MEXICAN GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD

We’ve been taking measures lately, to make sure we include more and more fresh raw produce into our diet. I would guess we enjoy a “dinner salad” at least twice a week, if not more.
There’s something marvelous about cool crisp veggies topped with hot protein, don’t you think? If I could demonstrate how I want to eat (all the time right now) on one platter, it would be this Mexican Grilled Chicken Salad.

Veggies, veggies, and more veggies, topped with juicy seasoned grilled chicken, bacon, and crumbly cheese. Then smothered in a creamy spicy tomato ranch dressing.
For the salad, I piled the steaming chicken on a bed of crisp romaine lettuce and cuddled it up with ripe avocado and sweet grape tomatoes.

Then I sprinkled fresh corn, crumbled bacon, chopped scallions, and crumbly queso fresco over the entire Mexican Grilled Chicken Salad like magic flavor confetti!
I kind of sprinkled it all over the floor as well. All these ingredients were a little too exciting if you know what I mean.

Mexican Grilled Chicken Salad: loaded with veggies and topped with spicy tomato ranch dressing. This is not your average Grilled Chicken Salad recipe!

Ingredients

• 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast
• 1 packet Old El Paso Taco Seasoning
• 2 heads romaine lettuce
• 1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
• 2 avocados, peeled and sliced
• 1 cup fresh corn kernels
• 1 cup cooked crumbled bacon
• 1 bunch green onions, chopped
• 1/2 cup crumbled queso fresco cheese
• 1 cup thick ranch dressing, from the refrigerated section
• 1/2 cup fresh spicy salsa

Instructions

1. Preheat the grill to medium heat. Place the chicken breasts in a baking dish and sprinkle with Old El Paso Taco Seasoning. Turn to coat the chicken on all sides. Chop the lettuce and prep all other vegetables.
2. Grill the chicken for 5 minutes per side. Then allow the chicken to rest for at least five minutes before slicing. Meanwhile, place the ranch dressing and the salsa in the blender and puree until smooth.
3. Pile the chopped lettuce on...

Full recipe: Mexican Grilled Chicken Salad