As most of you know, when I started this blog waaay back when, I wanted to include recipes that I've been trying. Well, I've slacked on that. And recently, I've started trying to cook my own healthy meals, because I've heard it said MANY a time that "Abs are made in the kitchen". Plus, I know that my diet is one of the main things preventing me from being as skinny as I'd like to be.
So, I found this recipe on Pinterest a few months ago. If you don't have Pinterest, you're REALLY missing out. I get most of my recipes from there these days. This is a salad recipe, which I've adapted a bit. It comes from a blog called Nutmeg Notebook, and here is the link to the actual recipe (which I will post adapted here):
Chipotle Chicken Taco Salad, adapted from Nutmeg Notebook
Dressing:
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 2/3 cup sour cream (I used regular, but you can use light to make it even healthier!)
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 2 tbsp ranch dressing powder
- Juice from 1/2 lime
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups shredded romaine lettuce
- 2 cups chopped chicken breasts (sauteed in pan, then simmered with a 1/2 cup-ish of salsa for a few minutes)
- Tomatoes, if you want to add them
- 1/2 cup diced peeled avocado
- 2 tbsp green onion
- Black beans
- Frozen corn
- Any other salad toppings you would like
To prepare salad, combine lettuce and remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Of course, you can decide how much of each ingredient to add. Drizzle dressing over salad; toss gently to coat. Serve immediately.
This salad turned out absolutely amazing, and relatively healthy (would have been even healthier if I had used low fat sour cream, but I am a firm believer in using full fat sour cream). And, it makes for a great meal.
Hope you guys try it and like it!
-Austin
Current weight: 168.2
Start of week: 173.2
Weight loss to date (since September 2010): 34 lbs
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