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Pesto Chicken Avocado Salad
This grilled chicken pesto salad is full of creamy avocado, cherry tomatoes, and fresh greens for an easy gluten free salad recipe. Serve it as an entree, side dish, or meal prep it for the week!
Servings:
2
servings
Prep Time:
29
minutes
mins
Total Time:
29
minutes
mins
Author:
Whitney Bond
Course:
Main Course, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
½
1x
2x
1
pound
boneless, skinless chicken breasts
¼
cup
basil pesto
,
click link for homemade recipe
4
cups
spinach leaves
½
cup
red onion
,
thinly sliced
¼
cup
balsamic vinaigrette dressing
1
cup
cherry tomatoes
,
quartered
1
avocado
,
thinly sliced
1
tablespoon
basil pesto
½
teaspoon
black pepper
,
fresh cracked
Instructions
Preheat a grill to medium-high heat.
Slice each chicken breast horizontally through the middle. Toss the chicken with ¼ cup basil pesto.
Once the grill is hot, place the chicken on the grill and cook for 4-5 minutes per side.
Remove the chicken from the grill and let it rest for 5-10 minutes.
While the chicken is resting, toss the spinach leaves and red onions with the balsamic vinaigrette.
Place in a large bowl and top with the cherry tomatoes and avocado.
Slice the chicken and place it on top of the salad.
Drizzle the salad with 1 tablespoon basil pesto and top with fresh cracked black pepper.
Notes
If a grill is not available,
cook the chicken on the stove over medium-high heat in large cast iron skillet, or the heaviest skillet available.
If meal-prepping this recipe,
keep the dressing in a small container on the side until right before serving the salad.
This salad
serves 2 people as an entree or 4-6 people as a side dish.
Nutrition Facts
Calories
753
kcal
(38%)
Carbohydrates
21
g
(7%)
Protein
54
g
(108%)
Fat
50
g
(77%)
Saturated Fat
8
g
(40%)
Cholesterol
148
mg
(49%)
Sodium
687
mg
(29%)
Potassium
1882
mg
(54%)
Fiber
9
g
(36%)
Sugar
6
g
(7%)
Vitamin A
6980
mg
(140%)
Vitamin C
49.6
mg
(60%)
Calcium
162
mg
(16%)
Iron
3.7
mg
(21%)
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