Summer Layered Chicken Salad
Recipe from Betty Crocker

You can pull off a delicious and fabulous-looking layered chicken salad in just 15 minutes.


Summer Layered Chicken Salad

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Servings: 6 servings
Prep Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 15 mins

 
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Ingredients
Salad
  • 7  cups
    torn romaine lettuce (from 1 head)
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  • 2  packages
    frozen fully cooked chicken breast strips (not breaded), thawed (9 ounces each; 4 cups)
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  • 1  cup
    crumbled Gorgonzola cheese (about 4 ounces)
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  • 1  cup
    pecan halves (4 ounces)
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  • 1  quart
    fresh strawberries, quartered (3 cups)
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Dressing
  • 1/3  cup
    olive or vegetable oil
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  • 2  tablespoons
    sugar
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  • 1/2  teaspoon
    salt
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  • 3  tablespoons
    red wine vinegar
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  • 1  teaspoon
    Dijon mustard
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  • 1  clove
    garlic, finely chopped
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Directions
1.
In deep 3-quart salad bowl, place half of the lettuce. Layer with chicken, cheese, pecan halves, remaining lettuce and strawberries.
2.
In small bowl or glass measuring cup, mix dressing ingredients with wire whisk until well blended. Just before serving, pour dressing over salad.

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Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 490 (Calories from Fat 320); Total Fat 35g (Saturated Fat 7g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 75mg; Sodium 990mg; Total Carbohydrate 17g (Dietary Fiber 4g, Sugars 10g); Protein 28g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 70%; Vitamin C 100%; Calcium 15%; Iron 8%. Exchanges: 1/2 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 4 Lean Meat; 4 1/2 Fat. Carbohydrate Choices: 1. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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