Santa Fe Chicken Salad

The Santa Fe Chicken Salad at BJ's Brewhouse is delicious. This recipe attempts to copy it and was slightly modified (to make some calorie-dense ingredients optional, etc.) from this recipe on Recipe Link: http://www.recipelink.com/msgbrd/board_14/2012/MAY/37330.html

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Leverett, MA

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Ingredients

4 servings

Fresh Ingredients
1 headromaine lettuce
4 ozdiced red onion
1 cupdiced tomatoes
1green onions
Canned/Frozen
8 ozdiced roasted red peppers
4 ozcorn kernels (rinsed)
Chicken
1 packagechicken breasts
1blackening spice (or creole seasoning)
1 tbspolive oil
Optional
1tortilla strips
4 ozshredded cheese (mont. jack)
1sliced avacado
Dressing
1 cupranch dressing
1/2 tspchili powder
1/4 tspgranulated garlic
1/2 tspground cumin
Hot sauce (Sriracha or tabasco)

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Steps

1

Heat oil in skillet over medium heat. Divide thick chicken breasts in half for quicker cooking. Season chicken with blackening spice. Once oil is hot, cook seasoned chicken breasts in nonstick skillet until done. Remove from skillet and set aside.
2

Meanwhile, dice the red onion, tomato, and roasted red peppers. Slice the green onion. Add diced ingredients to medium bowl.
3

Add corn and all dressing ingredients to the medium bowl. Mix well.
4

Toss the dressing and fresh ingredients in with the torn romaine lettuce in a large bowl.
5

Divide the lettuce and dressing into serving bowls and add the sliced chicken and any of the desired optional ingredients on top. Lightly sprinkle either blackening spice or a mixture of chili powder and cumin over the servings (if desired for presentation and flavor).