This taco-inspired chicken salad features a homemade creamy mayonnaise-based dressing with crunchy romaine lettuce and bell peppers.
The lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, and bell pepper add vibrancy and show off the nutrients within this colorful salad.
To create the dressing for the salad, you'll need to make your own mayonnaise or have an avocado oil- or olive oil-based version on hand.
Mayonnaise takes just a few minutes to make, and you'll have leftover mayo to put on a salad, include in deviled eggs, or lather in a buffalo chicken wrap.
By combining the mayo, olive oil, lime juice, and taco seasoning together, you'll have a taco salad dressing ready to drizzle on top.
The instructions for this salad are to combine all the ingredients into one big bowl. However, if there are picky eaters in your house, you can separate the veggies into individual bowls and allow everyone to create their own version of this salad.
Because everyone loves a taco salad, bring this salad to an event or gathering, and no one will bat an eye because this is a familiar recipe!
Chunky Chicken Taco Salad Recipe
Serves: 4 Prep: 20 min Cook: 12 min
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
- 4 cups romaine lettuce
- 2 tomatoes, diced
- 1 avocado, peeled and diced
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- ½ cup homemade mayonnaise
- 4 tbsp. olive oil
- 3 tbsp. lime juice
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro, minced
Taco Seasoning Ingredients
- 1 tbsp. chili powder
- ¼ tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. ground cumin
- ¼ tsp. onion powder
- ¼ tsp. red pepper flakes
- ¼ tsp. oregano
- ½ tsp. paprika
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Preparation
- Preheat the grill to medium-high.
- In a bowl, combine the ingredients for the taco seasoning.
- Rub the chicken with half of the taco seasoning.
- Place the chicken on the preheated grill.
- Cook the chicken until it's no longer pink on the inside, 10 to 12 minutes, turning as needed.
- Let the chicken cool down and cut it into cubes.
- In a small bowl, add the mayo, olive oil, lime juice, and the other half of the taco seasoning. Whisk to combine.
- In a large bowl, toss together the lettuce, tomatoes, bell pepper, and avocado.
- Top the salad with the chicken and drizzle the dressing on top.
- Serve with cilantro sprinkled on top.
Chunky Chicken Taco Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts boneless, skinless
- 4 cups romaine lettuce
- 2 tomatoes diced
- 1 avocado peeled and diced
- 1 bell pepper diced
- ½ cup homemade mayonnaise
- 4 tbsp. olive oil
- 3 tbsp. lime juice
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro minced
Taco Seasoning Ingredients
- 1 tbsp. chili powder
- ¼ tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. ground cumin
- ¼ tsp. onion powder
- ¼ tsp. red pepper flakes
- ¼ tsp. oregano
- ½ tsp. paprika
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the grill to medium-high.
- In a bowl, combine the ingredients for the taco seasoning.1 tbsp. chili powder, ¼ tsp. garlic powder, 1 tsp. ground cumin, ¼ tsp. red pepper flakes, ¼ tsp. oregano, ½ tsp. paprika, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, ¼ tsp. onion powder
- Rub the chicken with half of the taco seasoning.4 chicken breasts
- Place the chicken on the preheated grill.
- Cook the chicken until it’s no longer pink on the inside, 10 to 12 minutes, turning as needed.
- Let the chicken cool down and cut it into cubes.
- In a small bowl, add the mayo, olive oil, lime juice, and the other half of the taco seasoning. Whisk to combine.½ cup homemade mayonnaise, 4 tbsp. olive oil, 3 tbsp. lime juice
- In a large bowl, toss together the lettuce, tomatoes, bell pepper, and avocado.4 cups romaine lettuce, 2 tomatoes, 1 bell pepper, 1 avocado
- Top the salad with the chicken and drizzle the dressing on top.
- Serve with cilantro sprinkled on top.¼ cup fresh cilantro
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