Salsa Chicken Salad Recipe

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Here’s a quick and easy chicken salad just as full of flavor as it is colorful, promises Timothy Lewis of Somerset, Pennsylvania. The perfect lunch for busy summertime days!

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Salsa Chicken Salad Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

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Ingredients

1/3 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup salsa
4 teaspoons minced fresh cilantro, divided
Dash pepper
1 package (6 ounces) ready-to-use Southwestern chicken strips
1/2 medium sweet red pepper, thinly sliced
1 small ripe California Avocado, peeled and thinly sliced

Directions

In a bowl, combine the mayonnaise, salsa, 3 teaspoons cilantro and pepper; add chicken and toss to coat. Let stand for 10 minutes.
Arrange red pepper and avocado slices on two salad plates; top with chicken mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cilantro. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1/2 cup (prepared with fat-free mayonnaise) equals 313 calories, 19 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 60 mg cholesterol, 876 mg sodium, 15 g carbohydrate, 7 g fiber, 21 g protein.

Originally published as Salsa Chicken Salad in Cooking for 2 Summer 2006, p56