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Jalapeno Chicken Salad

Creamy Jalapeno Chicken Salad has a little zip from pickled jalapenos and lime juice. Serve in a homemade tortilla bowl for a fun presentation.

  • Prep15 min
  • Cook5 min
  • Total20 min
  • Serves4
  • Rating5.0
Jalapeno Chicken Salad

This Jalapeno Chicken Salad has a mayonnaise base and is spiced up with pickled jalapenos. Serve it in a crisp tortilla bowl for a fun and delicious chicken salad southwestern style.

Jalapeno Chicken Salad in a tortilla shell.
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  • Originally published August 28, 2014.

    Recipe adapted from Cook’s Country

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    Ingredients

    Steps

    1. 1

      In a medium bowl, stir together mayonnaise, lime juice, and cumin.

    2. 2

      Add chicken, celery, red bell pepper, red onion, avocado, cilantro, and pickled jalapenos. Stir well to combine.

    3. 3

      Season to taste with salt and pepper.

    4. 4

      Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat. One at a time, spray both sides of a tortilla with cooking spray and heat, flipping half way through, in skillet until soft and pliable and beginning to get brown spots.

    5. 5

      Quickly place tortilla over an overturned bowl, use your hands to shape it around the bowl. Let cool.

    6. 6

      To serve, place about 1 1/3 cups of chicken salad in each tortilla cup.

    Nutrition

    • Calories570