Summer Splash Chicken Salad

  Salads

When it’s too hot to eat inside, I head out to the patio. Shred some rotisserie chicken and toss with mango, watermelon and grapes for an ooh-ahh healthy chicken salad.

Summer Splash Chicken Salad

Average Rating: 5

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 20 min.
YIELD: 4 servings.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup plain yogurt
  • 4-1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated lime zest
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups cubed cooked chicken breast
  • 1 cup green grapes, halved
  • 1 cup chopped peeled mango
  • 1 cup chopped seedless watermelon
  • 4 cups torn Bibb or Boston lettuce
  • 1/4 cup chopped pistachios, toasted

Instructions

  • 1. In a bowl, mix the first five ingredients until blended. Add chicken, grapes, mango and watermelon; toss gently to combine.
  • 2. Divide lettuce among four plates; top with chicken mixture. Sprinkle with pistachios.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup chicken mixture with 1 cup lettuce and 1 tablespoon pistachios: 262 calories, 7g fat (2g saturated fat), 58mg cholesterol, 249mg sodium, 27g carbohydrate (22g sugars, 3g fiber), 24g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges:
3 lean meat, 1 vegetable, 1 fruit, 1 fat, 1/2 starch.

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