🥗 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
Ingredients
- 3 cups 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
- ⅓ 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
- 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, 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 on cheese (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 if you like it and have it on hand)
Notes
WW Points
It's only 2 WW points on my plan. You can click HERE to see how much it is on your WW plan!
💭 Top tip
Pack the taco shells separately (not in the fridge if possible) to prevent them for getting soggy. Then crush them up and add them just before serving!
🍰WW friendly lunchbox desserts
Here are some WW friendly portable lunchbox desserts to go with this chicken taco salad:
- Healthy & Light Blueberry Cornbread
- Healthy Applesauce & Spinach Brownies
- No Bake Healthy Chocolate Rocky Road Bars
- Healthy Chocolate Clusters
- Homemade Chocolate Yogurt
Nutrition Facts
🥗 Mason Jar Chicken Taco Salad Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 jar)
Calories 167
Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Cholesterol 54mg18%
Sodium 871mg38%
Potassium 566mg16%
Carbohydrates 14g5%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 7g8%
Protein 22g44%
Vitamin A 1842IU37%
Vitamin C 23mg28%
Calcium 129mg13%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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