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This is a really great chicken taco salad that anyone can make and enjoy. If your looking for a really good chicken taco salad I think you'll find this one is wonderful.
Ingredients
3 tbsp Chili powder
1 tbsp Garlic powder
SPICY SOUTHWESTERN DRESSING
1 tbsp Vegetable oil
4 4-oz breastschicken thighs, skinned and boned
1/2 cup sweet red pepper, Chopped
1 tbsp Tex-Mex Spice Mix
1 tbsp Salt
4 10-inch diameter flour tortillas
TEXMEX SPICE MIX
Spicy southwestern dressing
2 cups bibb lettuce; Shredded
2 tbsp Ground cumin
2 tbsp Water
1 cup mango Chopped
1 tbsp Fresh Cilantro chopped
Vegetable cooking spray
1/2 cup Green Pepper Chopped
1/2 cjicama Chopped
1 1/2 teaspoon Ground red pepper
1 tbsp Black Pepper ground
1 teaspoon Sugar
1 tbsp Tex-Mex spice mix
2 tbsp Lime juice
Chicken Taco Salad Preparation
Coat chicken with Tex-Mex Spice Mix. Cover and chill 8 hours. Cook chicken in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat 4-5 mins on each side. Chill. Chop chicken and place in a medium bowl. Add mango and next 4 ingredients; toss with Spicy Southwestern Dressing.
Place each tortilla in a medium-size microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at high 1.5 mins or until crisp. Place lettuce into tortilla shells and top with chicken mixture. To make Tex-Mex spice mix: Combine all spice mix ingredients thoroughly and store mixture in a sealed container in a cool, dark, dry place up to 3 months. Yields 8.5 tablespoons. TO MAKE SPICY SOUTHWESTERN DRESSING: Combine all dressing ingredients. Yeilds 6 tablespoons.
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