HIGH PROTEIN Mexican Street Corn Salad with Chicken🍗🌽
This High Protein Mexican Street Corn Salad With Chicken is a zesty, tasty spin on Mexican Elote, packed with juicy chicken, grilled corn and a rich, tangy Greek yogurt dressing! is the ultimate healthy meal prep recipe for weight loss. We swap heavy mayo for high-protein Greek yogurt to create a guilt-free Elote chicken salad that keeps you full for hours!
How to Make This:
Ingredients:
1 lb (about 2 cups chopped) cooked chicken breast- I used rotisserie to keep it simple!
3 cups grilled corn (fresh, canned, or thawed frozen works too)
1/2 medium red onion finely diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 jalapeño seeded and minced
2 oz (1/2 cup) cotija cheese finely grated (divided—most mixed in, some saved for the top)
1/2 cup fresh cilantro chopped
3/4 cups plain non-fat Greek yogurt
2 Tbsp light mayonnaise
2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
In a small bowl, whisk together the Greek yogurt, light mayonnaise, lime juice, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper until completely smooth.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the chicken, corn, onion, bell pepper, jalapeño, cilantro, and most of the grated Cotija cheese, reserving a little top with.
Pour the dressing over the chicken and corn mixture and fold until completely coated.
Taste and add salt and pepper to taste.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Dust the remaining grated Cotija cheese over the top right before eating.
Enjoy!
WW Points (Per Serving):
Makes 8 servings of 1 heaping cup. WW Points per serving - 2 Pt. If you are a WW member click this link to take you to the recipe and Recipe builder, current plan points, and to track it in the WW app.➡ WW Recipe (Must be logged into WW on a device with the app.)
Nutrition Facts:
Yield: 8 servings
CALORIES: 186 TOTAL FAT: 6 g SATURATED FAT: 2 g CHOLESTEROL: 46 mg SODIUM: 458 mg CARBOHYDRATES: 14 g FIBER: 2 g SUGAR: 5 g PROTEIN: 21 g
*Nutritional Information was calculated using myfitnesspal, values may vary based off ingredients selected.
Utensils/Tools/Ingredients:
Stainless Steel Measuring Cups
Magnetic Nesting Stainless Steel Measuring Spoon Set
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