There are times when you just want a big ole salad to eat for lunch or dinner and from scratch salads can be so yummy, but lets face it. Most of us don’t have the time to make a gourmet salad. I am going to share how with a few cheater ingredients you can have a “gourmet” Italian Chicken Salad that will be sure to please the palate and can be done in just a few minutes. I was able to pick up all the items at Walmart so I didn’t spend gourmet amount of money just to get a gourmet taste.
My main key ingredient is Tyson® Grilled & Ready® Chicken that is in the freezer section. This saves me from having to cook a chicken breast and having a pan to clean up. I take out a few of the strips and heat them in the microwave and boom they are ready for my salad. I like to chop them up so it is easier to spread all over the salad. The dressing is an important part of this Italian Chicken Salad as well. Wish-Bone® Italian is one of my family favorites.
You can personalize this salad to be all your own with your favorite Italian flavors. I went with sliced carrots, chopped marinated artichoke hearts, and parmesan cheese. Now that I think about it, it would have been yummy with some sliced olives as well and maybe some roasted red peppers. Kind of like having an antipasto salad over the top of mixes salad greens. Such a simple easy salad to make, but the flavors really pop and transport you to an Italian kitchen across the sea.
The Tyson® Grilled & Ready® Chicken is so convenient when you don’t want to bust out the big pans to cook, but want to add some meat to your salad. The Wish-Bone® House Italian gives you that herby vinaigrette that pairs so well with so many ingredients to make the salad pop.
Ingredients
- Mixed Salad Greens
- 4 pieces, heated and chopped Tyson® Grilled & Ready® Chicken
- 2 T Wish-Bone® Italian Dressing
- 5 Sliced Baby Carrots
- 1 T Parmesan Cheese
- 4-5 Chopped Marinated Quartered Artichoke Hearts
Instructions
- Heat the chicken in the microwave according to directions. Chop into bite sized pieces.
- Chop the carrots and artichoke hearts.
- Layer the salad greens, chicken, artichokes, carrots.
- Top with Parmesan cheese and dressing.
Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tyson Foods, Inc. and Pinnacle Foods Group LLC. All opinions are entirely my own.
That sounds delicious. I think I will make some to pack for my husband’s lunch at work 🙂 He will love it.
First of all, that salad looks absolutely delicious! And I love the “easy” ingredients because you’re right, sometimes putting together a gourmet salad can be a lot of work so some cheats are really helpful!
That looks so good. I really want to make this for our house!
This looks like such a delicious meal for a busy weeknight. My whole family loves anything with Italian dressing!
Oh my word, this looks delicious! I love how easy it looks to put together. I’ll need to pick up some of that chicken!
My family would love this recipe. Especially with grilled chicken.
This salad sounds really delicious! I love anything with chicken and artichoke in it.
Southern Soul
Chicken Salad is one of my favorite meals. I have never tried it this way.