Italian Chicken Salad & Bacon Croutons
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Italian Chicken Salad & Bacon Croutons

Italian Chicken Salad & Bacon Croutons

with Creamy Pesto Dressing

How to improve golden, aromatic croutons? Just add bacon, of course! Sprinkle them over a hearty salad of succulent chicken, crisp greens and a creamy pesto dressing to make a fresh-tasting feast that'll be loved by all.

Tags:
Low Calorie
Allergens:
Gluten
Soy
Milk

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Total Time35 minutes
Cooking Time
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

/ Serving 4 people

2 clove

garlic

1 punnet

cherry tomatoes

1 unit

cucumber

1 unit

ciabatta

(Contains Gluten, Soy; May be present Egg, Sesame, Tree Nuts, Peanut, Sulphites, Milk. )

1 packet

bacon

1 packet

chicken breast

1 sachet

Italian Herbs

1 packet

creamy pesto dressing

(Contains Milk; )

1 bag

salad leaves

1 packet

Grated Parmesan Cheese

(Contains Milk; )

Not included in your delivery

olive oil

2 tsp

water

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Nutrition Values

/ per serving
Energy (kJ)0 kJ
Calories2070 kcal
Fat30.4 g
of which saturates7.1 g
Carbohydrate17.6 g
of which sugars3.9 g
Dietary Fibre0 g
Protein36.2 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium651 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.

Utensils

Large Non-Stick Pan

Instructions

Prep
1

Finely chop the garlic (or use a garlic press). Halve the cherry tomatoes. Thinly slice the cucumber into half-moons. Tear the ciabatta into 1cm chunks. Roughly chop the bacon. Cut the chicken breast into 2cm chunks. In a large bowl, combine the chicken breast, garlic and Italian herbs. Season with salt and pepper, drizzle with olive oil and toss to coat.

Dressing
2

In a small bowl, add the creamy pesto dressing, 2 tsp of water and a drizzle of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and mix well.

Croutons
3

Heat a large frying pan over a medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Add the bacon and cook, stirring occasionally, until starting to turn golden, 2-3 minutes. Add the ciabatta and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden and crisp, 4-5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper and transfer the bacon and ciabatta to a medium bowl.

Cook chicken
4

Return the frying pan to a medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Add the chicken and cook, tossing, until cooked through, 5-6 minutes.

Toss
5

In a large bowl, add the mixed salad leaves, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, grated Parmesan cheese, bacon croutons and Italian-herbed chicken. Toss to combine, then drizzle with the pesto dressing. TIP: You can serve the chicken on the side if the kids would prefer!

Serve
6

Divide the Italian herbed chicken salad between bowls.