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Chipotle Chicken Salad
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Chipotle Chicken Salad

12 ingredients 6 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

790
Calories
47g
Protein
42g
Fat
68g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Avocado 1 medium (150g) 240
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Black Bean 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained 114
Corn Chip 1/2 cup kernels (82g) 77
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Romaine Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Cilantro 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 (2 lb) rotisserie-cooked chicken, at room temperature
  • 1 medium white onion, chopped
  • black beans, rinsed and drained
  • ½ cup packed fresh cilantro stems
  • 1 tablespoon canned chipotle chiles in adobo (to taste)
  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • ⅓ cup fresh lime juice
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 firm-ripe California avocados, halved, pitted, and left unpeeled
  • 3 ounces corn chips, such as Fritos corn chips (1½ cups)
  • 1 romaine lettuce hearts, separated into leaves

Directions

1

Remove chicken from bone in large chunks, with some skin if desired, and toss together with onion and black beans in a large bowl.

2

Purée cilantro, chipotles, oil, lime juice, salt, and pepper in a blender, then add to chicken mixture.

3

Cut avocado into ½-inch cubes, without cutting through peel.

4

Toss chicken mixture with chips.

5

Scoop avocado into chicken mixture with a spoon.

6

Serve salad on romaine leaves.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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