Mason Jar Southwest Chicken Salad with Chipotle Ranch Dressing

Yield: 2 servings
Prep Time:  20 mins
Cook Time: 0 mins
Total Time: 20 mins
Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 1 avocado, peeled and quartered
• 1 tsp fresh lime juice (or use fresh lemon juice)
• 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
• ½ cup thinly sliced red onion
• 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken (8.8oz)
• 1 (5-oz) pkg chopped romaine lettuce
• ½ cup freshly shredded low-fat sharp Cheddar cheese

Instructions

1. Toss together avocado and lime juice.
2. Pour Chipotle Ranch Dressing** into 4 wide-mouthed quart-size Mason jars.
3. Layer with bell pepper, onion, avocado, chicken and lettuce. Top each with a lid; seal jars. Chill until ready to serve.
4. Before serving, shake jars well. Eat right from the jars, or pour salads into a salad bowl.

^**Chipotle ranch dressing

1. ½ cup refrigerated yogurt Ranch dressing
2. 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, chopped
3. Combine dressing and pepper, and chill.