Tex-Mex Chicken Salad Bites #OXO #AppetizerWeek

Tex-Mex Chicken Salad Bites #OXO #AppetizerWeek

January 20, 2014 by Jaime O 3 Comments

Welcome to Day #1 of Appetizer Week, a multi-blogger event co-hosted by Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic and Kristen from Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker. With the big football game coming up, we wanted to make sure you had plenty of ideas for your game day spread. Each day we will be dishing up a different set of appetizers. We hope you enjoy this fabulous group of recipes. Tune in each day starting with Monday, January 20 and ending on Saturday, January 25. Lots of great prizes will be up for grabs so you do not want to miss one single day. Follow #AppetizerWeek on Twitter to keep up to date with all our amazing recipes and giveaways!

Welcome to #AppetizerWeek!! If you remember back in December, a group of us did #ChristmasWeek and shared yummy baked goods all throughout the 6 days. Well this time we are serving up appetizers perfect for your Super Bowl Parties! I’ve got a new delicious recipe to share with you all 6 days, so join me every morning for a new bite sized goodie!!

Starting off, I’ve got a super good chicken salad appetizer for you. Think traditional chicken salad, just kicked up with all your favorite Tex-Mex flavors! It’s packed full of corn, tomatoes, cilantro, avocado & so much more! Serve the chicken salad on top of your favorite tortilla chip for a simple, quick appetizer!

Now let’s see all of the other Appetizer Week recipes for more Football Munching Temptations:

Pizza Pull Apart Bread by Cravings of a Lunatic

• Grilled Guacamole by Kiss My Smoke
• Crab Layer Dip by Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker
• Easy Individual Pizzas by Call Me Pmc
• Chocolate Malta Wings by Food Done Light
• Mom’s Famous Chicken Ball by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
• Cheddar Bacon Dip by Yours and Mine Are Ours
• Tamari Roasted Chickpeas by Je suis alimentageuse
• Spinach Artichoke Dip by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
• Chicken Wing Dip by Rants From My Crazy Kitchen
• Microwave BBQ Meatballs by From Gate to Plate
• Pulled Pork Sliders by The NY Melrose Family
• Cheese Bean Dip by Wonky Wonderful
• Chipotle Cheese Dip by Dizzy Busy and Hungry
• Roasted Vegetables and Romesco Crostini by The Little Ferraro Kitchen
• Buffalo Ranch Cheese Ball by What’s Cooking, Love?
• Buffalo Butternut Hummus by Farm Fresh Feasts
• Mini Maryland Crabcakes by Karen’s Kitchen Stories
• Sesame Pecan Chicken Wings by Makobi Scribe
• Pina Colada Cheese Ball by Home Cooking Memories
• Roasted Tomatillo Salsaby Clarks Condensed
• Sweetly Spicy Southern Meatballs by Cooking In Stilettos
• Butternut Squash, Pomegranate & Goat Cheese Crostini by Cupcakes & Kale Chips
• Tex-Mex Chicken Salad Bites by Mom’s Test Kitchen
• Caesar Mini Muffins by Food Lust People Love
• Four Cheese Garlic Flat Bread by Try Anything Once Culinary
• Be sure to keep reading past the Tex-Mex Chicken Salad Bites recipe to get entered in the #OXO Giveaway!
• Tex-Mex Chicken Salad Bites
• Ingredients
• For the dressing:
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• juice from 1 small lime
• 1/2 of a small avocado, mashed (you'll use the other half in the salad)
• good sized pinch of ground cumin
• For the Chicken Salad:
• 1 cup cooked, shredded chicken
• 1 cup sweet corn kernels
• 1 roma tomato, diced
• 1/2 avocado, diced (other half from dressing)
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 small jalapeno, seeds removed & diced
• tortilla chips for servingInstructions
• For the dressing:

In a small bowl, combine the sour cream, lime juice, mashed avocado and cumin and mix well. Set aside.

For the Chicken Salad:

In a medium bowl, combine the chicken, corn, tomatoes, avocado, green onions, cilantro and jalapeño. Add the dressing and gently fold all ingredients together.

Refrigerate for at least 1 hour to allow the flavors to meld. Stir before serving.

Serve on top of your favorite tortilla chips*

Notes

*I served the chicken salad on top of fried flour tortilla rounds I made myself. I simply used a medium sized biscuit cutter to cut circles out of flour tortillas. Then fried them until golden in vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

RECIPE INSPIRED BY: Fine Cooking

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http://momstestkitchen.com/2014/01/tex-mex-chicken-salad-bites.html

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