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!
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:
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Whisk together all dressing ingredients until smooth. Cover and chill until ready to use.
Chicken:
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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.
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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.
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Transfer to a plate and allow to cool. Crush slightly and set aside.
To Assemble:
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Arrange the salads with the lettuce on the bottom, then top with chicken, pears, onions, bacon, and cheese.
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Serve with poppy seed dressing, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 971.54kcal
- Fat: 70.76g
- Saturated Fat: 17.99g
- Trans Fat: 0.19g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 22.83g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 27.32g
- Carbohydrates: 45.33g
- Fiber: 6.50g
- Sugar: 34.24g
- Protein: 39.67g
- Cholesterol: 143.30mg
- Sodium: 1154.62mg
- Calcium: 238.95mg
- Potassium: 875.77mg
- Iron: 3.01mg
- Vitamin A: 487.72µg
- Vitamin C: 9.00mg
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