Name: Chicken Mesclun Salad Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 0
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1½ cups morningstar farms meal starters chik'n strips; ½ cup olive oil vinaigrette salad dressing; 2 tbsp chopped fresh basil; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 large sweet onion; 1 tsp sugar; 1 red pear; 6 cups or torn mixed spring greens mesclun; ¼ cup walnut pieces; ¼ cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese

How To Make Chicken Mesclun Salad

Plant-based chicken, juicy pears, and sharp-spicy gorgonzola cheese is tossed with bright greens to yield this tasteful mesclun salad!

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking:

Total: 15 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1½cupsMorningstar Farms® Meal Starters™ Chik’n Strips
½cupolive oil vinaigrette salad dressing
2tbspfresh basil,chopped
1tbspolive oil
1large sweet onion
1tspsugar
1red pear
6cupsmesclun,or torn mixed spring greens
¼cupwalnut pieces
¼cupgorgonzola cheese,crumbled

Instructions

In small bowl stir together salad dressing and basil. Set aside.
In large nonstick skillet heat 2 teaspoons of olive oil. Stir in onion and sugar. Cook over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown, stirring frequently.
Stir in pear slices, Chik’n Strips, and remaining oil. Cook and stir for 1 to 2 minutes or until heated through.

To Assemble:

Arrange the mesclun on 4 serving plates. Top with pear mixture.
Sprinkle with walnuts and cheese. Drizzle with salad dressing mixture.
Serve immediately, and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 273.70kcal
Fat: 21.86g
Saturated Fat: 4.92g
Monounsaturated Fat: 7.81g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 8.17g
Carbohydrates: 18.56g
Fiber: 3.12g
Sugar: 12.04g
Protein: 3.62g
Cholesterol: 6.33mg
Sodium: 121.00mg
Calcium: 91.51mg
Potassium: 311.09mg
Iron: 0.91mg
Vitamin A: 220.47µg
Vitamin C: 12.18mg

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