Jamaican Chicken Salad
From Recipes
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Prep time | 15 min |
| Cook time | 12 min |
| Source | Better Home and Gardens - Big Book of 30-Minute Dinners (pg 88) |
| Yield / serves | 4 servings |
| Rating | Fabulous! |
Ingredients
- 1/2 c bottled fat-free honey-mustard salad dressing
- 1 t finely shredded lime peel
- 4 medium skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (about 1 lb)
- 2-3 t Jamaican jerk seasoning (homemade or purchased)
- 2 t cooking oil
- 12 c (16 oz) packaged torn mixed salad greens
- 16 chilled bottled mango slices in light syrup, drained
- lime peel strips (optional)
Homemade Jerk Seasoning
- 2 t onion powder
- 1 t sugar
- 1 t crushed red pepper
- 1 t crushed dried thyme
- 1/2 t salt
- 1/2 t ground cloves
- 1/2 t ground cinnamon
Preparation
For dressing, mix honey-mustard dressing and shredded lime peel. If necessary, add water to make of drizzling consistency. Cover and chill dressing until ready to serve.
Rinse chicken; pat dry. Sprinkle chicken with the jerk seasoning. In a 10" skillet cook the seasoned chicken in hot oil over medium-high heat about 12 minutes or until tender and no longer pink, turning once. Thinly bias slice each chicken breast.
Divide greens among 4 dinner plates. Arrange warm chicken and mango over greens; drizzle with dressing. If desired, top with strips of lime peel.
