Warm Chicken Taco Salad

Layer up your favorite taco fillings, including spicy and healthful ground chicken, in a salad topped with a zesty cilantro sauce.

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Bake-Off® Contest 42, 2006

Dianna Wara

Washington, Illinois

ingredients 14
Prep Time 30 min
Total Time 30 min

Ingredients

Sauce

1: cup fresh parsley

1/2: cup fresh cilantro leaves

3/4: cup part skim ricotta cheese

1: tablespoon green pepper sauce

1: container (6 oz) Yoplait® Light Fat Free Key lime pie yogurt

Salad

1 1/2: lb ground chicken

1/3: cup warm water

1: package (1.25 oz) Old El Paso® 40% less-sodium taco seasoning mix

1: can (11 oz) Green Giant® SteamCrisp® Mexicorn® whole kernel corn with red and green peppers, drained

1: bag (16 oz) lettuce salad mix (iceberg lettuce, cabbage and carrots)

2: large tomatoes, coarsely chopped (2 cups)

1: cup shredded Cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese (4 oz)

1: cup coarsely crushed blue corn tortilla chips (1 1/2 oz)

1: large tomato, if desired for garnish

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Directions

1 In food processor, process parsley and cilantro with on-and-off motions until finely chopped. Add ricotta cheese, pepper sauce and yogurt; process until well blended. Pour into quart-size resealable food-storage plastic bag. Seal bag; refrigerate sauce until needed.
2 In 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook ground chicken over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until no longer pink; drain if necessary. Stir in water, taco seasoning mix and corn. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly heated and slightly thickened.
3 In 3- to 4-quart glass bowl, layer salad mix, chopped tomatoes, cheese, chicken mixture and tortilla chips. Cut hole in one bottom corner of bag of sauce; pipe sauce in coil over salad. For garnish, cut skin of large tomato to form a rose; place in center of salad.

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 310
Calories from Fat: 110),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 12g; 12%
(Saturated Fat 5g, 5% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 70mg; 70%;
Sodium: 610mg; 610%;
Total Carbohydrate: 23g; 23%
(Dietary Fiber 3g 3% Sugars 8g 8% ),
Protein: 26g; 26%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 90%;
Vitamin C: 45%;
Calcium: 25%;
Iron: 15%;

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 3 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;