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Chicken Fiesta Salad Recipe: Quick & Flavorful Meal

Make this Chicken Fiesta Salad recipe for a quick, zesty meal packed with chicken, veggies, beans, and bold flavor—perfect for busy weeknigh

[ladydianna85]

30 minutes lunch today due to a doctors appointment so decided to try Gyspy Kit for the first time since it’s in the same building as work. Very good! #fiestasalad (at TheGypsyKit)

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Fiesta Salad

Michael has been home alone all day, and, as usual in this situation, he wanted Taco Bell for supper.  I really can't stand the thought of eating greasy, gross fast food anymore, so I told him I'd make him whatever Mexican food he wanted.  We decided on fajitas. To make the fajita mixture, I used:

2 4oz flank steaks 1/2 yellow bell pepper 1/2 red bell pepper 1/2 Vidalia onion 1/2 cup water 1 tsp salt 2 tbsp Natural Grocers Mexican Seasoning

Slice steak, peppers, and onions into strips.  Add all to a skillet on medium-high heat, then sprinkle salt and seasoning mix over everything, evenly coating.  Give it a toss, then add 1/2 cup water and simmer, stirring frequently, for about 10 minutes or until your steak is the temperature you want.

Michael ate his fajita mixture on 2 whole wheat tortilla shells with hot sauce and sour cream, accompanied by pintos with cheese and chips and salsa.

I put my mixture (1/2 cup worth) into a salad with:

3 cups sweet baby lettuce 1/4 avocado, mashed 2 TBSP Archer Farms Three Bean and Roasted Corn Salsa 1/4 cup Baked Tostitos 2 TBSP Bolthouse Farms Classic Ranch Yogurt Dressing

I'm SO obsessed with this dressing! I've been dying to find a low-fat, healthy ranch for months.  I happened to find this at Target tonight when I was picking up my salsa, and I'm SO happy I decided to stop and look at the refrigerated dressings. Bolthouse Farms makes several traditionally-creamy dressings with yogurt, with only about 45 calories per 2 TBSP. JACKPOT! So delicious.

And the best part? I saved half of my fajita mixture, so I get to enjoy it all over again tomorrow for lunch!

Wait, just kidding... the best part is that I'm STUFFED and this salad only tallied up to 365 calories :)