Fresh Chicken Salad with Baby Greens

  4.0 – 7 reviews  

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Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 35 mins
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  1. 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
  2. 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
  3. ¼ cup pesto sauce
  4. 3 cups mixed baby greens
  5. 1 medium red bell pepper, sliced
  6. 1 small cucumber, sliced
  7. ¼ red onion, thinly sliced
  8. 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  9. 1 tablespoon honey
  10. salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken breast in the skillet 10 minutes on each side, or until juices run clear. Remove chicken from skillet and shred. Return to skillet, mix in pesto sauce, and continue cooking just until sauce is heated through.
  2. Place greens in a bowl, and top with chicken, bell pepper, cucumber, and onion. Drizzle with remaining olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and honey. Season with salt and pepper. Toss, and serve.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 255 kcal
Carbohydrate 11 g
Cholesterol 41 mg
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Protein 17 g
Saturated Fat 3 g
Sodium 165 mg
Sugars 7 g
Fat 16 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Melanie Willis
I was a little worried as I was making this, but we were pleasantly surprised.
Mr. Keith Maldonado
We didn’t care for this, pesto and honey do not go well together.
Andrea Wiley
Fresh Chicken Salad Haiku: “So close to five stars! Just need to blend the dressing. Otherwise, superb!” I scaled this back to 1 serving for my lunch and used torn baby spinach and romaine. My only complaint w/ it was the instructions saying to drizzle the EVOO, balsamic vinegar and honey on before serving, b/c inevitably, my mouth ended up w/ a cloyingly-sweet honey bite, or a too-tart vinegar bite. This would be 5 stars, had I whisked the dressing together before adding it to the salad. But WOW! Such a simple mix of salad ingredients plus the pesto chicken – seriously tasty and something that I look forward to packing into my lunch for work.
Benjamin Jones
needs more flavor.
Bryan Hawkins
Delicious salad- We’ve had it several times, and just tried substituting kiwi’s for the cucumber– even better!
Kristin Herrera
YUMMO! Even the pickiest of the pickies ate this and devoured it. I will definitely be making this again. Thanks.
Yolanda Thomas
I thought this was a super yummy salad. The honey brings a nice little sweet flavor to it. When trying to have a good low calorie meal, this is a great choice!

 

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