Chicken and Strawberry Salad

Chicken and Strawberry Salad

Ingredients:

Dressing:

1 tablespoon sugar

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

1 tablespoon water

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

Salad:

4 cups torn romaine lettuce

4 cups arugula

2 cups quartered strawberries

1/3 cup vertically sliced red onion

12 ounces skinless, boneless rotisserie chicken breast, sliced

2 tablespoons unsalted cashews, halved

1/2 cup (2 ounces) crumbled blue cheese

Preparation:

1. To prepare dressing, combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl. Gradually drizzle in oil, stirring constantly with a whisk.

2. To prepare salad, combine romaine and next 4 ingredients (through chicken) in a bowl; toss gently. Place about 2 cups chicken mixture on each of 4 plates. Top each serving with 1 1/2 teaspoons cashews and 2 tablespoons cheese. Drizzle about 4 teaspoons dressing over each serving.

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Simple Chicken Salad

I love Chicken Salad but sometimes find that I'm in a pinch for time when it comes to cooking the chicken and giving it some time to cool. What I try to do is broil a couple of chicken breasts ahead of time so I have enough on hand for a few days. I also find that broiling the chicken makes the juiciest and most tender of all the cooking processes.

Here's what I do:

Ingredients:

Skinless, boneless chicken breast
Salt
Pepper
Spices

Preheat broiler. Clean and trim the chicken breasts. Place into rimmed baking sheet or pan. To one side of chicken, sprinkle salt, pepper and your favorite spices. I use garlic powder, oregano and paprika but feel free to use whatever you like.

Place under broiler for approximately 10 minutes. Remove from broiler. Turn breasts over and repeat the salt, pepper and spices. Place back under broiler for another 10 minutes. Check for doneness. Return to broiler another few minutes, if needed.

Allow to cool. Slice thinly and add to your favorite garden salad. Drizzle with your favorite dressing.

Easy, peasy...right?

Grilled Chicken Tostadas

Grilled Chicken Tostadas

Ingredients:

4 (6 ounce) skinless, bonelss chicken breast halves
1 TBS fresh lime juice
1 TBS taco seasoning
1/2 tsp sugar
Cooking spray
6 (8 inch) flour tortillas
6 cups packaged coleslaw
1 (7 oz) can green saalsa
4 cups chopped tomato
1/4 cup sliced ripe olives, chopped
1 1/4 cups fat-free refried beans
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
6 TBS reduced fat sour cream
1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
1/4 cup unsalted pumpkinseed kernels, toasted (optional)

Directions:

Prepare grill or heat a grill pan over medium-high heat.

Brush chicken with lime juice; sprinkle with seasoning and sugar. Place chicken on grill rack or grill pan coated with cooking spray; grill 4 minutes on each side or until chicken is done. Cool slightly. Cut chicken into 1/4 inch strips; set aside.

Place tortillas on grill rack or grill pan coated with cooking spray; grill 30 seconds on each side or until golden brown.

Combine coleslaw and salsa; toss to coat. Combine tomato and olives; toss gently.

Spread about 3 TBS beans over each tortilla; divide chicken evenly among tortillas. Top each serving with about 2/3 cup slaw mixture, 2/3 cup tomato mixture, 4 tsp cheese, 1 TBS sour cream and 2 tsp cilantro. Sprinkle each serving with 2 tsp pumpkin seeds, if desired.

Serves 6

Nutritional Information:

Calories 361
Carbohydrate 43.0 g
Cholesterol 65.0 g
Fiber 6.8 g
Protein 38.7 g
Sodium 844.0 mg
Fat 9.2 g
Saturated Fat 3.6 g
Monounsaturated Fat 1.5 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.2 g
Calories from fat 23.0%
Calcium 221.0 mg
Iron 3.7 mg

(Recipe and Nutritional Information taken from www.cookinglight.com)

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