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Saturday, August 5, 2017

Chicken Taco Salad

I don't know about you, but Mexican food is a staple in our house.

We have some sort of Mexican dish on the menu at least 1-2 times a week.

In honor of Cinco de Mayo, I wanted to share one of my favorite "healthier" Mexican meals.

Chicken Taco Salad

Here is what you need:

2-3 Chicken breasts, cooked & shredded (I use my Quick & Easy Shredded Chicken Recipe HERE)
Lettuce
Green Onion
Tomatoes
Avocado
Black Beans, drained
Packet of Chicken Taco Seasoning
Tortilla Strips
Shredded Cheese
Fresh Salsa
Guacamole
Sour Cream
Lime Juice

Directions:

I use my Quick & Easy Shredded Chicken Recipe {HERE} to cook the chicken. I boil 2-3 frozen chicken breasts & then put them in my kitchen aid and it shreds up the chicken!

After you shred the chicken, mix 1/2 cup hot water with the packet of chicken taco seasoning.

Pour the seasoning mixture on the chicken & coat the chicken.

Now it's time to assemble your salad. Chop up the lettuce & put in a bowl.
Layer diced tomatoes, diced green onion, shredded chicken, drained black beans & chopped avocado:

Sprinkle with shredded cheese:

Add Fresh Salsa, Guacamole & Sour Cream....this is your salad dressing:

Squeeze some fresh lime juice on top & garnish with tortilla strips:

Such a pretty salad.....

But now it's time to toss the salad & serve it.

You could also add corn or rice to this salad.
I add fresh corn to this salad during the summer months when corn on the cob is at the Farmers market :)

This meal reminds me of a salad you could get at Chipotle, it is so yummy!
It can be made as an individual serving or for a group.
It is delicious!

If need ideas for Cinco de Mayo, here are some of my go-to Mexican Recipes....

Corona Limeade Margarita

7 layer Dip:

Jalapeno Poppers with Bacon:

Chicken Tortilla Casserole:

Chicken Tortilla Soup:

Chicken Enchiladas Verde:

Baked Santa Fe Tacos:

Taco Salad:

3 Ingredient Crock Pot Chicken Tacos:

Baked Chicken Nachos:

Anyone else love Mexican food as much as we do?
Have a fun Cinco de Mayo!

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Pineapple Chicken Luau Bacon Pizza

As you may know.....pizza is my favorite food.

I could eat it everyday.

At Christmas I got THIS pizza maker.

(It is also on sale HERE)

We have been making pizza for dinner a few times a month since we got it!

I have been experimenting with different pizza toppings/recipes and there have been some REALLY good ones!

Once a month I am going to share a new pizza recipe with you.

You don't need the pizza maker (you can use your oven) but I am letting you know that using this pizza maker gives your pizza an authentic pizzeria taste!

I am planning on sharing a new pizza recipe every month.

Today's recipe is inspired by Mountain Mike's Pineapple Chicken Luau pizza.

Kate LOVES that pizza, so I told her that I could make a homemade version of it for her!

Pineapple Chicken Luau with Bacon Pizza

Here is what you need:

- 2 chicken breasts, cooked & shredded (I use THIS method)

- 3 or 4 slices of bacon, cooked & chopped

- Pineapple chunks/tidbits

- Pizza Dough (I use pre-made dough from Safeway or Trader Joes. I like Safeway's better because it so much easier to work with & tastes better! You can make your own dough, but when the pre-made dough is only $1.50, this is a no brainer!

- BBQ Sauce

- Mozzarella Cheese

- Cheddar Cheese

Directions:

If you use pre made dough, I keep the dough in the bag for 30 minutes at room temperature.

While the dough is sitting out for 30 minutes, I get the shredded chicken ready.

You can actually barbecue 2 chicken breasts, but I have a method that is SO.MUCH.EASIER!

I boil the frozen chicken breasts for about 15 minutes (until they are cooked!)

After 15 minutes I take out one of the chicken breasts & cut it in half to make sure it is cooked all the way through. No one wants under cooked chicken! YUCK!

I put them in my kitchen aid while they are still warm & using the paddle attachment, I turn it on and it SHREDS the chicken in less than a minute!!!!!

Check it out!!!!!

I don't know about you, but cutting up chicken grosses me out, so using this method is LIFE CHANGING.

Yes, LIFE CHANGING. Shredding chicken without touching it is Life Changing in my opinion ;)

Then I take about 1-2 cups of the shredded chicken & add it to a bowl with BBQ sauce:

Add as much BBQ sauce as you need to fully coat your chicken. I LOVE BBQ sauce, so I add a lot.

If using the Pizza maker, I split the dough in half and then roll out your dough on a lightly floured surface & then I put my dough on a piece of parchment paper.

I cook it on the parchment paper for a few minutes because then I can slide the pizza off the parchment paper without messing up the crust or making all the toppings slide off. I like cooking it without the parchment paper because then it gives the crust a pizzeria taste! If I had a pizza peel, I wouldn't need to have the parchment paper because then I would have the pizza peel to transfer the pizza to and from the pizza cooker...but I don't have one of those yet.

Spread some BBQ sauce onto the dough: