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Chicken Taco Salad
BETTER THAN TAKEOUT
Calorie Smart
Carb Smart
No Oven
Chicken Taco Salad

with Pickled Onion, Fajita Veggies & Creamy Chipotle Vinaigrette

10 min
Difficulty: 1/3
Mexican

Let's taco-bout the beauty of a taco salad. It’s filled with all the textures: crisp lettuce, meaty protein, tender veggies, creamy dressing, and crunchy chips. Well, this one won’t disappoint. Romaine is topped with seared chicken, spiced bell pepper and onion, fresh tomato, tangy pickled onion, and then sprinkled with crushed tortilla chips. That’s all drizzled with a creamy chipotle vinaigrette. This is one spec-taco-lar salad.

Allergens

Eggs
Milk

Utensils

Paper Towel
Large Pan
Whisk
Zester
Large Bowl
Small Bowl

Tags

Calorie Smart
Carb Smart
SEO
No Oven
Ingredients
Red Onion

Red Onion

1 unit

Green Bell Pepper

Green Bell Pepper

1 unit

Lime

Lime

1 unit

Roma Tomato

Roma Tomato

1 unit

Baby Lettuce

Baby Lettuce

1 unit

Southwest Spice Blend

Southwest Spice Blend

1 tablespoon

Chicken Cutlets

Chicken Cutlets

10 ounce

Sour Cream

Sour Cream

4 tablespoon

Chipotle Powder

Chipotle Powder

1 teaspoon

Blue Corn Tortilla Chips

Blue Corn Tortilla Chips

1.5 ounce

Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

1.5 ounce

Cooking Oil

Cooking Oil

2 teaspoon

Sugar

Sugar

0.75 teaspoon

Salt

Salt

Pepper

Pepper

Preparation
1
Prep & Pickle Onion

• Wash and dry all produce. • Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion. Zest and quarter lime (for 4 servings, zest one lime and quarter both). Core, deseed, and thinly slice bell pepper. Trim and discard root end from lettuce; chop leaves into bite-size pieces until you have 4 cups (8 cups for 4). Finely dice tomato. • In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine ¼ of the onion, juice from half the lime, ½ tsp sugar, 1 TBSP water, and salt. (For 4 servings, use 1 tsp sugar and 2 TBSP water.) Stir until sugar and salt are mostly dissolved. Microwave for 30 seconds. Set aside to pickle, stirring occasionally, until ready to serve.

2
Cook Veggies

• Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, 2-3 minutes. • Add remaining onion; season with half the Southwest Spice (you’ll use the rest in the next step), salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly tender, 4-5 minutes.

3
Cook Chicken

• While veggies cook, pat chicken* dry with paper towels. Season all over with remaining Southwest Spice, salt, and pepper. • Once onion is slightly tender, push veggies to one side of pan. Add another drizzle of oil to empty side, then add chicken; cook until browned and cooked through, 3-5 minutes per side. Remove pan from heat. • Transfer chicken to a cutting board to rest.

4
Make Dressing

• In a second small bowl, whisk together sour cream, ranch dressing, a squeeze of lime juice, ¼ tsp sugar (½ tsp for 4 servings), a pinch of chipotle powder to taste, and a pinch of lime zest to taste. Add water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

5
Make Salad

• In a large bowl, toss together chopped lettuce, tomato, and half the dressing (save the rest for serving). Season with a big pinch of salt and pepper.

6
Finish & Serve

• Thinly slice chicken crosswise. (Alternatively, dice into 1-inch pieces.) • Divide salad between plates or large bowls; top with fajita veggies, chicken, and as much pickled onion (draining first) as you like. Drizzle with remaining dressing to taste. Crush tortilla chips and garnish with as many crushed tortilla chips as you like. TIP: Drizzle bowls with hot sauce from your pantry if you want a spicy kick!

Nutrition per serving

580

kcal

Calories

31

g

Fat

7

g

Saturated Fat

41

g

Carbohydrate

11

g

Sugar

8

g

Dietary Fiber

38

g

Protein

125

mg

Cholesterol

470

mg

Sodium

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