Description
A refreshing and flavorful Honey Mustard Chicken Salad featuring tender grilled chicken breast, fresh mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, and shredded carrots, all tossed in a tangy honey mustard dressing. This easy-to-make salad is perfect for a healthy lunch or light dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken
- 2 cups cooked chicken breast, diced (About 2 medium breasts)
Salad
- 6 cups mixed salad greens (Such as romaine, spinach, and arugula)
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 whole cucumber, sliced
- 1/2 whole red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup shredded carrots
- 1/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled (Optional)
Dressing & Seasoning
- 1/2 cup honey mustard dressing (Store-bought or homemade)
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Cook the chicken: If the chicken breasts are not cooked, season them with salt and pepper. Heat a grill pan or skillet over medium heat and cook the chicken for 6-7 minutes on each side until fully cooked through. Remove from heat and let rest for a few minutes.
- Prepare the salad base: In a large mixing bowl, place the mixed salad greens to create the base of your salad.
- Add vegetables and chicken: Add the diced cooked chicken, halved cherry tomatoes, sliced cucumber, thinly sliced red onion, and shredded carrots on top of the greens.
- Dress the salad: Drizzle the honey mustard dressing evenly over the salad ingredients.
- Toss the salad: Gently toss everything together so that the dressing coats all the ingredients thoroughly.
- Add feta cheese (optional): Sprinkle crumbled feta cheese over the top if desired for extra flavor and texture.
- Season and serve: Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately on plates or bowls.
Notes
- You can use store-bought honey mustard dressing or make your own for a more personalized flavor.
- Grilling chicken enhances flavor, but you can also bake or pan-fry it based on preference.
- Feta cheese is optional but adds a nice salty contrast to the sweet dressing.
- For a low-fat option, omit the feta cheese and use a light honey mustard dressing.
- To keep it gluten-free, check the labels of your dressing and other ingredients.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Grilling (for chicken) and tossing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving (about 1/4 of the salad)
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
Keywords: Honey Mustard Chicken Salad, Grilled Chicken Salad, Healthy Chicken Salad, Easy Salad Recipe, Low Fat Salad
