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Serves: 10
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Serving Size: 1 1/2 cup
Karen S. Casillas - Corona Hills, California
Bake-Off® Contest 35, 1992
This Southwestern-style main-dish salad is brimming with vibrant colors and flavors.
DRESSING
1/4 cup cider vinegar or vinegar
3 tablespoons honey
1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
SALAD
1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (2 whole breasts), cut into 2 x 1/2-inch strips
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1 (1-pound) package frozen corn (extra sweet whole kernel)
1 cup chopped seeded Italian plum tomatoes or tomatoes
1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drained, rinsed
5 green onions, thinly sliced, including tops
2 medium avocados, peeled, chopped
1 head butterhead lettuce, Boston or Bibb lettuce, torn into bite-sized pieces
1 small red bell pepper, chopped
2 cups (8 oz.) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
3 cups slightly crushed blue corn tortilla chips or tortilla chips
GARNISH, IF DESIRED
1 1/4 cups picante salsa
1 1/4 cups dairy sour cream
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In small jar with tight-fitting lid, combine all dressing ingredients; shake well. Set aside.
Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken; cook until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Transfer chicken to very large bowl; sprinkle with garlic salt. Prepare corn according to package directions; drain. Stir into chicken. Cover; refrigerate about 30 minutes.
Add tomatoes, black beans, green onions, avocados, lettuce and bell pepper to chicken mixture; toss to combine. Shake dressing and pour over salad mixture; toss lightly.* Just before serving, add cheese and tortilla chips; toss gently.
Garnish with salsa and sour cream. Serve immediately.
*TIP: To make ahead, recipe can be prepared to this point. Cover; store in refrigerator.
Nutrition Per Serving (1 1/2 cup):-Calories 480; Protein 24g; Carbohydrate 39g; Fat 26g; Sodium 640mg
From "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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