Southwest Chicken Salad in a Jar
Delicious southwest chicken salad packed with fresh, crunchy veggies and black beans for an extra boost of protein. Store this southwest chicken salad in a jar with your choice of easy, homemade salad dressings like chipotle ranch and spicy cilantro yogurt! The perfect meal prep salad for busy weekdays.
Servings 1 serving
Calories 371cal
Ingredients
- For the dressing, 2 tablespoons of any of the following*:
- Greek yogurt ranch dressing
- Chipotle ranch dressing
- Spicy cilantro yogurt sauce
- For the salad:
- 1 roma tomato, diced
- 1/4 cup diced cucumber
- 1/4 cup corn
- 1/2 cup black beans
- 1/2 jalapeno, sliced (or you ucan do pickled jalapenos)
- 1 cup diced or shredded grilled or baked chicken breast** (see notes for the perfect marinade)
- 1/4 avocado, sliced
- 1-2 cups chopped romaine
Instructions
- Make the mason jar salad by adding the ingredients to a 16-ounce mason jar (or equivalent) in the following order: dressing, tomato, cucumber, corn, black beans, jalapeño, chicken breast, avocado, romaine. Store in the refrigerator for up to 2-3 days until you're ready to eat. When ready to eat, simply pour ingredients into a bowl or onto a plate and enjoy! Feel free to double the recipe to make 2 mason jar salads.
Notes
To make vegetarian: sub 1 cup chickpeas or 1 cup cubed, cooked tofu.
*Feel free to also use a store-bought ranch if you’d like.
**We recommend marinating your chicken before baking or grilling in my fabulous jalapeno cilantro marinade.
Learn how to grill chicken here, how to bake it here, and see the full post for tons of different ways to customize this salad!
Nutrition
Serving: 1mason jar salad (with homemade ranch dressing) | Calories: 371cal | Carbohydrates: 30.9g | Protein: 42.4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1.8g | Fiber: 9.7g | Sugar: 6.7g