Weight Watchers Southwest Chicken Salad

This Weight Watchers southwest chicken salad also includes a homemade jalapeño dressing. It’s simple to make and easy to prep in advance!

Salads do not have to be boring just to be healthy and good for Weight Watchers. I love making salads that are exciting, full of flavor, and not just dry lettuce. Check out some of these other great WW salads too!

We love making Weight Watchers Cucumber Salad, Weight Watchers Tuna Salad, Weight Watchers Tomato Salad, Weight Watchers Chicken Salad, Weight Watchers Black Bean Salad, Taco Salad in a Jar | Mason Jar Salad Recipe, and Greek Salad in a Jar!

You can also check out Best Salad Dressings for Weight Watchers for inspiration that is a little less like full recipes and just some great options for topping your quick veggie salads at home!

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This is a great summer salad recipe that everyone will love. The dressing does have jalapeños but it’s not overly aggressive in terms of spice. This homemade salad dressing and assembly for the salad take just a few minutes to prepare.

If you need a quick dinner recipe or a lunch you can prepare in advance you’ll want to check out this delicious southwest chicken salad for Weight Watchers.

Courtesy WW Point Calculation

• Be sure to calculate the points value of the foods and recipes you eat in the app.
• Always add ingredients and serving sizes and don’t rely on the nutrition facts in the recipe.
• Accuracy will come from the information you input on the app.

What do I need to make the homemade jalapeño dressing?

Before we dive into making the dressing I feel like we should talk about the spice level. I don’t find this one to be overwhelmingly spicy. We’re using pickled jalapeños which are not quite as spicy to begin with and we’re using sour cream and mayonnaise which really takes some of the heat away from the peppers.

If you are worried about the heat you can always add half the peppers and cayenne pepper to start and then add a bit more if it’s not spicy enough!

For the homemade dressing you will need to gather up some pickled jalapeños, light mayo, fat free sour cream, cilantro, lime juice, paprika, and cayenne pepper.

What you’ll need for the salad portion of this Weight Watchers Southwest Chicken Salad:

Now we are on to the salad portion…yum! Again, if there is anything on the list that you know you can’t eat or won’t eat you can remove it but if you are on Weight Watchers you will want to go in and recreate the recipe because the points may change.

This salad is a romaine base and then we will be adding cooked boneless skinless chicken breast, yellow corn, mango, avocado, bell peppers, grape tomatoes, and if you want you can also add some queso fresco crumbles, and pumpkin seeds though those are optional and will add more points!

How to prepare this southwest chicken salad:

Now that we have all of our ingredients figured out all there is to do is put them together. You can throw this all together ahead of time and eat it throughout the week or keep the ingredients separated and combine them as you eat them.

In the case of the avocados, it will be best to put them on fresh if you are worried about them getting discolored. They will taste just fine but if you don’t like the look of them after being refrigerated you’ll want to wait to put those on until you are ready to eat the salad!

I also wait to put the dressing on until I am ready to eat my salad but if you make this recipe in a jar-style salad you can put it on the bottom with the chicken and sturdy veggies and the romaine will hold up just fine on the top!

In a bowl whisk together all dressing ingredients until well combined, set aside 

Assemble preferred salad ingredients on a plate or in a bowl

Drizzle on the dressing 

Garnish with queso fresco and pumpkin seeds if desired.

Serve & enjoy! 

How did you calculate the points for this WW chicken salad and dressing?

I calculated the points with the WW online recipe creator. I put in all the ingredients that I used, everything on the list below in the recipe card that is not labeled optional and then it automatically divided it by 4 servings!

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