Grilled Chicken and Squash Salad with Lime-Taco Dressing
Updated Dec 29, 2009
This recipe pairs hot-off-the-grill chicken and squash with cool, crisp greens.
Grilled Chicken and Squash Salad with Lime-Taco Dressing
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 40 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (1 1/4 pounds)
- 1 small butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1- to 1 1/2-inch pieces (about 3 cups)
- 1 medium red onion, sliced
- 1 bag (10 ounces) torn mixed salad greens (romaine, iceberg and leaf lettuce or another mix)
- 1 medium avocado, pitted, peeled and diced
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
Lime-Taco Dressing
- 3/4 cup frozen limeade concentrate, thawed
- 1/3 cup olive or vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 packet (1 oz) Old El Paso™ Original Taco Seasoning Mix
Make With
Old El Paso
Instructions
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Step1Heat coals or gas grill for direct heat. Make Lime-Taco Dressing. Use about 1/4 cup dressing for grilling; reserve remaining dressing to drizzle on salad. Toss squash and onion with about 2 tablespoons dressing for grilling in large bowl. Place squash and onion in grill basket (grill “wok”).
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Step2Place chicken and grill basket on grill. Cover and grill 4 to 6 inches from medium heat 15 to 20 minutes, turning chicken once and shaking grill basket or stirring vegetables occasionally, until juice of chicken is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut and vegetables are tender. Brush chicken and vegetables with remaining dressing for grilling during last 5 minutes of grilling.
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Step3Arrange salad greens on large platter. Top with avocado, squash and onion. Cut each chicken breast into slices; fan over vegetables. Drizzle with reserved dressing. Sprinkle with cilantro.
Nutrition
620
Calories
29g
Total Fat
31g
Protein
59g
Total Carbohydrate
42g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 620
- Calories from Fat
- 260
- Total Fat
- 29g
- 45%
- Saturated Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 23%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 75mg
- 24%
- Sodium
- 460mg
- 19%
- Potassium
- 1130mg
- 32%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 59g
- 20%
- Dietary Fiber
- 7g
- 27%
- Sugars
- 42g
- Protein
- 31g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 220%
- 220%
- Vitamin C
- 35%
- 35%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 3 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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