Jamaican Chicken Salad

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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.