Southwest Chicken Salad in a Jar
Total Time
30 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Rating
5 out of 5 stars
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Ingredients
1 serving
- For the dressing, 2 tablespoons of any of the following*:
- Greek yogurt ranch dressing
- Chipotle ranch dressing
- Spicy cilantro yogurt sauce
- For the salad:
- 1 roma tomato, diced
- 1/4 cup diced cucumber
- 1/4 cup corn
- 1/2 cup black beans
- 1/2 jalapeno, sliced (or you ucan do pickled jalapenos)
- 1 cup diced or shredded grilled or baked chicken breast** (see notes for the perfect marinade)
- 1/4 avocado, sliced
- 1-2 cups chopped romaine
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Preparation
Step 1
Make the mason jar salad by adding the ingredients to a 16-ounce mason jar (or equivalent) in the following order: dressing, tomato, cucumber, corn, black beans, jalapeño, chicken breast, avocado, romaine. Store in the refrigerator for up to 2-3 days until you're ready to eat. When ready to eat, simply pour ingredients into a bowl or onto a plate and enjoy! Feel free to double the recipe to make 2 mason jar salads.
Step 2
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