Pressure Cooker Cilantro Lime Chicken Taco Salad is a perfect Summer Dinner and this salad will be a hit with everyone who loves the salads from Cafe Rio! And you’ll also love keeping the kitchen cool and the ease of using the Instant Pot.
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Now that summer is in full swing, Cafe Rio fans are going to love this perfect keep cool dinner from from Pressure Cooking Today that combines pressure-cooked chicken with other salad fixings and the famous Cafe Rio Dressing to make a perfect Cafe Rio inspired chicken taco salad ! This salad is a perfect warm-weather meal to make using the Instant Pot. And this easy chicken taco salad has the cilantro-lime rice, black beans, and cilantro-lime dressing that people love on their Cafe Rio salads.
Make the dressing earlier in the day so you can chill it for best flavor. Then use the pressure cooker to make Cilantro Lime Rice first. Keep the rice warm while you make the seasoned chicken, adding black beans when the chicken is done.
Then serve the spicy chicken, rice, and beans over lettuce, adding cilantro and plenty of that tasty Cafe Rio Style Creamy Tomatillo Dressing! Doesn’t that sound great for a Taco Tuesday dinner that won’t heat up the kitchen?
Ingredients for this Cafe Rio Inspired Salad:
- mayonnaise
- buttermilk
- chunky salsa verde
- cilantro
- lime juice
- garlic
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- salt
- black pepper
- red pepper flakes
- olive oil
- onion
- chicken breasts
- cumin
- diced tomatoes with green chiles
- black beans
- cilantro
- Cilantro Lime Rice
- lettuce, tomatoes, shredded cheese, avocado, tortilla chips
