Chicken Taco Salad Recipe

This flavorful chicken taco salad uses my quick and easy ground chicken taco meat recipe for a salad you can't wait to eat!

Course Dinner, Lunch, Meal Prep

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword chicken taco meat recipe, chicken taco salad, ground chicken taco meat, healthy chicken tacos

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings servings

Calories 501kcal

Author Kelli Shallal MPH RD

Saute onions and jalapeno in oil on medium in a large non-stick skillet until translucent and tender, about 3-5 minutes.
1 tablespoon avocado oil , 1 yellow onion , 1 jalapeno, deseeded, deveined
Add chicken and taco seasoning, cook for 8-10 minutes, until chicken is cooked through.
1 lb ground chicken , ¼ cup taco seasoning
Add diced tomatoes in and ¼ cup water. Stir well. Place the lid on and let simmer for at least 5 minutes. If meat sticks to the bottom of the pan, add more water.
1 can diced tomatoes
Rinse and drain black beans, stir into the meat and serve! Alternatively, you can keep the beans separate.
1 can black beans
Finish with a sprits of lime juice! About a teaspoon of lime juice or the juice of half of a lime.

Add 2 cups of romaine lettuce to a bowl. Top each salad with ⅙ chicken taco meat, ½ cup cherry tomatoes, ¼ cup beans, 2 tablespoons cotija cheese, ⅙ of avocado, 1 tablespoon cilantro, 1 tablespoon green onion, ¼ cup salsa, 2-3 tablespoons of sour cream, and guac.

Meal Prep Tips

Layer in 32-ounce jars in the following order:

2T any dressing (I used jalapeño ranch) or use salsa, guac, and or sour cream. I was craving jalapeno ranch.
Heaping ½ cup of cooled chicken taco meat recipe.
⅓ cup black beans (if you didn’t add to the chicken meat mixture)
½ cup cherry tomato halves
Chopped romaine lettuce to the top of the jar.
2T green onion
2T Cotija cheese
Store in fridge for up to 4 days. Top with tortilla strips or chips for garnish. I made my own, just buy them though.

Why jars? The vertical stacking keeps things fresher and crispier for longer! But you could also do meal prep containers!