Chicken is the perfect protein to add to a salad. It is easy to grill or bake and can be seasoned many different ways to offer a nutritious lunch or dinner. Try a zesty Santa Fe salad with a creamy avocado dressing or a buffalo chicken salad with lots of flavor. With this collection of salad recipes you will have lots of inspiration for using in season produce this summer!
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Pecan Chicken Salad
This Pecan Chicken Salad is a great salad to make. Super simple to prepare and on the table in less than thirty minutes it is a great option for a midweek meal or lunch. Bursting with flavor you have to try it!
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Panera Fuji Apple Salad
If you love Panera's Fuji Apple Salad then try this copycat version at home. It is easy to make and is perfect for lunch or a light dinner.
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Buffalo Chicken Dinner Salad
Loaded with crisp vegetables, spicy buffalo chicken, and your choice of creamy dressing, this Healthy Buffalo Chicken Salad will sure to become a new dinner-time favorite.
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Strawberry Fields Salad
This recipe makes a refreshing, healthy salad loaded with nutrients. It is a perfect summer salad combining fresh strawberries, fatty avocados, rotisserie chicken, creamy feta cheese, nuts, and sweet and sour dressing.
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Grilled BBQ Chicken Salad
This BBQ chicken salad is loaded with fresh flavors and wonderful juicy grilled BBQ chicken. This is the perfect light salad for lunch or dinner.
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Panzanella Toscano With Grilled Chicken
This Tuscan-inspired panzanella skips the stove and gets smoky flavor by grilling crusty bread, chicken, and peppers. Toss them with fresh summer bounty like tomatoes, cucumbers, green onions, and fragrant herbs, all tied together with a vibrant dressing for a stunning and satisfying bread salad.
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Pesto Pasta Salad with Grilled Chicken
This Pesto Pasta Salad with Grilled Chicken is healthy, satisfying, and 200% delicious. It’ll take center stage at any picnic, potluck, dinner table, or the lunch table if you’re lucky enough to have leftovers…YUM!
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Cheesecake Factory Chopped Salad
This Cheesecake Factory Chopped Salad is perfect for summer. Romaine, grilled chicken, tomatoes, avocado, sweetcorn, bacon, blue cheese, and apple all tossed in a Balsamic Vinaigrette. Yum!
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Californian Chicken Salad
This lighter California chicken salad is full of juicy grapes, tender chicken, and crunchy celery. The sweet dressing is made with poppy seeds, creamy mayonnaise, and tangy Greek yogurt.
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Panera Green Goddess Salad
This dairy-free salad with cobb, chicken, and bacon will certainly become your go-to lunch. Fresh, light, rich in good nutrients, and only needs 10 minutes of your time.
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Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
Looking for delicious and easy weeknight meal? This Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad is the solution! Packed with flavor and made with everyday ingredients, it's also a perfect side dish for summer BBQs or potlucks. This pasta salad will be a hit at any gathering.
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Grilled Buffalo Chicken Salad
If you're looking for not just a regular chicken salad, give this recipe with creamy and soft blue cheese a go. It is a perfect low-carb lunch packed with healthy protein and various veggies.
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Healthy Ranch Chicken Salad
Bite-sized roasted chicken, fresh veggies, and greens, all under ranch dressing - a simple and delicious quick lunch on a busy day without sacrificing your healthy lifestyle.
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Thai Chicken Salad With Peanut Dressing
This Thai Salad With Peanut Dressing is a quick recipe using rotisserie chicken for protein. The peanut dressing has just a little heat from sriracha for a flavorful and delicious salad!
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Best BBQ Chicken Cobb Salad
This isn’t your grandma’s Chicken Cobb Salad—it’s packed full of flavor with juicy baked BBQ chicken, sweet corn succotash, and a creamy Cobb salad dressing. But don’t worry, it still has all the other classic components we all know and love, like avocado, tomato, and hard-boiled eggs. This salad will convert any salad naysayer into a raving fan!
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Chicken Arugula Salad
This summer salad is a burst of colors and flavors on a plate. Healthy and delicious, it combines spicy jalapenos, veggies, arugula, and chicken under a light cilantro dressing.
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Copycat Panera Southwest Chili Lime Ranch Salad
This Copycat Panera Southwest Chili Lime Ranch Salad with Chicken is my absolute favorite!!! I made it three times this past week!!! Once you have all the ingredients – you can’t help but make it every day!
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Asian Chicken Salad With Ginger Dressing
This Asian Chicken Salad With Ginger Dressing is a quick and easy salad that is perfect for lunch or dinner. This salad has lots of crunch from the cabbage and and almonds, plus a sweetness from the mandarin oranges!
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Grilled Chicken Salad
This Grilled Chicken Salad is bursting with flavor from tender chicken, corn, avocados, tomatoes, cucumbers, bell pepper, and red onion, all drizzled with a sweet and tangy honey mustard vinaigrette that doubles as a chicken marinade. This is one of our favorite go-to summer salads.
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Greek Chicken Salad Bowls (Meal-Prep)
A Greek Chicken Salad is a fresh spring flavor you can make any time of year. Packed with bright healthy ingredients, it makes a great lunch or meal prep solution.
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Santa Fe Salad With Cilantro Avocado Dressing
This Santa Fe Salad has delicious juicy chicken that is easy to make while prepping the other salad ingredients for a quick salad that can be on the table in just minutes. Drizzle with a flavorful cilantro avocado dressing for the most amazing salad recipe.
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Chipotle Chicken Salad
Chipotle chicken salad is sweet, spicy, fruity yet filling, and nutritious. It’s high in protein and gluten-free.
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