Southwestern Chopped Chicken Salad

Crumbled cooked bacon, sliced olives, and chopped hard cooked eggs make nice additions to this colorful, flavorful salad. Serve with warm flour tortillas.

Prep Time 
Total Time 
Servings 
4

Ingredients 

8 cups coarsely chopped romaine lettuce
1 (3-1/2 pounds) Gold'n PlumpĀ® Deli Rotisserie Chicken, meat removed and coarsely chopped (about 2 cups)
1 can (about 15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup frozen and thawed or canned whole kernel corn
2 tomotoes, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
1 cup coarsely crumbled tortilla chips
1/2 cup bottled southwestern-flavored or Thousand Island salad dressing

Instructions 

To make each serving, place 2 cups romaine lettuce on a dinner plate. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup chicken, 1/3 cup black beans, 1/4 cup corn, 1/4 tomato, 2 tablespoons onion, and 1/4 cup crumbled tortilla chips. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons salad dressing.

Tips 

1 Gold'n Plump Deli Rotisserie Chicken yields about 4 cups shredded, sliced, or coarsely chopped chicken, skin and bones removed.

Variations 

Nutritional information may change when substituting your chicken product. If you choose to substitute frozen chicken for this recipe, it's best to thaw before cooking.

  • Serving Size
    • Servings 
      4
  • PER SERVING
    • Calories 
      444
    • Calories from Fat 
      42%
    • Total Fat 
      21g
    • Saturated Fat 
      5g
    • Total Carbohydrate 
      43g
    • Protein 
      26g
    • Sugars 
      7g
    • Cholesterol 
      80mg
    • Dietary Fiber 
      11g
    • Sodium 
      752mg
  • DAILY VALUE
    • Vitamin A 
      122%
    • Vitamin C 
      59%
    • Calcium 
      8%
    • Iron 
      22%
  • DIETARY EXCHANGES
    • Starch/Bread 
      2
    • Fat 
      2.5
    • Vegetable 
      2
    • Fruit 
      0.5
    • Lean Meat 
      2
    • Recipes calling out meat in the Dietary Exchanges category were analyzed with information prior to 2014 updates. Recipes calling out protein were analyzed with the new information after 2014.
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