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Chicken: Orange Chicken Salad with Feta

All around great salad

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. skinless, boneless chicken breasts
  • 8 cups torn leaf or romaine lettuce
  • yellow, red & green pepper thin strips (3/4 c. total)
  • 1 c. grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1/2 c. matchstick-cut carrots
  • 1/4 c. chopped green onions
  • 1/2 c. low-fat feta cheese, crumbled
  • 2 oz. sliced almonds, toasted
  • 11 oz. can mandarin oranges, drained

Dressing

  • 3 Tbls. frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
  • 1 Tbls. white wine vinegar
  • 1 Tbls. Bertoli extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/8 t. each salt and pepper

Instructions

Prepare grill. Season chicken with salt and pepper (or lemon pepper) and place on a grill rack coated with cooking spray. Grill 6 minutes on each side or until done. Cut into 1/2-inch thick slices. Set aside.

Combine lettuce, peppers, tomatoes, carrots, onions and feta cheese in a large bowl.

Dressing: Combine orange juice concentrate, vinegar, oil, salt and pepper; stir with a whisk.

Pour juice mixture over lettuce mixture, tossing to coat.

Divide lettuce mixture evenly among 4 salad plates; top evenly with chicken, oranges and almonds.

NOTE: Serves 4.