Hot Chicken Salad

Here’s a lovely light meal for a fall evening. Is it possible that a dinner salad can be comfort food? There’s a simple answer. Yes!

Tonight you’ll top fresh salad greens with crisp apple and dried tart cherries. Finish the salad with warm broccoli, Chick’n Strips and quinoa. It’s all dressed with a homemade Cilantro/Lime Dressing.

Finish the presentation with some warm artisan bread or rolls and you’ve got a hit!

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Hot Chicken Salad

Produce

garlic (if needed)

sweet onion (if needed)

1 head Romaine lettuce (if needed)

1 head green or red leaf lettuce (if needed)

1 bunch fresh basil leaves

1 cucumber

one 6 inch zucchini 

2 slicing tomatoes

1 lemon

1 nectarine or other seasonal fruit

Canned/Dried Foods

canola oil (if needed)

sesame oil (if needed)

rice wine vinegar (if needed)

low sodium soy sauce (if needed)

white wine to cook with

Frozen Foods

Plant-based Chik’n Strips of choice (if eating meatless)

Meat/Fish/Poultry

a package of 6 skinless chicken breast (if  eating meat and no breasts in freezer at home)

Chilled Foods/Dairy

orange juice (if needed)

Nutritional Value: Hot Chicken Salad

Hot Chicken Salad (Chicken)

Per Serving

Calories 480

Protein: 36 g

Carbohydrates: 45 g

Total Fat: 12 g

(Saturated Fat:) 2 g

Dietary Fiber: 10 g

Cholesterol: 85 mg

Sodium: 380 mg

% calories from fat: 23.8 %

Serving Size:

17 ounces of salad with ½ a chicken breast and 2 oz. dressing with 1 slice sprouted wheat toast.

Hot Chicken Salad (Meatless)

Per Serving

Calories 490

Protein: 32 g

Carbohydrates: 50 g

Total Fat: 13 g

(Saturated Fat:) 1 g

Dietary Fiber: 10 g

Cholesterol: 0 mg

Sodium: 680 mg

% calories from fat: 25.7 %

Serving Size:

17 ounces of salad with ½ a sliced chicken breast or 3 oz. Chik’n Strips and 2 oz. dressing with 1 slice sprouted wheat toast or an artisan roll.