Grilled Chicken Salad with Avocado Cream Sauce

This Grilled Chicken Salad with Avocado Cream Sauce is light and fresh and perfect for a summer meal.

The chicken and avocado cream sauce makes enough for about 5 salads.

NOTE: if using my Mexican Chicken Marinade the chicken will need to marinate for up 2 hours (30 minutes is ok). Plan your time acordingly. See below for other chicken seasoning options.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Servings servings

Calories 482kcal

Author Beth, The Butcher’s Wife

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs. chicken breasts, cut into smaller pieces
1 recipe Mexican Chicken Marinade see notes for link to recipe for the Mexican marinade or an alternative
1 recipe Avocado Cream Sauce see link below in notes
Romaine Lettuce, rinsed and chopped enough lettuce for amount of servings-the chicken will make about 5 salads
red onions, chopped
roma tomatoes, chopped
avocados, sliced or chopped (skin and pit removed)
limes for fresh squeezed lime juice on salad

Instructions

Make your Mexican Chicken Marinade and place your chicken breasts in the marinade and let it marinate for up to 2 hours (at least 30 minutes) in the fridge. If you are using the Taco Chicken Seasoning packet (mentioned in notes below), rub olive oil or canola on chicken breasts and sprinkle packet of seasoning on chicken breasts.
When chicken is ready to grill, heat grill on medium heat. Place chicken on hot grill and grill about 8 minutes on each side (time may vary). Make sure internal temperature of chicken is at least 165°.
While chicken is marinating and grilling, prepare other salad ingredients. Make your Avocado Cream Sauce. Make Cilantro Lime Rice (optional-see notes below to see what rice I use). Cut/chop lettuce, tomatoes, avocado and red peppers and anything else you wish to add.
Once chicken is cooked, cut/slice your chicken into bite sized pieces or strips. Add your chicken and other ingredients to your salad, squeeze fresh lime juice over salad and enjoy!

Notes

If you do not want to take the time to make the Mexican Chicken Marinade found here, you can use McCormick Chicken Taco Seasoning and it is delicious. You will need one seasoning packet for 1 1/2 lbs. chicken breasts (cut into smaller pieces) and some olive oil or canola to rub on the breasts. Just rub the oil on the chicken and sprinkle the seasoning packet over the chicken (a zip top bag works great for this). Then place your chicken on the grill.

I LOVE this Zatarain's Cilantro Lime Rice my sister in law told me about! It is fast and easy to make and so delicious! This rice is optional for the salad. If you don't use it for the salad give it a try sometime for other Mexican dishes and you will be in love!

The amount of chicken and Avocado Cream Sauce will make about 4-5 salads depending on how large the salad is. Just make sure you have enough lettuce, tomatoes, avocados and red onions for however many servings you are making.

This leftover chicken is delicious reheated and used in tacos or quesadillas, or a salad the next day!

The Avocado Cream Sauce is yummy for salads but also on Mexican Dishes or as chip or veggie dip.

Click HERE for my Avocado Cream Sauce.

Click HERE for my Mexican Chicken Marinade.

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