Applebee's Santa Fe Chicken Salad
This recipe is adapted from a popular post found all over the internet from a former Applebee's employee. Following the recipe is the original post.
Tequila-Lime Chicken Marinade
2 tablespoons gold tequila
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
1 teaspoon fajita seasoning mix
3/4 teaspoon minced fresh jalapeno peppers (seeded)
3/4 teaspoon minced fresh garlic
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1 boneless chicken breast, skin on or boneless skinless chicken breast
Pico de Gallo
1 small tomato, diced
1/2 small onion, diced
1-2 teaspoon diced jalapenos
1/8 cup fresh cilantro (diced)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon white vinegar
Dressing
3 tablespoons ranch dressing (they use Naturally Fresh brand lo-fat)
Garnish
tortilla strips-deep fried or corn tortilla strips (multi-colored or regular) chopped scallions, sprinkled on top
1 ounce sour cream (ramekin at 9 o'clock)
1 ounce guacamole (ramekin at 3 o'clock)
2 ounces pico de gallo, recipe above (ramekin at 12 o'clock)
Salad Ingredients
3-4 cups torn salad greens
1/8-1/4 cup shredded monterey jack cheese or cheddar cheese
For 1 or 2 Main Dish Chicken Breasts Main Dish
Combine marinade ingredients in a container with lid. Add Chicken and place in refrigerator overnight. Combine Pico de Gallo ingredients in a small bowl with lid and place in refrigerator overnight with chicken. Remove chicken from marinade and sprinkle with fajita seasoning. Grill skin-side down for about 5 minutes, turn and continue to grill for about 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. A George Forman grill gives fantastic results (about 7 minutes). While the chicken is grilling combine ranch dressing with 2 Tablespoons of the Pico de Gallo. Set Aside.
Prepare Garnishes. Toss salad greens with cheese and remaining Pico de Gallo (or less - to taste). Sprinkle with fried tortilla strips or lightly crushed tortilla chips. Cut chicken into strips and place on top of greens. Add Garnishes to plate.
Santa Fe Chicken Salad
Source former Applebees employee
Originial post
This recipe is adapted from a popular post found all over the internet from a former Applebee's employee. Following the recipe is the original post.
Tequila-Lime Chicken Marinade
2 tablespoons gold tequila
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
1 teaspoon fajita seasoning mix
3/4 teaspoon minced fresh jalapeno peppers (seeded)
3/4 teaspoon minced fresh garlic
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1 boneless chicken breast, skin on or boneless skinless chicken breast
Pico de Gallo
1 small tomato, diced
1/2 small onion, diced
1-2 teaspoon diced jalapenos
1/8 cup fresh cilantro (diced)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon white vinegar
Dressing
3 tablespoons ranch dressing (they use Naturally Fresh brand lo-fat)
Garnish
tortilla strips-deep fried or corn tortilla strips (multi-colored or regular) chopped scallions, sprinkled on top
1 ounce sour cream (ramekin at 9 o'clock)
1 ounce guacamole (ramekin at 3 o'clock)
2 ounces pico de gallo, recipe above (ramekin at 12 o'clock)
Salad Ingredients
3-4 cups torn salad greens
1/8-1/4 cup shredded monterey jack cheese or cheddar cheese
For 1 or 2 Main Dish Chicken Breasts Main Dish
Combine marinade ingredients in a container with lid. Add Chicken and place in refrigerator overnight. Combine Pico de Gallo ingredients in a small bowl with lid and place in refrigerator overnight with chicken. Remove chicken from marinade and sprinkle with fajita seasoning. Grill skin-side down for about 5 minutes, turn and continue to grill for about 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. A George Forman grill gives fantastic results (about 7 minutes). While the chicken is grilling combine ranch dressing with 2 Tablespoons of the Pico de Gallo. Set Aside.
Prepare Garnishes. Toss salad greens with cheese and remaining Pico de Gallo (or less - to taste). Sprinkle with fried tortilla strips or lightly crushed tortilla chips. Cut chicken into strips and place on top of greens. Add Garnishes to plate.
Santa Fe Chicken Salad
Source former Applebees employee
Originial post
Regular salad greens,a grilled marinated (tequila & lime juice) chicken breast, seasoned with fajita seasoning (try plain old Kroger brand, it works just fine)The cripsies are just tortilla strips, fried (you can use crumbled tortilla chips) The salad has the usual diced tomato, onion, and jalapenos (Applebee's pico gallo) Garnished with a 1 oz scoop each of sour cream and guacamole. (9 and 3o'clock, respectively) Sprinkled with chopped scallions for a garnish and a 2 oz ramekin of salsaat12 o clock..Now the all-important ingredient: the dressing. Applebee's used to ship their mexi-ranch, but now they make them make it. Applebee's makes it from Naturally Fresh brand lo-fat/fat-free (whatever it is - it's the orange labelled jar) ranch dressing mixed with plain old salsa. GOOOOOOOD STUFFF!!!! If you like the Santa Fe you might also like the Chicken Fajita Roll-up and the Tequila Lime Chicken - both have the same theme tastes and both use the awesome mexi-ranch dressing too!
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