Easiest Way to Make Delicious Chicken and Strawberry-Spinach Salad

Chicken and Strawberry-Spinach Salad. Grilled Chicken Salad with Strawberries and Spinach is all I've been craving now that Spring is in full bloom! I made this with creamy goat cheese and a white balsamic dressing, but this would also be great with Feta cheese and if you want to add more protein, or skip the cheese altogether, add walnuts or slivered almonds. Recipe by LAURIE.. fruit and chicken.

I like to cook a few chicken breasts on Sunday or Monday to eat during the week in salads like this. I've shared how to cook them on the stove top below, but if you're ready to grill, this technique is always a grilled chicken success. This balsamic tarragon dressing is my standard, go-to-all-the-time salad dressings. You can cook Chicken and Strawberry-Spinach Salad using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chicken and Strawberry-Spinach Salad

1. It's 3 T of apple juice.
2. Prepare 2 T of strawberry spreadable fruit.
3. It's 2 T of balsamic vinegar.
4. You need 1 lb of chicken breast, boneless and skinless.
5. It's 8 c of spinach.
6. It's 1 c of strawberries, halved.
7. Prepare 1/4 c of crumbled Gorgonzola cheese.
8. It's 2 T of walnuts, finely chopped.

In a small bowl, combine the dressing ingredients. In a large skillet, cook and stir chicken in oil and butter until no longer pink. Place the salad greens in a serving bowl. Top with chicken, sliced strawberries and walnuts.

Chicken and Strawberry-Spinach Salad step by step

1. In small bowl, mix juice, spreadable fruit and vinegar..
2. In skillet with cooking spray, cook chicken until no longer pink. Remove from skillet and set aside..
3. To skillet, add strawberry mixture stirring any chicken drippings loose..
4. Slice chicken and place on bed of spinach. Top with strawberries and cheese. Drizzle with strawberry dressing. Sprinkle with walnuts..
5. MASON JAR LAYERS (bottom to top): Dressing Chicken Strawberries Walnuts Spinach Romaine lettuce Cheese.

Garnish with whole strawberries if desired. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Pound chicken to an even thickness. Bring a skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to medium heat. Meanwhile, place spinach on a large plate or in a large bowl.