Description
This chicken cordon bleu salad brings together crispy lettuce, tender chicken stuffed with ham and cheese, and a tangy vinaigrette that ties everything together perfectly. Your plate gets all the flavors you love from the classic dish in a fresh, lighter format that works beautifully for lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
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Proteins and Dairy:
- 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded
- 1 cup ham, diced
- 1 cup Swiss cheese, shredded
Vegetables and Greens:
- 4 cups mixed greens
- 0.5 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 0.25 cup red onion, thinly sliced
Dressing and Seasonings:
- 0.25 cup ranch dressing
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
Instructions
- Tear your 4 cups of mixed greens into bite-sized pieces and place them in a large bowl.
- Add your 2 cups of shredded cooked chicken, 1 cup of diced ham, and 1 cup of shredded Swiss cheese to the greens.
- Scatter your 1/2 cup of halved cherry tomatoes and 1/4 cup of thinly sliced red onion across the top.
- In a separate small bowl, whisk together 1/4 cup of ranch dressing with 1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard until the mixture turns smooth.
- Pour the dressing over your salad and toss everything together until each piece gets coated evenly.
- Serve your salad right away, or refrigerate it for up to 2 hours if you prefer it chilled.
Notes
- Pound your chicken breasts to an even thickness so they cook through at the same rate and stay juicy instead of drying out.
- If you’re using store-bought rotisserie chicken, shred it by hand rather than cutting it so the pieces blend better with the other salad components.
- Make your dressing ahead of time and keep it separate from the greens if you’re serving this later, since the salad will get soggy if it sits dressed for too long.
- For a lower-carb version, skip the salad entirely and serve the chicken, ham, and cheese over cauliflower rice instead, using the same ranch-mustard dressing.
- If Dijon mustard is too sharp for your taste, start with just a teaspoon and add more gradually until the dressing hits the right balance for you.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: More Chicken Recipes
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 720 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 6 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg