Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Southwestern Salad with Chipotle Lime Grilled Chicken

This salad is so yummy and a family favorite ! I knew I wanted to grill on Labor Day, and I knew exaclty what I wanted to make ! I just didn't think I'd be doing it in the rain !
Southwestern Chicken Salad

10 C. torn romaine
1 15oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 1/2 C. cherry tomatoes (or whatever you have )
1/2 C. Caesar Salad Dressing ( I used Ken's Tableside Caesar)
2 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
2 TBS. snipped fresh cilantro
1/2 C. broken tortilla chips
* 1 1/2 C. chopped cooked chicken ( NOTE: I used the grilled chicken )

1. In large bowl, combine romaine, black beans, tomatoes, (and chicken )if you want to add it all together. ** I made the salad and served the chicken on the side.
2. For dressing : whisk salad dressing, chili powder, and cumin. Pour over salad. Toss to coat.
Sprinkle with cilantro and tortilla chips.

Chipotle Lime Grilled Chicken

Oooh this summer I discovered KC Masterpiece Lime Chipotle Marinade and it's amazing !
I just marinated the chicken for a few hours, and grilled !

Plenty of leftovers for my hubby to take to work.
He'll be Oh so Happy !
P.s.
It's DIY Day at a soft place to land !


12 comments:

chow and chatter said...

great salad and healthy yum

Lulu and Co. said...

I completely forgot about that salad! Yippee I am going to make that this week!
LuLu

Tracy ~Seeking Refinement~ said...

yummm!! will definitely add this to our menu rotation - Sounds SO delish!

xoxo

Melanie said...

Oooh, that DOES look fantastic. This salad is right up my alley in flavor. Yum!

Pam said...

Now that's my kind of salad - it looks terrific.

Fifi Flowers said...

All I can say is YUM!!! I want that!

Reeni said...

This is one of the best salads I've ever seen!! So delicious!

theUngourmet said...

My husband and I love this kind of salad! I haven't tried that marinade. I'll have to look for it.

Kathy Walker said...

My kind of meal! This looks so fantastic. I am going to have to make this for us. The Kitchen Gnome will love both the chicken and that salad!

Velva said...

A great, healthy and delicious salad.
Thanks for sharing!

Kathy @ Sweet Up-North Mornings... said...

Hello myfriend, thanks for stopping by today...I adore the Il Divos too...If you go back a few pages when you visit next I posted an entire post of them after we saw them in Cleveland Ohio...Great shots of those georgeous faces!!!!ANYWAY...I LOVE anything Chipotle...Can't wait to try this new Marinade, Yaa-Hoo!! Thanks for sharing, xoxo~Kathy@ Sweet Up-North Mornings...

Mandi @ Sweetly Home said...

Oh boy, this sounds soooo incredibly good. I'm totally trying out this recipe!

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