Spicy Chicken Salad for Lettuce Wraps and Salads

Name: Spicy Sonoran Chicken Salad for Lettuce Wraps and Salads
Ingredients: 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken; 1/2 cup chopped celery; 1/4 cup chopped red or white onion; 2 tablespoons capers; 1/4 cup white vinegar; 2 tablespoons mayonaise; 1/2 teaspoon thyme; 1 or 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (chopped); Salt and pepper to taste; 4 ounces lettuce leaves (for serving)

Spicy Sonoran-style chicken salad recipe made with rotisserie chicken in a light, flavor-packed chipotle sauce. Scoop into lettuce leaves for lettuce wraps, spoon over chopped lettuce for salad or make into sandwiches. Featured in the Glamour.com article, A Week of Delicious Chicken Recipes.

Sonoran style chicken salad served in lettuce wrap tacos

Spicy Sonoran Chicken Salad for Lettuce Wraps and Salads

Author: Jackie Alpers

Recipe for Sonoran-style Mexican chicken salad made with rotisserie chicken. Serve as lettuce taco wraps, salads and sandwiches.

Ingredients

2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
½ cup chopped celery
¼ cup chopped red or white onion
2 tablespoons capers
¼ cup white vinegar
2 tablespoons mayonaise
½ teaspoon thyme
1 or 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
4 ounces lettuce leaves for serving

Instructions

Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl. Refrigerate for at least an hour to let the flavors meld.
Scoop into lettuce leaves for lettuce wraps or on top of chopped lettuce for a chicken salad.