Chimichurri Chicken Salad

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This South American fusion dish is a festive meal for kids and adults. It’s an explosion of flavor and textures with spices, creamy avocado, greens, and chicken. You can use the chimichurri sauce as a salad dressing or sauté the chicken with it. This recipe has minimal prep time; the most time-consuming part will be peeling and cubing the avocado (I don’t know about you, but for me, it’s on par with folding a fitted sheet!) The chopped oregano and chili flakes can be substituted for dried and powdered forms.

Chimichurri Chicken Salad

Yields 5 servings of Chimichurri Chicken Salad

The Preparation

  • 250 grams spring mix greens
  • 2 medium chicken breasts
  • 2 medium cubed avocados
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • ¼ cup parsley, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon oregano, chopped or dried
  • 1 teaspoon red chili flakes
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic

The Execution

1. Preheat non-stick pan.  Place mixed greens and cubed avocado into a salad bowl.

Chimichurri Chicken Salad
3. Cook chicken breasts until firm and there is no pink.

Chimichurri Chicken Salad
4. Remove chicken breasts from stove to cool.

Chimichurri Chicken Salad
5. In a small bowl, thoroughly mix olive oil, vinegar, parsley, oregano, garlic, and chili flakes.

Chimichurri Chicken Salad

7. Add the cubed chicken breasts to the salad and toss to coat with chimichurri dressing.

Chimichurri Chicken Salad
8. Serve and top with the desired amount of chimichurri dressing.

Chimichurri Chicken Salad

This makes a total of 5 servings of Chimichurri Chicken Salad. Each serving comes out to be 285.94 Calories, 21.24g Fats, 3.08g Net Carbs, and 17.24g Protein.

Chimichurri Chicken Salad Calories Fats(g) Carbs(g) Fiber(g) Net Carbs(g) Protein(g)
250 grams spring mix greens 71 1.1 13 5.1 7.9 5.5
2 medium chicken breasts 396 8.6 0 0 0 74
2 medium cubed avocados 454 42 23.5 18.5 5 5.5
¼ cup olive oil 477 54 0 0 0 0
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar 8.4 0 0.1 0 0.01 0
¼ cup parsley, chopped 5.4 0.1 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.5
1 tablespoon oregano, chopped or dried 8 0.1 2.1 1.3 0.8 0.3
1 teaspoon red chili flakes 5.7 0.3 1 0.5 0.5 0.2
1 teaspoon minced garlic 4.2 0 0.9 0.1 0.8 0.2
Totals 1429.7 106.2 41.5 26 15.41 86.2
Per Serving(5) 285.94 21.24 8.3 5.2 3.08 17.24
Chimichurri Chicken Salad

This makes a total of 5 servings of Chimichurri Chicken Salad. Each serving comes out to be 285.94 Calories, 21.24g Fats, 3.08g Net Carbs, and 17.24g Protein.

The Preparation

  • 250 grams spring mix greens
  • 2 medium chicken breasts
  • 2 medium cubed avocados
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • ¼ cup parsley, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon oregano, chopped or dried
  • 1 teaspoon red chili flakes
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic

The Execution

  1. Preheat non-stick pan.
  2. Place mixed greens and cubed avocado into a salad bowl.
  3. Cook chicken breasts until firm and there is no pink.
  4. Remove chicken breasts from stove to cool.
  5. In a small bowl, thoroughly mix olive oil, vinegar, parsley, oregano, garlic, and chili flakes.
  6. Once they have cooled, cube the chicken breasts.
  7. Add the cubed chicken breasts to the salad and toss to coat with chimichurri dressing.
  8. Serve and top with the desired amount of chimichurri dressing.
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