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Grilled Chicken Salad with Bacon Vinaigrette

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Updated Nov 23, 2010
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Dinner ready in just 25 minutes! Top grilled chicken salad with bacon pieces for a delicious meal.

Grilled Chicken Salad with Bacon Vinaigrette

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 25 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 9
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Ingredients

  • 3 slices bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 3/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram leaves
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
  • 2 red bell peppers, each quartered
  • 2 small yellow summer squash or zucchini, each halved lengthwise and crosswise
  • 4 cups purchased mixed salad greens

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat grill. Cook bacon in medium skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet; drain on paper towel. Set aside.
  • Step 
    2
    Add vinegar, oil, brown sugar and marjoram to bacon drippings in skillet; cook and stir over medium heat to mix and dissolve sugar. Remove from heat. Reserve about 1/4 cup of vinegar mixture to use as glaze during grilling; set remaining aside for dressing.
  • Step 
    3
    When ready to grill, place chicken on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill 4 to 6 inches from medium coals. Cook 5 minutes.
  • Step 
    4
    Brush chicken with reserved glaze; turn chicken. Add bell peppers and squash to grill. Brush chicken and vegetables with glaze. Cook about 10 minutes or until chicken is fork-tender and juices run clear and vegetables are crisp-tender, turning chicken and vegetables, and brushing with glaze once or twice. Discard any remaining glaze.
  • Step 
    5
    To serve, arrange mixed greens on 4 individual plates. Cut chicken crosswise into slices; place over greens. Arrange bell peppers and squash around chicken. Sprinkle with bacon. Drizzle or serve with reserved dressing.

Nutrition

420 Calories
27g Total Fat
30g Protein
15g Total Carbohydrate
10g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
420
Calories from Fat
240
Total Fat
27g
42%
Saturated Fat
6g
30%
Cholesterol
85mg
28%
Sodium
200mg
8%
Total Carbohydrate
15g
5%
Dietary Fiber
3g
12%
Sugars
10g
Protein
30g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
60%
60%
Vitamin C
100%
100%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
1/2 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 4 Very Lean Meat; 5 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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