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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

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.

Originally published August 28, 2014.
Recipe adapted from Cook’s Country

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Ingredients
Steps
- 1
In a medium bowl, stir together mayonnaise, lime juice, and cumin.
- 2
Add chicken, celery, red bell pepper, red onion, avocado, cilantro, and pickled jalapenos. Stir well to combine.
- 3
Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- 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
Quickly place tortilla over an overturned bowl, use your hands to shape it around the bowl. Let cool.
- 6
To serve, place about 1 1/3 cups of chicken salad in each tortilla cup.
Nutrition
- Calories570
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