Best Fried Chicken And Spinach Salad Recipes

CRISPY CHICKEN SPINACH SALAD

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Want to serve your family a healthy salad, but one that will satisfy? Well, try this nutritional powerhouse! It's chock full of the good stuff like spinach, nuts and fruit. Plus it's packed with protein like Tyson® Crispy Chicken Strips and bacon. One serving and they'll be good to go for hours!

Provided by Food Network

Categories main-dish

Time 25m

Yield 8 Servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2½ pounds Tyson® Crispy Chicken Strips
10 ounces fresh spinach
½ cup bacon, cooked, crumbled
¼ red onion, thinly sliced
1 apple, thinly sliced
½ cup dried cranberries
½ cup whole candied cashews
¼ cup blue cheese, crumbled
1 cup poppy seed dressing

Steps:

1.Prepare Crispy Chicken Strips according to package directions. 2.While chicken is cooking combine spinach, bacon, onion, apple, cranberries, cashews and blue cheese in a serving bowl. 3.Slice prepared chicken and gently toss with greens and poppy seed dressing.

SPINACH SALAD WITH CHICKEN, AVOCADO, AND GOAT CHEESE

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Great salad with chicken, avocado, and goat cheese.

Provided by Bethshan

Categories Salad Green Salad Recipes Spinach Salad Recipes

Time 20m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

¼ cup pine nuts
8 cups chopped spinach
1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
1 ½ cups chopped cooked chicken
1 large avocado - peeled, pitted, and sliced
½ cup corn kernels
⅓ cup crumbled goat cheese
3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Heat a small skillet over medium-high heat. Toast pine nuts in hot skillet until lightly browned and fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes.
Put spinach into a large salad bowl; top with pine nuts, tomatoes, chicken, avocado, corn kernels, and goat cheese.
Beat white wine vinegar, olive oil, and Dijon mustard together in a small bowl until smooth; season with salt and pepper. Drizzle dressing over the salad and toss lightly to coat.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 440.9 calories, Carbohydrate 17.9 g, Cholesterol 54.3 mg, Fat 31.8 g, Fiber 8.4 g, Protein 25.8 g, SaturatedFat 8.2 g, Sodium 354.8 mg, Sugar 2.3 g

FRIED CHICKEN AND SPINACH SALAD

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Yield Makes 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 10-ounce package frozen fried breaded chicken breast fillets
1/2 10-ounce package prewashed spinach, trimmed, torn into bit-size pieces
1 cup finely sliced red cabbage
1 green onion, sliced
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon honey
1 small garlic clove, pressed
1/3 cup olive oil

Steps:

Preheat oven to 450°F. Place chicken on baking sheet and cook until crisp and heated through, about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, combine spinach, cabbage and green onion in large bowl. Add enough dressing to season to taste; toss well. Divide salad between plates. Slice chicken fillets on diagonal. Divide chicken between plates, placing chicken atop salad. Drizzle chicken lightly with vinaigrette and serve.
Combine first 4 ingredients in small bowl. Gradually whisk in oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 week ahead; refrigerate.) Makes about 1/2 cup.