Southwest Chopped Chicken Salad

So on tonight's menu is a fabulous southwest chicken salad, and I decided to be ambitious and try to make a taco shell to put it in. Well, let's just say that didn't really go as planned... What did I learn from this; if you are going to make these, get the large sized tortillas or else they turn out like tostadas instead. Either way, if you want to make these it's easy.

Taco Shell Bowl

Things you'll need:

LARGE tortillas
olive oil
salt
8" pie pan

• Heat the oven to 375
• Place your tortilla inside of the pie pan
• Brush the tortilla with some olive oil
• Sprinkle with salt
• Bake for 10 minutes

Southwest Chopped Chicken Salad

Things you'll need:

2 chicken breasts

2 avocados, diced

1 bell pepper, diced

3 green onions, sliced

1 head of iceberg lettuce, chopped

2 roma tomatoes, diced

1/4 of a bunch of cilantro

1 can of black beans, rinsed
shredded cheese

• Put your chicken into a pot with some water olive oil, salt and pepper and boil over a medium heat until chicken is cooked about 30 minutes
• Turn off the burner and allow chicken to partially cool in the water before chopping
• Put the chicken into a bowl with the avocados, bell pepper, green onions, tomatoes, cilantro and black beans
• Add 1/2 cup of the dressing to the chicken and lightly toss
• Serve over lettuce and in the shell if you made them
• Garnish with cheese

Chicken Salad Dressing

Things you'll need:

2/3 cup Greek yogurt

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1 tbsp taco seasoning

1 tbsp ranch seasoning

2 tsp milk

• Put all of your ingredients into a jar and shake like crazy

This dinner was fabulous! The best part for me is that is was good and good for me! Everyone's plates were clean!