Southwest Steak Taco Salad
with Tomato, Pickled Onion, Tortilla Chips & Monterey Jack
- Eggs
- Sesame
- Milk
A fiesta on a fork featuring Southwest-spiced chicken, smoky charred corn, and tangy pickled onion. Creamy Monterey Jack, crisp lettuce, and crushed tortilla chips create the perfect crunch-comfort combo. Fresh tomato and zesty Southwest dressing complete this vibrant bowl!
Ingredients
1 unit
Corn
1 unit
Baby Lettuce
1 unit
Red Onion
1.5 ounce
Southwest Dressing
(Contains: Eggs)
1.5 ounce
Blue Corn Tortilla Chips
(Contains: Sesame)
10 ounce
Ranch Steak
¼ cup
Monterey Jack Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit
Tomato
1 unit
Lime
1 tablespoon
Southwest Spice Blend
Not included in your delivery
5 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
0.13 teaspoon (tsp)
Sugar
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Wash and dry produce.
Halve, peel, and thinly slice half the onion; dice remaining onion into ½-inch pieces until you have ¼ cup (½ cup for 4 servings). Quarter lime. Drain and thoroughly dry corn with paper towels. Trim and discard root end from lettuce; chop leaves into bite-size pieces. Dice tomato into ½-inch pieces. Lightly crush tortilla chips in their bag.
In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine sliced onion, juice from half the lime, a pinch of salt, pepper, and a splash of water. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 1 minute.
Carefully remove plastic wrap and stir. Set aside to pickle until ready to serve.
Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add corn and a pinch of sugar (big pinch for 4 servings). Cook, stirring occasionally, until charred, 4-6 minutes. TIP: If corn begins to pop, cover pan.
Turn off heat; transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate. Wipe out pan.
Pat chicken* dry with paper towels; season all over with Southwest Spice Blend, salt, and pepper.
Heat a large drizzle of oil in pan used for corn over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes per side.
Turn off heat; transfer to a cutting board. Once cool enough to handle, slice crosswise.
In a large bowl, toss lettuce, diced onion, and half the tomato with dressing. Season with salt and pepper.
Divide salad between shallow bowls and top salad with corn, as many crushed tortilla chips as you like, sliced chicken, pickled onion, remaining tomato, and cheese.
Divide salad between shallow bowls. Top with chicken, corn, pickled onion (draining first), remaining tomato, Monterey Jack, and as many crushed tortilla chips as you like. Serve with remaining lime wedges on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Feb 2026- Flavor: Many loved the vibrant flavors, especially the pickled onions and Southwest spices. Some found the dressing bland; consider adding extra lime and spice 🌶️.
- Ease of prep: Customers praised the easy preparation, with several mentioning it was quick to put together and clean up.
- Suggestions: Add avocado, fresh cilantro, or black beans for more depth. Consider including extra dressing and cheese for fuller flavor.
- Portions: Some felt the salad needed more lettuce and protein to be filling as a main dish.
- Texture: The blue corn tortilla chips added a nice crunch, though a few found them stale.
Reviews from our home cooks
I really enjoyed the pickled onion, the rest of the recipe could have turned the flavor up quite a bit though! More lime and spice! Didn't get all that much from the chicken seasoning either
This was quite easy. And it could have used more actual flavor on the chicken. I used all the seasoning and it was covered and colored, but the flavor wasn't very strong.
Tasty, but needs improvement. An avocado would be a good addition and perhaps some fresh cilantro. There was not enough dressing for the salad and we had to add some of our own. Please make the bags of cheese bigger! 1 oz is a very small amount!
My son is an extremely picky eater and has never ever wanted to eat a salad before. He chose this meal and loved it so much he asked for more salad!!
Easy and full of flavor that is not overpowering the food!
I love it so much! There was the perfect amount of everything to make it taste great!
There should be more lettuce included but this is delicious
We were not crazy about the dressing so we used ranch dressing. But the rest of it was excellent.
Easy, fresh, delicious, bring this one back on a regular basis
The chicken for all of these meals has really been great quality. Esp compared to previously
