Southwest Chicken Salad in a Jar

Southwest Chicken Salad in a Jar

from ambitiouskitchen.com
30 min

Delicious southwest chicken salad packed with fresh, crunchy veggies and black beans for an extra boost of protein. Store this southwest chicken salad in a jar with your choice of easy, homemade salad dressings like chipotle ranch and spicy cilantro yogurt! The perfect meal prep salad for busy weekdays.

Ingredients

  • For the dressing, 2 tablespoons of any of the following*:
  • Greek yogurt ranch dressing
  • Chipotle ranch dressing
  • Spicy cilantro yogurt sauce
  • For the salad:
  • 1 roma tomato, diced
  • 1/4 cup diced cucumber
  • 1/4 cup corn
  • 1/2 cup black beans
  • 1/2 jalapeno, sliced (or you ucan do pickled jalapenos)
  • 1 cup diced or shredded grilled or baked chicken breast** (see notes for the perfect marinade)
  • 1/4 avocado, sliced
  • 1-2 cups chopped romaine

Directions

  1. 1

    Make the mason jar salad by adding the ingredients to a 16-ounce mason jar (or equivalent) in the following order: dressing, tomato, cucumber, corn, black beans, jalapeño, chicken breast, avocado, romaine. Store in the refrigerator for up to 2-3 days until you're ready to eat. When ready to eat, simply pour ingredients into a bowl or onto a plate and enjoy! Feel free to double the recipe to make 2 mason jar salads.