Best Southwest Chicken Salad Bento Box Recipes

SOUTHWEST CHICKEN SALAD BENTO BOX

Southwest Chicken Salad Bento Box image

Bring the flavor of the Southwest to chicken salad! It is the perfect way to spice up your bento box. Finish off with Allrecipes' Urban Legend Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Provided by My Hot Southern Mess

Categories Salad

Time 20m

Yield 3

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 cups shredded cooked chicken breast
½ cup black beans, rinsed and drained
½ cup corn
½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
⅓ cup diced red onion
⅓ cup chopped red bell pepper
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced
1 cup ranch dressing
1 chipotle chile pepper in adobo sauce, sauce reserved
3 mini sweet peppers
½ (8 ounce) package tortilla chips
¼ cup mixed berries

Steps:

Place chicken, black beans, corn, Cheddar cheese, red onion, red bell pepper, and jalapeno in a large bowl; toss well. Add ranch dressing, chipotle pepper, and 2 tablespoons reserved adobo sauce. Refrigerate salad until ready to serve.
Serve chicken salad in a bento box, using a silicone muffin cup. Fill other compartments with sweet peppers, tortilla chips, and mixed berries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 946.7 calories, Carbohydrate 46 g, Cholesterol 114.2 mg, Fat 69 g, Fiber 7.2 g, Protein 35.8 g, SaturatedFat 14.7 g, Sodium 1284.6 mg, Sugar 6.6 g

WALDORF CHICKEN SALAD WRAP BENTO BOX

Waldorf Chicken Salad Wrap Bento Box image

The flavor of a Waldorf salad, but as a chicken salad wrap, separated into a bento box to keep it from getting soggy!

Provided by fabeveryday

Categories Salad

Time 30m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
¾ cup chopped boneless chicken breast
¼ cup seedless red grapes, halved
½ stalk celery, diced
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 pinch dried tarragon, or to taste
1 pinch salt to taste
1 flour tortilla
1 small apple, cored and chopped
1 teaspoon chopped walnuts, or to taste

Steps:

Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute chicken in the hot oil until browned and no longer pink, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool, about 10 minutes.
Stir cooled chicken, grapes, celery, and mayonnaise together in a bowl. Add tarragon and season with salt. Place chicken mixture into a compartment of a bento box.
Roll or gently fold the tortilla and place into the largest section of the bento box. Place apple and walnuts in additional compartments. When ready to eat, spoon chicken mixture onto the tortilla, add the other toppings, and wrap.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 769.2 calories, Carbohydrate 51.3 g, Cholesterol 105.7 mg, Fat 45.1 g, Fiber 5.1 g, Protein 40.6 g, SaturatedFat 7.4 g, Sodium 647.8 mg, Sugar 18.4 g

SOUTHWEST CHICKEN SALAD

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My husband loves salads, and this flavorful chicken recipe is easy, nutritious and very tasty. Serve it over greens, tucked in a pita or rolled up in a tortilla. -Sara Hobbs, West Tawakoni, Texas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 30m

Yield 6 cups.

Number Of Ingredients 19

Ingredients

4 cups cubed rotisserie chicken
2 cups frozen corn, thawed
1 cup chopped roasted sweet red peppers
1 cup chopped red or sweet onion
1 cup minced fresh cilantro
DRESSING:
3 tablespoons lime juice
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 teaspoons honey
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
SALADS:
Torn mixed salad greens and sliced almonds
PITAS:
Whole wheat pita pocket halves and lettuce leaves
WRAPS:
Whole wheat tortillas and sliced ripe avocado

Steps:

In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients; pour over chicken mixture and toss to coat. Refrigerate until serving. Serve as desired., Salads: Top salad greens with chicken salad; sprinkle with almonds., Pitas: Line pita halves with lettuce leaves; fill with chicken salad., Wraps: Place chicken salad off-center on tortillas; top with avocado. Roll up.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 166 calories, Fat 7g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 42mg cholesterol, Sodium 316mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 15g protein. Diabetic Exchanges