Southwest Chicken Ceasar Salad Recipe

ByJanel
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This post brought to you by KRAFT Natural Shredded Cheese and Safeway. All opinions are 100% mine.

Just a few weeks ago, I was able to try a delicious Southwest Chicken Ceasar Salad recipe at Paradise Bakery. I loved the salad, but I didn’t love the price tag. It set me off on a goal to make my own similar copycat recipe that could easily be replicated from home on a budget.

Southwest Chicken Ceasar Salad



Chicken- 聽

  • 2-3 medium boneless skinless chicken breast (2 lbs)
  • 1 lime
  • 1 Tbls cumin
  • 2 1/2 tsp chili powder, divided
  • 2 tsp paprika, divided
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper

Salad-

  • 1/2 cup KRAFT Ceasar Dressing
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • Head of romaine lettuce
  • 1 cup KRAFT Mexican Cheddar Jack Cheese
  • 1 tomato, diced
  • 1 cup tortilla chips, broken

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Directions:

Heat the grill to medium heat. Blend a seasoning mix using 1 Tbls cumin, 2 tsp chili powder, 1 tsp oregano, 1 tsp paprika, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper. Add to the bottom of a baking dish.

Flatten your chicken by pressing on top of the breasts to thin out the breasts. This will help them cook quicker and grab more of the seasoning.

Squeeze 1 lime over your chicken breasts, using a brush to spread the juice if needed. Then, dip your chicken into your baking dish coating with seasonings on both sides.

Southwest Grilled Chicken

Cook your chicken on the grill, flipping with the one side is complete until your chicken is done, check with a meat thermometer for the proper internal temperature.聽Dice up the chicken into bite size pieces.

While your chicken cooks, prepare the dressing using KRAFT Ceasar dressing blended with paprika, cumin and chili powder. Blend well.

Southwest Ceasar Salad with Kraft

Dice up the head of romaine lettuce and dish into individual bowls. Top with chicken, KRAFT Mexican Cheddar Jack Cheese, diced tomato, broken tortilla chips, and dressing mix.

Serves 4

Southwest Chicken Ceasar Salad Recipe

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Recipe type: Salad
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
Chicken
  • 2-3 medium boneless skinless chicken breast (2 lbs)
  • 1 lime
  • 1 Tbls cumin
  • 2½ tsp chili powder, divided
  • 2 tsp paprika, divided
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
Salad
  • ½ cup Ceasar Dressing
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp chili powder
  • Head of romaine lettuce
  • 1 cup Mexican Cheddar Jack Cheese
  • 1 tomato, diced
  • 1 cup tortilla chips, broken
Directions:
  1. Heat the grill to medium heat. Blend a seasoning mix using 1 Tbls cumin, 2 tsp chili powder, 1 tsp oregano, 1 tsp paprika, 1 tsp salt, ½ tsp pepper. Add to the bottom of a baking dish.
  2. Squeeze 1 lime over your chicken breasts
  3. Dip chicken into a baking dish coating with seasonings on both sides.
  4. Cook both sides of the chicken on the grill.
  5. Dice up the chicken into bite size pieces.
  6. While your chicken cooks, prepare the dressing using Ceasar dressing blended with paprika, cumin and chili powder. Blend well.
  7. Dice up the head of romaine lettuce. Top with chicken, Mexican Cheddar Jack Cheese, diced tomato, broken tortilla chips, and dressing mix.

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  4. Janel – this looks delicious! I love this take on a classic recipe! Thank you so much for linking up to the #BeAwesomeParty!

  5. Stopping by from Worthwhile Wednesday. Grilled chicken on a salad is the best! Would love it if you could stop by the Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop (going on now) and Link up this fabulous post. I think it would be a big hit!
    Blessings,
    Shari

  8. I get this salad almost every time I go to paradise. Thanks for sharing your recipe so I can make it at home. I found your recipe over at the Create, Link, Inspire Tuesday link party at Naptime Creations. I host Tickle My Tastebuds Tuesday and would love it if you would come over and share this recipe. I鈥檓 sure our party goers would love it! Have a wonderful day!!

  22. I love grilled chicken on my salads… I am such a texture-person and adding grilled chicken adds just what I need to my salad. This recipe sounds awesome. Thanks for sharing

  23. I love buying shredded cheese in a bag. It is so convenient and easy for the kids to make their own snacks.

  27. I love the Kraft shredded cheeses. They are so much easier to use. I hate having to get out the cheese grater and going to town with a block of cheese. Now Kraft has made it even easier. I won’t worry about placing the bag at the table now. With kids, you can always count on at least one spill, but now the cheese won’t be one of them.

    1. I totally hate grating cheese, too. Seriously, I am so slow at it that hubby always gets frustrated and takes over! 馃槈

  34. We eat A LOT of salad at my house. I’m going to have to add this recipe into the mix!

  35. What a great take on a salad. I really love it. Salads can be so boring, but this looks like a winner winner chicken dinner.

  38. I’m loving that you put tortilla chips into the salad! That is an awesome twist on this 馃檪

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