Taos Chicken Salad from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Taos Chicken Salad Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

3 flour or corn tortillas, cut 1/4" strips
Nonstick cooking spray, as needed
1 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into strips
6 cups bite-size pieces assorted salad greens
2 oranges, peeled, and
cut into segments
2 cups peeled jicama strips
1 can pinto beans - (15 1/2 oz), drained, rinsed
1 cup cubed red bell pepper
1/2 cup sliced celery
1/2 cup sliced green onions with tops
=== LIME VINAIGRETTE ===
3 tbsp finely-chopped fresh cilantro or parsley
3 tbsp plain low-fat yogurt
3 tbsp orange juice
2 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
2 tbsp water
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp ground cumin

Recipe Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray tortilla strips lightly with cooking spray; place in 15- by 10-inch jelly-roll pan. Bake about 10 minutes or until browned, stirring occasionally. Cool to room temperature.

Spray medium nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium heat until hot. Add chicken; cook and stir about 15 minutes or until no longer pink in center. Refrigerate until chilled.

Combine greens, oranges, jicama, beans, bell pepper, celery and green onions in large bowl; add chicken. Drizzle with Lime Vinaigrette; toss to coat. Serve immediately; garnish with tortilla strips.

Lime Vinaigrette: In small jar with tight-fitting lid, combine all ingredients; shake well. Refrigerate until ready to use; shake before using. (Makes about 3/4 cup)

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Exchanges Per Serving: 2 Starch, 3 Meat, 1 Vegetable.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 349; Calories from Fat 24%; Total Fat 10g; Saturated Fat 2g; Protein 27g; Carbohydrates 40g; Cholesterol 68mg; Sodium 468mg; Dietary Fiber 3g.

Source:
"Diabetic Cooking at http://www.diabeticcooking.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"08-25-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© Publications International Ltd, 2002"

Servings: 6

“Food for all is a necessity. Food should not be a merchandise, to be bought and sold as jewels are bought and sold by those who have the money to buy. Food is a human necessity, like water and air, it should be available.”

~ Pearl Buck (1892-1973) American Nobel Prize winning author.

 

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