This recipe combines some of my favorite ingredients in a tasty twist on chicken salad. Plus, presenting in these awesome, easy-to-make tortilla bowls is the best way to fool your diners into thinking you’re a master chef.
Mango-Jalapeño-Chicken Salad in Cumin Tortilla Bowls
Time to Make: 50 Minutes
Vinaigrette
1/2 cup cubed peeled mango*
- 2 tablespoons mango nectar (from 12.5-oz can)
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/3 cup CRISCO® Pure Canola Oil
Bowls
- 4 Old El Paso® flour tortillas for burritos (from 11-oz package)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Salad
- 4 cups cubed cooked chicken breast
- 1 1/3 cups cubed peeled mango
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1 1/2 cups cubed peeled avocado (from 2 medium)
- 1/2 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
- 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
- 1/4 cup finely chopped seeded jalapeño chiles (2 medium)
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 cup shredded iceberg lettuce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
1. Heat oven to 400°F. Spray insides of 4 ovenproof 2-cup soup bowls with CRISCO® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray.** Set aside.
2. In food processor bowl with metal blade or blender, place all vinaigrette ingredients except oil. Cover; process until smooth. With food processor running, slowly pour oil through feed tube until mixture is thickened. Set aside.
3. Spray 1 side of each tortilla with CRISCO® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray. Sprinkle cumin and 1/2 teaspoon salt evenly over sprayed sides of tortillas. Press tortillas, seasoned sides up, in bowls. Place bowls in 15x10x1-inch pan. Bake 5 to 7 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove tortillas from bowls; place upside down on cooling rack. Cool completely.
4. In large bowl, mix chicken and 1 1/3 cups mango. In small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon lime juice and the avocado. Add avocado and remaining salad ingredients to chicken mixture; mix well. Add vinaigrette; mix well.
5. To serve, spoon chicken salad into tortilla bowls. (Bowls will be full.) Serve immediately.
originally posted on pillsbury.com