Grilled Chicken Salad
A light a fresh grilled chicken salad recipe made with perfectly grilled chicken breast, blueberries, gorgonzola cheese, apple, almonds, bacon, and honey mustard dressing.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Grilled Chicken Breast
- 1-1.5 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2-3 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground pepper
Honey Mustard Dressing
- 1 cup 2% Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup yellow mustard
- 6 tablespoons honey
- ½ tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ground black pepper to taste
Other Ingredients
- 8 cups spring lettuce mix
- 1/4 cup crumbled gorgonzola cheese
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
- 1 cup diced apples
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 1/2 cup chopped cooked bacon ~6 strips
Instructions
Grilled Chicken Breast
- First, season chicken with garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
- Next, preheat the grill to 400ºF and spray grates with cooking spray
- Grill chicken breasts at 400ºF for around 15 minutes, flipping halfway through. You know the chicken breast is done cooking when the internal temperature reaches 165ºF.
- Remove from the grill and let sit for 5 minutes. Then, cut into small chunks.
Honey Mustard Dressing
- To make this homemade honey mustard dressing, follow the instructions HERE.
Salads
- To assemble the salad, place about 2 cups of spring lettuce mix in each bowl.
- Then, top each salad with equal amounts of gorgonzola cheese, almonds, apples, blueberries, bacon bits, and diced chicken breast.
- Finally, drizzle on about 2 tablespoons of honey mustard dressing onto each salad.
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Nutrition
Calories: 521kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 19g | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 36g