🌽🔥 High Protein Mexican Street Corn Salad with Chicken | Healthy & Delicious

long-grain rice

🥗Healthier: brown rice

💰Cheaper: white rice

Brown rice is more nutritious, while white rice is often less expensive.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water

Homemade broth is healthier, while water is a budget-friendly option.

peas

🥗Healthier: green beans

💰Cheaper: frozen peas

Green beans are nutritious, while frozen peas are often cheaper.

Grease a grill pan with grape seed oil.

Season boneless, skinless chicken breast with nature seasoning and other preferred seasonings.

Grill the chicken until it reaches an internal temperature of 165°F.

Let the chicken rest to prevent it from drying out.

Brush grape seed oil on 8 ears of corn and season with nature seasoning and smoked paprika.

Grill the corn until it gets a nice char, then let it cool before cutting it off the cob.

Cook chicken in batches, using about 2 lbs for the recipe.

For the dressing, mix 3/4 cup of non-fat Greek yogurt with 2 to 3 tablespoons of light Miracle Whip.

Add 2 to 3 cloves of fresh garlic and 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce to the dressing mixture.

Add juice from 2 whole lemons and some sauce from the adobo peppers, then mix until combined.

Chop and add 1 bell pepper, 1 jalapeno, 1 small red onion, green onions, and fresh parsley to the mixture.

Add the grilled corn and 1 avocado to the salad.

Incorporate 4 oz of fat-free feta cheese into the salad.

Season with ground cumin and ground coriander to taste.

Taste the salad and adjust seasonings as necessary.

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