Weight Loss Menu: Top 5 chicken salad recipes

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Sep 14, 2015 06:07 AM EDT

#1: Chile-Garlic Kale Salad with Fried Chicken

Click here for the ingredients. According to How Sweet Eats, to make the dressing simply, mix the olive oil, sesame oil, vinegar, chili garlic paste and honey together with a whisk.

Meanwhile, the fried chicken will need to soak in 2 cups of buttermilk for a few hours or overnight. Occasionally flip the chicken so that it is evenly covered in buttermilk coating. Before frying, prepare three bowls. Make a mixture containing four cups of flour with added salt, pepper, paprika and garlic powder. Divide this mixture into two separate bowls. Take the third bowl and fill it with the leftover buttermilk.

After soaking the chicken, dredge it in the flour mixture, thendip it in the bowl of buttermilk. Dredge it again in the second flour mixture and fry the chicken in four inches of vegetable oil at no higher than 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

#2: Chicken Club Salad

For the ingredients of this salad, click here. To cook the meat, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. MarthaStewart.com recommends lining a rimmed baking sheet with aluminium foil.

Take the slices of bacon and prepare a single layer of it on the sheet. Cook the bacon until its fat starts to render, then slide it to the side of the sheet.

Next, take the chicken, which should be seasoned with salt and pepper, and add it to the sheet. Bake the chicken until it is fully cooked through, and the bacon is brown and crispy. Take out the bacon, drain it, and crumble it.

While meat is cooling, mix tomatoes, onions, celery, celery leaves, mayonnaise and vinegar together. Place the chicken on top of lettuce leaves, add the mayo mixtute, and top with bacon bits.

#3: Curried Chicken Salad

Health states to simply take some greens, add in some fat-free yogurt, grapes, curry powder, walnuts and last night's chicken.

#4: Grilled Chicken Chopped Antipasto Salad

Click here for the ingredients. First, place the chopped chicken into a plastic bag filled with the marinade ingredients and set it in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. Next, chop the lettuce, roasted red peppers, tomatoes, salami, pepperoni and onions.

Grill the chicken for 9-12 minutes in medium heat. Place everything together on a dish and top with whisked dressing ingredients.

#5: Chicken and Cornbread Salad with Lime

Place some grilled some chicken breasts on top of hearts of romaine lettuce, states Health. Then, add some flakes of cornbread, tomatoes, red onions, and cumin. Dress with some lime juice and olive oil.

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