Pecan Encrusted Chicken Salad with Fuji Apple Vinaigrette
Serves 4-6
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Finish in 40 Minutes
This is a delicious sweet and savory salad with fresh ingredients dressed with an award-winning Fuji Apple Vinaigrette. The bacon and blue cheese combined with the dried cranberries and apples make this a unique and tasty salad!
Ingredients
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 cup pecans
½ cup breadcrumbs
1 egg
1 head of romaine lettuce
1 bag of spinach and arugula mixture
½ cup dried cranberries
4 slices of bacon, cooked
1 small apple, thinly sliced
½ cup Litehouse® Bleu Cheese Crumbles
1 cup Litehouse® Fuji Apple Vinaigrette
Salt and pepper
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine the pecans, breadcrumbs, and a dash of salt and pepper in a food processer and pulse until evenly ground. Place a beaten egg in a shallow bowl. Coat the chicken breasts in the egg and then coat evenly with the pecan mixture. Place the coated chicken in a greased pan and bake for 20 minutes.
Put the lettuce, cranberries, bacon, apple, and Litehouse® Bleu Cheese Crumbles in a serving bowl, top the salad with the baked chicken and Litehouse® Fuji Apple Vinaigrette. Serve and enjoy!
