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Gluten-Free Quick Chicken Salads with Cherries and Cheese

Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 20, 2016
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Goat cheese, cherries and chicken come together over a salad with honey-balsamic vinaigrette for a sweet, tangy, healthful main-dish salad great for dieters and indulgers alike!

Gluten-Free Quick Chicken Salads with Cherries and Cheese

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 30 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 13
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Ingredients

Chicken

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

Vinaigrette

  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Salad

  • 6 cups mixed greens, packed
  • 1/2 cup dried unsweetened cherries
  • 2 oz chèvre (goat) cheese, crumbled (1/2 cup)
  • 1/4 cup fresh thyme leaves
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Set oven control to broil. Line cookie sheet with foil, and spray with high heat cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, mix Chicken ingredients; toss to coat. Place on cookie sheet. Broil with tops of chicken 4 inches from heat 8 to 10 minutes, turning once, until thermometer inserted in center reads at least 165°F.
  • Step 
    3
    In large bowl, beat Vinaigrette ingredients with whisk. Add mixed greens, and toss to coat. Divide greens among 4 plates.
  • Step 
    4
    On cutting board, cut chicken breasts diagonally into 1/2-inch slices. Place 1 sliced breast on top of each mound of salad greens. Evenly divide cherries and goat cheese over top of each. Sprinkle with thyme and pepper. Serve immediately.

Nutrition

490 Calories
21g Total Fat
43g Protein
32g Total Carbohydrate
27g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
490
Calories from Fat
190
Total Fat
21g
32%
Saturated Fat
7g
33%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
115mg
39%
Sodium
510mg
21%
Potassium
740mg
21%
Total Carbohydrate
32g
11%
Dietary Fiber
3g
12%
Sugars
27g
Protein
43g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
100%
100%
Vitamin C
20%
20%
Calcium
15%
15%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 5 Very Lean Meat; 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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