Crispy Chicken Salad with Dried Cranberries and Blue Cheese
Updated Sep 24, 2015
Main-dish salad ready in 40 minutes! Serve this crispy chicken mixed with salad greens, cranberries and Progresso® bread crumbs – a hearty dinner.
Crispy Chicken Salad with Dried Cranberries and Blue Cheese
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 40 min
- Servings 10
- Ingredients 15
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 8 cups gourmet mixed salad greens
- 1 cup diced peeled cucumber
- 6 medium green onions, sliced (6 tablespoons)
- 2/3 cup sweetened dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese (2 oz)
- 5 chicken breast tenders (about 1 lb)
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 1 cup Progresso™ panko crispy bread crumbs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup walnut halves, coarsely chopped, toasted

Make With
Progresso Breadcrumbs
Instructions
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Step1In small bowl, mix vinegar, mustard, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper with wire whisk. Slowly add olive oil, stirring constantly with whisk until smooth; set aside.
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Step2In large bowl, mix salad greens, cucumber, onions, cranberries and cheese. Cover; refrigerate until serving time.
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Step3Sprinkle chicken with remaining 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Dip chicken in egg; coat with bread crumbs.
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Step4In 12-inch skillet, heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Fry chicken, in 2 batches, in oil 4 to 6 minutes, turning once, until golden and crisp. Drain on paper towels. Cut each tender crosswise into 1/2-inch slices.
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Step5Toss salad with 1/3 cup of the dressing; add walnuts and toss gently. Divide salad among 10 plates; top with chicken. Drizzle with desired amount of remaining dressing.
Nutrition
431
Calories
33g
Total Fat
19g
Protein
18g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 431
- Total Fat
- 33g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 0%
- Sodium
- 438mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 18g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 0%
- Protein
- 19g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 1/2 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 6 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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