🥗 No Cook Healthy Chicken Taco Salad (in a Jar) Recipe
This healthy and easy NO COOK Chicken Taco salad in a jar is quick to put together and uses canned chicken breast so it requires no cooking. It's Weight Watchers friendly and the perfect, on-the-go ready to eat lunchbox meal for adults and kids!
Servings 4 servings
Calories 167kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 cups romaine lettuce, head lettuce or leaf lettuce chopped
- 3 whole tomatoes
- 1 ½ tablespoon taco seasoning I use low sodium
- 6 teaspoon -of hot water
- 3- 142 g - cans of chicken breast, drained * It's important to buy 'Chunks of Chicken' NOT flaked
- 8 tablespoon sour cream
- 8 tablespoon salsa
- â…“ cup green onion, chopped
- ½ cup shredded low-fat cheddar cheese
Garnish
- 1 large taco shell or tortilla chips
- cilantro (optional, if you like and have on hand)
- lime (optional, if you like and have on hand)
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix hot water and taco seasoning together to form a paste.
- Mix paste with drained chicken breast, stirring it and breaking mixture up with a fork until well incorporated (will look similar to pulled chicken)
- In 4 -8 oz mason jars, add lettuce to the bottom of the jar, dividing evenly between all 4 jars.
- Then add tomatoes.
- Next add taco flavored chicken breast mixture, and add to jars, dividing evenly by all 4 jars.
- Then add 2 tablespoon of sour cream to each jar, followed by 2 tablespoon of salsa.
- Sprinkle cheese to the top of the salad jar (dividing evenly by 4 jars)
- Divide green onions by all 4 jars and add on top of salsa.
Garnish
- Garnish with ¼ of a large taco shell or a couple tortilla chips. If packing for lunch, pack the taco shell/tortilla chips separately. Garnish with lime and/or cilantro and/or a little sour cream if you like it and have it on hand)
Notes
Recipe Tips:
- Pack the taco shells separately. And do not put them in the fridge, if possible. This will prevent them from getting soggy and retain their crunch. Then crush them up and add them just before serving!
- Layer Strategically for Freshness. To keep the salad crisp, always layer ingredients in this order: Wet ingredients (salsa, sour cream) at the top, then proteins (seasoned chicken), next hearty vegetables (like tomatoes) and greens (lettuce) at the bottom to prevent wilting.
- Drain Canned Chicken Thoroughly. To avoid soggy salad, press the canned chicken in a sieve or between paper towels to remove as much liquid as possible before mixing it with the taco seasoning.
- Use Chunks of Chicken. The chunks of chicken look much like shredded chicken and much more appetizing than the flakes of chicken.
Nutrition
Serving: 1jar | Calories: 167kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 871mg | Potassium: 566mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1842IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 129mg | Iron: 1mg
