Red Pesto Chicken Salad | Slimming & Weight Watchers Friendly
Everyone needs to try this Red Pesto Chicken Salad! Lovely and simple to throw together, we’ve marinated the chicken in sweet, tomatoey red pesto – and it doubles-up as a salad dressing too! We promise every last bite of crunchy salad veggies, crumbly feta and juicy chicken is bursting with garlicky, herby flavour.
Servings 2
Calories 345kcal
Equipment
- Frying pan
- Mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts, approx. 130g each, sliced
- 3 tbsp red pesto
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tsp white granulated sweetener
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
- 80 g lettuce
- 6 cherry tomatoes, quartered (we used red and yellow)
- 50 g cucumber, sliced into half moons
- 20 g reduced-fat feta cheese
- 11 g pine nuts
- low-calorie cooking spray
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the pesto, water, balsamic vinegar, garlic and sweetener. Season with a little salt and pepper.
- Add the chicken to a bowl and pour over half the pesto dressing. Coat the chicken, cover and pop into the fridge for a minimum of 30 minutes. If you have time, leave it longer to allow the flavours to develop further.
- Add the pine nuts to a small frying pan and set on a low heat. Heat for 2 minutes until the pine nuts are lightly toasted and golden. Leave to one side.
- Assemble the salad. Divide the lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber between two plates. Crumble over the feta cheese and sprinkle over the pine nuts.
- Once the chicken has marinated, spray a frying pan with low-calorie cooking spray. Set on a medium heat and add the chicken to the pan. Cook for 10 minutes, moving the chicken round the pan to brown on all sides. Check that the chicken is cooked through, and no pinkness remains.
- Add the chicken to the top of the salad, drizzle over the remaining dressing and serve.
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Nutrition
Serving: 317g | Calories: 345kcal | Carbohydrates: 7.1g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 3.1g | Sodium: 1400mg | Fiber: 2.8g | Sugar: 5.6g
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