{"id":6386,"date":"2026-06-30T01:17:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T01:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=6386"},"modified":"2026-06-30T01:17:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T01:17:48","slug":"crunchy-chicken-taco-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/30\/crunchy-chicken-taco-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Crunchy Chicken Taco Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Crunchy Chicken Taco Salad<\/h1>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<h3>For the Chicken<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, diced<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp olive oil<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp taco seasoning<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp onion powder<\/li>\n<li>Salt and black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>For the Salad<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 head romaine lettuce, chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 cups iceberg lettuce, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved<\/li>\n<li>1 cup canned corn, drained<\/li>\n<li>1 cup canned black beans, rinsed and drained<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>1 avocado, diced<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup red onion, finely diced<\/li>\n<li>1 cup crushed tortilla chips<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup chopped fresh cilantro<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>For the Creamy Taco Dressing<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00bd cup sour cream<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup mayonnaise<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp salsa<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp lime juice<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp taco seasoning<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp hot sauce (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.<\/li>\n<li>Season the diced chicken with taco seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Cook the chicken for 6\u20138 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and fully cooked. Remove from the heat and let it cool slightly.<\/li>\n<li>In a small bowl, whisk together the sour cream, mayonnaise, salsa, lime juice, taco seasoning, and hot sauce until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>In a large salad bowl, combine the romaine lettuce, iceberg lettuce, cherry tomatoes, corn, black beans, cheddar cheese, avocado, red onion, and cilantro.<\/li>\n<li>Add the cooked chicken and gently toss everything together.<\/li>\n<li>Drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss until evenly coated.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle the crushed tortilla chips on top just before serving to keep them crunchy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Serving Suggestions<\/h3>\n<p>Serve immediately with extra lime wedges, salsa, sliced jalape\u00f1os, or your favorite hot sauce for even more flavor. This salad also pairs perfectly with guacamole or warm tortillas. Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crunchy Chicken Taco Salad Ingredients For the Chicken 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, diced 1 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6386"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6388,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6386\/revisions\/6388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}