Jalapeno Popper Chicken Salad

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This recipe for jalapeno popper chicken salad can serve as a hefty side dish or can be a component to your lunchtime meal. You can use precooked chicken for this recipe if you’re in a pinch, but you will be far more satisfied with the seasoned, blackened chicken breast used here. You can taste the classic Tex-Mex spices: cumin, paprika, and a little heat. Enjoy the crunch of fresh jalapeno, a Mexican-style blend of cheese, a splash of lime, and the tangy and cooling effects of cream cheese. This is a delicious way to enjoy a crowd-favorite snack while keeping your low carb diet intact. Serve cold if you want the spice of your jalapeno to stay mild, or you can serve warm as a dip or scooped between two pieces of your favorite Keto bread as a sandwich. Enjoy the comfort food flavors at your next Keto barbecue or summer meal on the patio.

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Not only are chicken salads a delicious way to use leftover chicken, but this American retro side dish is conveniently keto almost any way you make it. When you’re making the salad, you can easily alter the amount of protein you add (the recipe here uses only about 3 oz chicken per serving). The other wonderful thing about chicken salad is it is typically made with mayonnaise: one of the underdogs of a successful keto diet. Load up on the mayo and flavor it with your favorite seasonings, low carb condiments, and chopped keto veggies. Your options are seemingly limitless with chicken salad.

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Ingredients

6 oz chicken breast boneless skinless raw
⅛ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon black pepper
⅛ teaspoon cumin, ground
⅛ teaspoon onion powder
⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
⅛ teaspoon paprika
⅛ teaspoon oregano, dried
2 teaspoon olive oil
1 large – approx 4" – 6" long jalapeno peppers
1 ½ tablespoon, chopped cilantro
3 tablespoon mayonnaise
½ cup, grated mexican blend cheese
⅛ teaspoon black pepper, ground
1 ½ teaspoon lime juice, fresh
2 ounce cream cheese

Instructions

Pat a whole chicken breast dry with a paper towel. Butterfly the chicken breast if it's thick. Season the chicken with the salt, pepper, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, and oregano. Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat and place in the chicken breast seasoned side down. Cook on both sides for 5-6 minutes each or until the spices on the chicken are blackened. Set the cooked chicken aside to cool.
Dice or chop the jalapeno and combine in a bowl with chopped cilantro, mayo, cheese, pepper, and lime juice. Microwave the cream cheese for 10-15 seconds, then stir it into the bowl of ingredients. Dice the cooled chicken into small pieces and stir them into the bowl as well.