dice, cook, etc.
  2. To make chicken breast, simply add oil to a sauté pan and place over medium heat. Cook chicken on both sides for about 5 minutes. Depending on thickness of chicken, it may take longer. You could also purchase a cooked chicken breasts from your deli or use a rotisserie chicken.
  3. To cook corn, heat a good drizzle of olive oil over medium heat, add frozen corn and gradually heat through for about 5 minutes stirring a few times. It's okay if they char a little.
  4. Let chicken and corn cool before assembling salad.
  5. When you're ready to make the salad, simply add all of the ingredients to a bowl and gently stir. Taste for seasoning - add more salt, pepper and cayenne as you'd like. Also add more lime juice as you would like.
  6. Serve immediately. If you're waiting to serve, I suggest waiting to add the avocados until right before you serve as they will turn brown.
Notes
This will serve two people if you're serving it as a meal. If you're making it a side dish then it would serve 4 people. Also, like most salad recipes, you can't really screw this up. Add more or less of what YOU like. If you like spice, add more cayenne. If you like onion, add more onion, etc.
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