Spicy Chicken Salad (no mayo!)

This is the perfect soup for a cold winter day!

 

Ingredients: 

• Two skinless chicken breasts, baked or poached and chopped.
• ¼ cup chopped red, yellow or orange pepper
• ¼ cup chopped celery
• ½ cup fresh chopped baby spinach leaves
• 1-2 very ripe avocados, cubed
• 1 clove fresh minced garlic
• 1 ½ tsp chipotle or chili powder
• Pinch of pepper and sea salt

Directions:

Chop cooled chicken into small, bite-sized pieces and place in large bowl. Add chopped pepper, celery and spinach leaves and minced garlic; mix well with a large fork. Add the cubed avocado; mash the avocado into the chicken and vegetable mixture, stirring and mashing until you have a slightly smooth consistency. Add the chipotle or chili powder, the pepper and sea salt. Mix well. Serve on romaine lettuce leaves, unsalted brown rice cakes or toasted whole-wheat bread. (I lay a few whole spinach leaves on top when I eat it as a sandwich!)