Cilantro Lime Chicken Southwest Salad: Quick & Easy Aldi Lunch Prep
This recipe makes 4 portions of an easy to-go lunch featuring yummy and affordable ALDI ingredients like the Cilantro Lime Chicken Breast and the Avocado Cilantro Yogurt dressing. It keeps GREAT in the fridge, and is a yummy, low-calorie option for make-ahead lunches.
Ingredients
ALDI Finds
- 1 Package Cilantro Lime Seasoned Boneless Chicken Breast from ALDI Note: If you don't have this, just grab about 1.5 pounds of boneless, skinless chicken breast and season to your liking
- 1 Container Little Salad Bar Cilantro Avocado Yogurt Dressing Found in the refrigerator section near the lettuces at my ALDI
Produce, Frozen & Canned Goods
- 3 Romaine Hearts
- 1 Package Simply Nature Frozen Organic Sweet Whole Kernel Corn
- 20 Cherry Tomatoes
- ½ Red Onion
- 1 Bell Pepper Use red, yellow, or green
- 1 Can Simply Nature Organic Black Beans
Instructions
Cook The Chicken
- Open up the chicken breast package. Butterfly the chicken breasts so they are thinner and cook through quicker and more thoroughly.
- Follow the instructions on the package. I chose to pan sear the chicken breast, but you could grill, bake or even air fry.
- Set aside while you do the other prep to allow the chicken to cool a bit before putting it with the other ingredients.
Prepare The Salad & Toppings
- Cook the frozen corn according to the instructions. I chose to microwave them.
- Chop the three romaine hearts into ½-inch strips. Wash and spin the lettuce after cutting to clean the lettuce and to help it last longer in the fridge.
- Open and rinse the canned black beans.
- Dice your bell pepper.
- Dice your red onion.
- Halve about 20 cherry tomatoes.
Assemble Meal Prep Containers
- Layer the romaine, corn, black beans, bell pepper, red onion, cherry tomatoes and cooked chicken breast in your meal prep containers. I usually set out 4 for a good hearty lunch, but you could also stretch your portions for up to 6 smaller salads.
- In smaller, separate containers, measure out 3 tablespoons of dressing to have for each lunch.