Description
A comforting and protein-packed chicken salad with black beans, corn, and Greek yogurt, spiced with chili powder and cumin for a delightful weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 cup fire-roasted corn, drained
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Lime juice (optional)
- Fresh cilantro (optional)
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the shredded chicken, Greek yogurt, black beans, corn, and diced bell pepper.
- Add chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper to the mixture.
- Mix everything together until well combined.
- Adjust seasoning with lime juice if desired.
- Serve immediately or store in the fridge for meal prep.
Notes
For extra flavor, sauté shredded chicken with oil and paprika before mixing. This salad is forgiving—you can adjust ingredients based on what’s in your fridge.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 10g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 75mg