Southwestern Chicken Salad Recipe

Name: Southwestern Chicken Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups refrigerated cooked chicken (or leftover rotisserie chicken); 8 slices precooked bacon; ½ cup red onion, sliced; 4 teaspoons green onions (optional); 4 cups romaine lettuce; 1 avocado; 1 cup grape tomatoes; olive oil flavored cooking spray; ¼ cup mayonnaise; 1 tablespoon barbecue sauce; 12 ounce blue corn tortilla chips; 4 teaspoons pimentos (optional)

Servings: persons

2 cups refrigerated cooked chicken (or leftover rotisserie chicken)
8 slices precooked bacon
½ cup red onion, sliced
4 teaspoons green onions (optional)
4 cups romaine lettuce
1 avocado
1 cup grape tomatoes
olive oil flavored cooking spray
¼ cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon barbecue sauce
12 ounce blue corn tortilla chips
4 teaspoons pimentos (optional)

1
Preheat large saute pan on medium for 2-3 minutes.
2
Rinse and peel red onion, cut in half and slice into 1/2-inch strips (about 1/2 cup).
3
Spray saute pan with cooking spray.
4
Add onion, cover and brown thoroughly for 7-9 minutes, stirring often.
5
Place onions in medium mixing bowl and set aside for 2-3 minutes to cool.
6
Cut chicken and bacon into 1/2-inch chunks and add to onions.
7
Stir mayonnaise and barbecue sauce into chicken.
8
Rinse lettuce, green onions and tomatoes.
9
Line serving plates with lettuce leaves.
10
Place blue corn chips around outside edge of plate (or crumble chips over lettuce).
11
Place chicken salad in center of each plate.
12
Sprinkle with pimentos.
13
Cut green onions into 1/4-inch slices, using up to 1 inch of green tops.
14
Sprinkle over chicken salad.
15
Cut avocado lengthwise into quarters.
16
Remove seed and peel.
17
Slice into bite-size chunks.
18
Place avocado and tomatoes around chicken salad.

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No specific allergen information. Please check the ingredient list for possible allergens.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 12 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 2 cups refrigerated cooked chicken (or leftover rotisserie chicken), 8 slices precooked bacon, ½ cup red onion, sliced, 4 teaspoons green onions (optional), and more.

Yes, Southwestern Chicken Salad falls under the Salads category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Keep refrigerated in an airtight container and enjoy within 1–2 days for the best freshness. Best served cold — no reheating needed.

Southwestern Chicken Salad

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