Best Cooking Lights Chipotle Chicken Taco Salad Recipes

CHICKEN TACO SALAD

Steps:

• Shredded pepper Jack cheese, salsa, guacamole, sour cream, sliced scallions and fried tortilla strips, for topping
• Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the chili powder and cumin and cook for 30 seconds. Add the chicken, black beans and chicken broth, then stir, bring to a simmer and cook until thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the lime juice and season with salt and pepper.
• Fill 4 serving bowls with the romaine, then add the chicken mixture. Top with cheese, salsa, guacamole, sour cream, scallions and tortilla strips. Serve with lime wedges.

SLOW COOKER CHIPOTLE-HONEY CHICKEN TACOS

Steps:

• Combine the chicken, honey, onion and garlic powders, cumin, salt and chipotle chiles and adobo sauce in a 5- to 8-quart slow cooker. Stir well. Cook for at least 3 hours and up to 5 hours on low. If it's more convenient, you can let the slow cooker switch to warm after 5 hours. The dish will hold on warm for about another 3 hours before the chicken starts to become quite dry.
• Using two forks, coarsely shred the chicken in the sauce. Stir in the black beans and lime juice. Cover and let the beans warm through, about 5 minutes. Taste and add more salt or lime juice if necessary. Serve in tortillas with pickled onion and avocado.

CHIPOTLE CHICKEN TACO SALADS

Steps:

• Mix Dressing ingredients in small bowl; refrigerate while preparing salad.
• Divide lettuce among 6 dinner plates. Top each with chicken, tomatoes, avocado and corn. Drizzle with dressing; sprinkle with red onion. Serve with or sprinkle with broken or crushed taco shells.

CHIPOTLE CHICKEN TACO SALAD

Steps:

• 1. To prepare dressing, combine first 7 ingredients, stirring well.
• 2. To prepare salad, combine lettuce and remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Drizzle dressing over salad; toss gently to coat. Serve immediately.

CHIPOTLE CHICKEN TACO SALAD

Steps:

• Dressing: Combine first 7 ingredients, stirring well.
• Salad: Combine lettuce and remaining ingredients in a large bowl.
• Drizzle dressing over salad; toss gently to coat.
• Serve immediately.

CHIPOTLE CHICKEN TACO SALAD

Steps:

• Make sure all salad ingredients that need to be washed or rinsed have been. I rinse the beans and corn together; no reason not to! Heck, throw the tomatoes in while you're at it if you want!
• Combine lettuce, chicken, beans, corn, onion, and tomatoes in a large bowl and gently mix with clean hands.
• Mix dressing ingredients. Start with 1 1/2 teaspoons of adobo sauce and then go from there, probably 1/4-1/2 teaspoons at a time. If you're serving this for a crowd, it's probably better to err on the side of not spicy enough rather than too spicy. If you like things spicy, you can chop up one of the chilies and toss it in as well. Set dressing aside.
• If you're making tortilla strips, fry those puppies up now. Allow them to cool.
• When you're ready to serve, add avocado, tortilla strips, and dressing. Gently combine and serve.
• Makes 4-6 meal-sized servings and 6-8 side-dish or party-sized servings.

CHIPOTLE CHICKEN TACO SALAD

Steps:

• To prepare dressing, combine first 7 ingredients, stirring well. To prepare salad, combine lettuce and remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Drizzle dressing over salad; toss gently to coat. Serve immediately. Tip: Add a spoonful of adobo sauce for a spicier salad. Kidney or pinto beans also taste great in this dish.

CHICKEN TACOS WITH CHIPOTLE

Steps:

• Put chicken thighs in a saucepan and cover with 3 cups water. Add scallions, bay leaf, thyme, peppercorns, allspice, cloves and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt. Simmer for 30 minutes, then remove chicken and cool. Shred chicken with your fingers, discarding chicken skin and bone. Strain broth and reserve. You should have about 2 cups shredded chicken.
• Put olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add diced yellow onion, season with salt and cook until softened and a bit browned, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cumin and cook for 1 minute more. Add chopped chipotle chile and adobo sauce and stir to combine. Add shredded chicken, salt lightly and stir to coat. Add chicken broth and simmer for 2 or 3 minutes, until sauce has thickened somewhat. Keep warm.
• Heat the tortillas over steam or by your favorite method, keeping them soft and pliable.
• Build the tacos quickly: Put a spoonful of the saucy chicken in the center of each tortilla. Top with a teaspoon of chopped white onion, a few slivers of serrano chile, some radish and avocado slices, a teaspoon of queso fresco and a teaspoon of crème fraîche. Add a few cilantro springs and a small pinch of oregano. Serve immediately with lime wedges on the side.