Description
This Mandarin Chicken Salad is loaded with tender chicken, sweet mandarins, fresh greens, creamy avocado, and a bright lemon vinaigrette.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 5 cups baby spinach
- 4 mandarins, peeled and separated
- 1 ripe avocado, diced
- 1 English cucumber, sliced
- 2 green onions, chopped
- 1/4 cup slivered almonds
- Black and white sesame seeds
- 1 recipe lemon vinaigrette
Instructions
- Mix lemon vinaigrette and add three-quarters of it to a container with the chicken.
- Marinate chicken for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 425°F and bake chicken until cooked through.
- Shred cooked chicken.
- Toss chicken with remaining ingredients and drizzle with remaining vinaigrette.
Notes
- Marinate chicken longer for deeper flavor.
- Add avocado just before serving.
- Store dressing separately for meal prep.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 315
- Sugar: 11
- Sodium: 169
- Fat: 14
- Saturated Fat: 2
- Unsaturated Fat: 11
- Trans Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 21
- Fiber: 7
- Protein: 29
- Cholesterol: 72