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Main Dish Salad

Santa Fe BBQ Chicken Salad

Lynne Hartley
A main-dish salad with Mexican flavors and grilled chicken.
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Prep Time 20 mins
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1 large head of Romaine lettuce
  • 1 to mato diced
  • 1 cucumber diced
  • 1/4 red onion thinly sliced
  • 1/2 c black beans rinsed and drained
  • 1/2 c corn kernels
  • 2 T cilantro chopped
  • 1 lb of cooked chicken breast or more, diced
  • 2 eggs hard boiled and chopped
  • 3 slices bacon cooked and diced
  • 1/2 c shredded Cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese
  • 1/2 c tortilla strips Santa Fe seasoned (or more to taste)

Instructions
 

  • Grill chicken if needed, hard boil the eggs.
  • After washing and drying the lettuce, rip it into small pieces and place in a large salad bowl.
  • Add the diced chicken, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, black beans, corn, and cilantro. Gently toss.
  • Sprinkle with the chopped egg, bacon bits, and cheese. Top with the tortilla strips and serve!

Notes

I like to serve this with a Ranch dressing, but it doesn't need much.