Zippy Southwest Chicken Fajita Salad

From our friends at the American Heart Association

Image courtesy of the American Heart Association

Servings: 4

Image courtesy of the American Heart Association

This Simple Cooking with Heart American Southwest salad is a terrific lunch or dinner option when you have leftover chicken in your refrigerator.

Ingredients

Pico de Gallo

2 tomatoes (chopped)

1/2 small onion (diced)

1 chopped jalapeño (seeds can be removed to be milder), (optional)

1/4 cup chopped cilantro

2 teaspoons lime or lemon juice

Zippy Southwest Chicken Fajita Salad

2 1/2 cups chopped chicken

16-ounce packaged, frozen bell pepper and onion stir-fry (thawed)

15.5-ounce can no-salt-added or low-sodium black beans (drained, rinsed)

3/4 teaspoon salt-free chili powder

1 chopped head lettuce (green leaf, red leaf or romaine)

2 whole-wheat tortillas (halved, optional)

Directions

Pico de Gallo

In a small bowl, add tomatoes, onion, jalapeño, cilantro and lime juice and combine.

Zippy Southwest Chicken Fajita Salad

In a heatproof bowl, add chicken, vegetables, beans and chili powder. Stir and heat in microwave until warmed.
Pile lettuce onto plates. Top with chicken, mixture and pico de Gallo. Serve with tortilla halves, if desired.

Quick Tips

Cooking Tip: If you like spicy food, use 2 jalapeños in the pico de Gallo and also keep the seeds in the jalapeños. Also, homemade pico de Gallo is easy to make and much tastier than canned.

Keep it Healthy: Any other vegetables on sale can be used like avocado, cucumber, scallions, or canned green chiles.

Tip: If you can’t find frozen onions and bell peppers, substitute with low-sodium canned or frozen corn.

Nutrition Facts

Per serving (serves 4)

Calories:	305
Fat:	5.5 g (1 g saturated, 0 g trans fat, 1 g polyunsaturated, 2.5 g monounsaturated fats)
Cholesterol:	73 mg
Sodium:	163 mg
Total Carbohydrate:	29 g (7 g dietary fiber, 11 g sugars)
Protein:	33 g

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