Name: Grilled Chicken and Pear Salad Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 12 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 8 cups chopped Romaine lettuce; 6 bacon strips; ½ cup Walnuts; 3 tbsp granulated sugar; 3 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts; 1 tsp garlic powder; salt and pepper; ½ cup crumbled blue cheese; 2 pears; ½ red onion; For The Poppyseed dressing; ¾ cup reduced fat mayo; ¼ cup milk; ¼ cup sugar; ¼ cup apple cider vinegar; 2 tbsp poppy seeds; ½ tsp dry ground mustard.; ⅛ tsp salt

How To Make Grilled Chicken and Pear Salad

Crunchy and fresh pears, smoky grilled chicken, and crisp lettuce are tossed in a creamy poppy seed dressing to yield a tasteful pear salad dish!

Preparation: 5 minutes

Cooking: 12 minutes

Total: 17 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

8cupsromaine lettuce,chopped
6bacon strips,cooked until crispy, chopped
½cupwalnuts
3tbspgranulated sugar
3chicken breasts,boneless skinless
1tspgarlic powder
salt and pepper,to taste
½cupblue cheese,or feta cheese, crumbled
2pears,sliced
½red onion,sliced

For Poppy Seed Dressing:

¾cupreduced fat mayo
¼cupmilk
¼cupsugar
¼cupapple cider vinegar
2tbsppoppy seeds
½tspdry ground mustard
⅛tspsalt

Instructions

Poppy Seed Dressing:

Whisk together all dressing ingredients until smooth. Cover and chill until ready to use.

Chicken:

Season the chicken with garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Grill over medium heat for 5 to 8 minutes on each side until cooked through and lightly browned on the outside.
Preheat a pan or skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the walnuts for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the sugar and continue to stir until sugar is dissolved and walnuts are coated.
Transfer to a plate and allow to cool. Crush slightly and set aside.