# Enchilada Dense Bean Salad

This is a veggie-packed, high-protein salad that marinates in the fridge and gets better throughout the week.

- Total time: 123 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 can garbanzo beans
- 1 can chickpeas
- 2 bell peppers
- 1 jalapeno
- 1 red onion
- 1 bunch cilantro
- 1 container cherry tomatoes
- 1 block Monterey Jack cheese
- 1 block cheddar cheese
- 1 serving enchilada sauce marinated chicken thighs
- 1 serving enchilada sauce
- 1 lime
- 1 tiny bit mustard
- 1 serving avocado

## Instructions

1. Rinse and drain one can of garbanzo beans and one can of chickpeas.
2. Chop up two bell peppers and mince one jalapeno.
3. Finely chop one red onion and a bunch of cilantro.
4. Add the rinsed and drained beans, chopped vegetables, and chopped cilantro to a large bowl.
5. Cut up one block of Monterey Jack cheese and one block of mild cheddar cheese and add them to the bowl.
6. Grill enchilada sauce marinated chicken thighs.
7. Chop up the grilled chicken thighs and add them to the bowl.
8. Make a dressing with leftover enchilada sauce, lime juice, and a tiny bit of mustard.
9. Pour the dressing over the salad, then add avocado on the side and toss.

## Equipment

- can opener
- knife
- cutting board
- bowl
- grill
- lime juicer

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBhvMg8yMyK/?igsh=eW9ma291eXptMmp2
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/6a2ff894-8f8a-4d11-b530-35fc907d148c
- Extracted: 2025-04-08

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