Baked Chicken Greek Salad with Avocado
Juicy baked chicken and fresh avocado slices loaded onto a homemade Greek salad is an irresistible low carb recipe packed with flavor!
Yield: 2
Ingredients
Dressing
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and fresh ground pepper
Greek Salad
- 2 large skinless boneless chicken breasts
- 4 cups romaine lettuce leaves chopped
- 1 avocado sliced
- 1 cucumber halved and sliced
- 2 small tomatoes cut into wedges
- 1/2 yellow pepper chopped
- 1/2 red onion chopped
- 1/4 cup Feta cheese crumbled
- 1/4 cup pitted kalamata olives sliced
- 1/2 lemon
- Fresh ground pepper
Instructions
Dressing
- In a bowl, whisk the balsamic vinegar and mustard together.
- Slowly add the olive oil and blend.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Transfer to an air tight container and refrigerate until ready to use.
Baked Chicken
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees
- Add 2 tablespoons of dressing and chicken breasts to a large zipper bag or bowl and toss together.
- Lightly coat a baking dish or skillet that is oven and stovetop safe with cooking spray and place the chicken breasts into the dish.
- Brown the chicken breasts over medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes on each side.
- Remove from heat and bake in the oven for 15-18 minutes or until cooked all the way through (meat thermometer should read 165°). If your dish is not oven safe, place chicken into a casserole baking dish before putting in the oven.?Remove from oven, cover the dish with foil for 5 minutes to let the chicken rest before slicing for the salad.
Greek Salad
- While the chicken is baking, fill a large bowl with romaine lettuce.
- Combine the avocado, cucumber, tomatoes, yellow pepper, onion, Feta and olives.
- Squeeze the juice from a lemon wedge over the vegetables.
- Add the sliced chicken and sprinkle with fresh pepper to taste.
- Drizzle a tablespoon of dressing over the chicken.
- Serve this baked chicken greek salad with dressing on the side.
Notes
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Calories: 790kcal
Nutrition
Calories: 790kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 55g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 89mg | Sodium: 892mg | Potassium: 2708mg | Fiber: 20g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 42780IU | Vitamin C: 108.6mg | Calcium: 330mg | Iron: 7mg