CREAMY SOUTHWEST CHICKEN SALAD

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From Kingman, Arizona, Vicki Ann Roehrick shares this tasty alternative to taco salad. The creamy chicken mixture is delicious served over lettuce and topped with tortilla chips. If jalapeno-flavored cream cheese and chopped jalapenos.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 30m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast, cubed
1/2 cup chopped jalapeno pepper
1 green onion, sliced
2 tablespoons butter
2 cartons (8 ounces each) whipped cream cheese
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes
1/2 cup salsa
1/2 teaspoon salt
Shredded lettuce
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 can (3.8 ounces) sliced ripe olives, drained
3 cups crushed tortilla chips

Steps:

In a large skillet, saute the chicken, jalapenos and onion in butter until chicken is no longer pink. , Add the cream cheese, tomatoes, salsa and salt; stir until blended. Serve over lettuce; sprinkle with cheese, olives and tortilla chips.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 493 calories, Fat 30g fat (16g saturated fat), Cholesterol 156mg cholesterol, Sodium 944mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 39g protein.