Southwestern Grilled Chicken Salad

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: feta cheese

💰Cheaper: monterey jack cheese

Feta offers a tangy flavor with fewer calories.

avocado

🥗Healthier: mashed avocado

💰Cheaper: sliced cucumbers

Cucumbers provide crunch with fewer calories.

tortilla strips

🥗Healthier: baked tortilla chips

💰Cheaper: croutons

Croutons add crunch at a lower cost.

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: grilled tofu

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Canned chicken is more economical and convenient.

Microwave fresh corn on high for 3 and 1/2 minutes.

Remove corn from the microwave and clean the silk off using a kitchen towel.

Lightly oil a non-stick grill pan and heat it up.

Grill the fully cooked chicken to heat through and get grill marks.

Add red onion to the grill pan to char slightly.

Remove the corn from the cob after grilling.

Roughly chop the charred onion.

Drain and rinse canned black beans.

Roughly chop Roma hearts lettuce.

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and dress with avocado cilantro ranch dressing.

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