🥗 No Cook Mason Jar Chicken Taco Salad 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
- 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, dividing evenly by all 4 jars.
- Then add 2 tablespoon of sour cream to each jar, followed by 2 tablespoon of salsa.
- Divide green onions by all 4 jars and add on top of salsa.
- Sprinkle cheese to the top of the salad jar (dividing evenly by 4 jars)
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)
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
