Southwestern Chopped Chicken Salad

We had something like this at Chili�s called the explosion salad� I think it�s still on the menu, right? I hope you�ve had it before. For this homemade version, I just chopped everything up and used less lettuce. So it�s a �stuff� salad, not a lettuce salad. I know you get me.

Ingredients:

• 6 cups chopped romaine lettuce
• 6 cups cubed cooked chicken*
• 1 and 1/2 cups corn
• 1 and 1/2 cups black beans
• 2 tomatoes, diced
• 1 avocado, diced
• 1/2 red onion, diced
• 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 cup crushed tortilla chips
• handful chopped cilantro

DRESSING:

• 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt (I use nonfat)
• 3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• juice of 1 lime
• 1/2 jalape�o, finely diced
• 2 heaping teaspoons taco seasoning (I use mild)
• salt, to taste and if needed

Directions: 

1. Add all of the salad ingredients to a large bowl. (If you're not serving it right away, add the tortilla chips on last right before serving. They'll stay crunchy that way.)
2. Visit Southwestern Chopped Chicken Salad @ sallysbakingaddiction.com For Directions.

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