CHICKEN TEX MEX SALAD IN TORTILLA BOWL

A Tex-Mex salad is a flavourful, southwestern-inspired dish that typically combines a variety of fresh ingredients with the bold, zesty flavours of Tex-Mex cuisine. It often features a base of lettuce or mixed greens, topped with ingredients like seasoned grilled chicken or beef, black beans, corn, tomatoes, avocado, cheese, and crispy tortilla strips. We will be making this amazingly delicious salad directly in tortilla bowls.

We love preparing Mexican dishes at home—quesadillas, tacos, burritos, and more. My kids are huge fans of tortillas, so recently, I decided to shape one into a bowl and serve a delicious Chicken Tex-Mex salad in it.

Using a tortilla bowl makes the salad much more fun to eat, and my kids enjoy it so much more than just having the salad on the side. Plus, the added bonus is that you can actually eat the bowl once you’re done with the salad!

I often whip up Chicken Tex-Mex salad with whatever ingredients I have on hand in the fridge and pantry. Luckily, I rarely run out of anything because I keep my pantry well-stocked by shopping weekly for specials. That way, I can enjoy Tex-Mex salad every week!

Ingredients

Tex-Mex salad contains lots of vibrant and colourful vegetables. So in moody winter days, it will get a little sunshine on our table. Just looking at the picture of this salad, you can hear mariachi playing.

• Romaine lettuce
• Cherry tomatoes
• Avocado
• Corn
• Black beans
• Limes
• Onion
• Cilantro
• Chicken breasts
• Corn tortillas
• Sour cream or any other tangy dressing

What protein to use for your Tex-Mex salad

Chicken is my option number one, when preparing this salad. But there are plenty of other protein options, such as minced beef or BBQ steak strips, that will make your salad very tasty. Along with avocado and black beans will guarantee you, that you won’t be hungry after eating this Tex Mex salad. This salad will definitely help you to go through the hardworking day.

If you would like to opt for vegetarian version of Tex Mex, you can add cubes of fried flavourful tofu or add more of black beans & avocado, to satisfy your hunger. Black beans are an excellent source of protein.

How to create a bowl from corn tortilla

You will need 4 large tortillas, 10-inch and a round oven safe bowl large enough to fit the tortilla in. Preheat the oven to 375 F/180 C, place the large tortilla in the oven safe bowl and bake for 15 minutes or until it starts to turn golden brown on the edges. Carefully remove from oven and let cool of on baked sheet or wire rack.

In the meanwhile, prepare Tex-Mex chicken, by starting to cut chicken breast in stripes and cook it on the skillet with Tex-Mex seasoning. Once the chicken stripes are cooked, set them aside. Wash and cut romaine lettuce and mix it with all the other vegetables. Season the salad and place it in the tortilla bowl and top with chicken stripes, avocado, sour cream and fresh cilantro. A splash of lime will bring a real Tex-Mex vibe into this salad!

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CHICKEN TEX MEX SALAD IN TORTILLA BOWL

Julia

Enjoy a delicious Chicken Tex-Mex Salad in a crispy tortilla bowl! This vibrant, flavour-packed recipe features seasoned chicken, fresh veggies, and zesty dressing for a perfect meal.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

Course Salad

Cuisine Mexican

Servings 4 tortilla bowls

Calories 820 kcal

Equipment

• oven safe bowls

Ingredients

  

Tortilla Bowls:

• 4 pieces 10 inch round flour tortillas

Tex Mex Chicken

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 small onion finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons Tex Mex or Taco seasoning
• 3 medium garlic cloves minced
• 4 medium chicken breasts cut on stripes
• salt and pepper to season

Salad:

• 2 large romaine lettuce hearts shredded
• 1 cup black beans drained and rinsed
• 1 cup canned corn
• 15 small cherry tomatoes quartered
• ¼ cup fresh cilantro chopped
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• salt and pepper to season
• 2 small avocados for topping
• 4 tablespoon sour cream for topping

Instructions

 

Tortilla bowls

• To make tortilla bowls, preheat oven to 356 F/ 180 C.  Place tortillas in oven save bowls and bake it for 10-15 minutes.  Once baked, let them cool down in the oven safe bowls.

Tex Mex Chicken

• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add finely chopped onion and cook until softened, for about 5 minutes. Stir in Tex Mex seasoning and minced garlic. Cook for about 30 seconds. Add chicken breast stripes and season them with salt and pepper. Cook for 20 -25 minutes, until the edges are golden brown. Cover the skillet with the lid and keep warm before serving.

Salad

• In a large kitchen bowl, combine cleaned and cut lettuce, strained beans, cut tomatoes, strained corn and 2 tablespoons of fresh cilantro. Add lime juice, season with salt and pepper and toss well to the salad.
• Place tortilla bowls on serving plates. Divide salad in four bowls and top with freshly cooked chicken stripes. Garnish with avocado, sour cream and sprinkle with fresh cilantro. Enjoy!

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