Dinner in under 15 minutes. Yes, it is possible! I created this Hearty Chicken & Veggie Salad recipe as a go-to full meal for those nights of soccer practice/late night work/school recital/*insert busy family activity here*. It is fast, delicious, and healthy. And made in under 15 minutes….
- 1 romaine lettuce (washed and cut)
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1 package of Maple Leaf Prime Chicken Strips (we loved the Italian!)
- 1/2 cup cut cucumber
- 5 white button mushrooms (washed and sliced)
- ¼ cup white onion (totally optional if you don’t like onions – like me)
- ¼ cup green olives
- Radishes (to taste)
- Wash and cut romaine lettuce. Sprinkle on top shredded carrots, mushrooms, onion, olives, radish. Place Maple Leaf Prime Chicken Strips in microwavable dish and warm according to package directions. Carefully, remove Maple Leaf Prime Chicken Strips from microwave and spoon over salad.
- Serve with homemade vinaigrette or balsamic vinegar & oil.
- Serve with bread.
- Makes a great lunch too!
This Hearty Chicken & Veggie Salad had everything a busy family like mine needs to a good meal. Chicken (protein!), veggies (vitamins & minerals!), and some side bread for a bit of carbs. Even my in-laws, who are huge foodies (they are French!), regaled at how good this salad was. It was good! And my Easy Vinaigrette Recipe went so well with this Hearty Chicken & Veggie Salad. Just sayin’ 😉
We often think fast food is not homemade food. This meal was made in under 15 minutes yet was still made at in my kitchen. June Cleaver would totally agree with me – that it is ok to make your dinner-making easier if you can – especially on busy nights. The shredded carrots saved me time. The Maple Leaf Prime Chicken Strips came fully cooked and ready to serve.
Idea! Add shredded carrots, chicken broth, egg noodles and those chicken strips and you have a hearty – and homemade – chicken noodle soup in under 15 minutes.
Give yourself permission to make dinner easier (because no one ever regretted making a quick healthy, hearty, meal).The whole point of dinner (and June Cleaver would approve of this) is that you are together as a family eating a healthy meal. June doesn’t care how long you slaved in the kitchen to get the meal on the table (and actually…neither does your family).
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Disclosure: #spon. And truly that Hearty Chicken & Veggie Salad was delish! As always, the opinions on this post are my own.
That sound so good. I love stuff like that for lunch 🙂
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This looks delicious! It’s perfect to make for lunch, or dinner!
Absolutely agree. I would even take this to a summer pot luck!
Wow! That’s a salad? It certainly does look hearty! I’ll have to give it a try some time.
It was an awesome salad!
Thanks for this awesome recipe. It looks yummy!
Enjoy!
This is the perfect meal for my family. We love our veggies. This would go over big.
It is a real rainbow of veggies meal.
I love this! Olives are one of my favorite foods. They give everything such a nice, tangy kick.
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Looks delicious. Would make a great meal all on it’s own.
Totally. A full meal + under 15 min = awesome
Love this and especially that there are olives in it. YUM!
ok I admit…I picked the olives out of mine. dh LOVES olives…me not so much.
This sounds perfect for a quick lunch or dinner. Using breast strips like this is such a time saver.
it really is!
This is great, me and my husband were just talking about how tired we are getting with salad, but this looks like such a breath of fresh air. Yummy!!
You could use leftover pasta, a little olive oil and add the Maple Leaf Prime chicken and you’d have a great pasta salad (great warm or cold!)
This looks so good i wish i could try it now. I will be making this soon.
Let me know how you like it!
I have been on a salad kick lately, and this one looks amazing! I might have to try this out!
The Maple Leaf Prime Chicken really made the meal. It was hearty and healthy!
Mmm, this looks yummy! Thanks for sharing.
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I love great big salads packed with yummy veggies. This looks so good!
This certainly was a full-meal-salad!
I love quick and easy meals and this looks good! I’m a big fan of the precooked chicken 😉
Precooked chicken is just as healthy (and makes dinner easier some evenings!)
I like that this dish is grab and go and people can eat it when they like!
It would make a great packed lunch for school or work.
This would be a fantastic option when you are in a hurry. It looks delicious, thanks for sharing.
Thanks Ann. I’m certainly flagging it in my mind for crazy dinner nights!
This meal looks so delicious and healthy! YUM!
And in under 15 min!
Looks and sounds yummy! Love having something like for dinner and the bonus is that it is healthy!
ok now this is a salad i would enjoy!!! looks absolutely delicious. We always have the same salad (caeser) but definitely looking to change it up a bit. this is perfect. I can have it for my lunch too 🙂
I am just starting to eat more salads, and this sounds like a great one.
it’s delish!
Yum looks delicious. Would be great for family BBQ’s or potlucks
This sounds delicious and is perfect for those last minute “OMG! What am I going to make for dinner?!” nights. Thanks
This sounds delicious,I will try it for dinner some night
This looks so delicious
This looks awesome, I’m a new member of weight watchers, so I have to change the whole way I eat and I think I just found an awesome salad, thanks for sharing, the only difference I would make is probably would use red onions in place of reg. onions!!
This looks so delicious,I cant wait to try it.thanks for sharing
Oh boy! The picture of this salad has me convinced it delicious and healthy for my family!Thanks for posting it.
I love a yummy salad like this one – so packed with nutrition, too!
It’s going to beperfect to make for lunch,
this is a perfect summer meal. Great for lunches too
Excellent recipe idea! Great for the whole family!
Do try it!
We enjoyed your salad last night for dinner,I must say everyone loved it even the little one.
This seems like it would be a great lunch idea!
This looks great! Would def be a great pick me up or on a CHILLY DAY. tHAN KS!
wow this looks so delish , a must try thanks for sharing , yummy 🙂
I love salads and this one sounds very delicious and refreshing!
I like everything in this salad except the olives because they’re too salty for me. I love salads and I’ll have to try some of your ingredients