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You can cook Lemon Ginger Chicken Salad using 22 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Lemon Ginger Chicken Salad
- Prepare of Crock Pot.
- It's 6 of chicken breasts.
- Prepare 2 of bay leaves.
- Prepare 1 tsp of dried rosemary.
- Prepare 2 tsp of lemon pepper seasoning.
- You need 1 tsp of whole mustard seeds.
- It's 1 tsp of celery seed.
- Prepare 1/4 tsp of thyme leaves.
- Prepare 1/4 tsp of tarragon.
- It's 1/4 tsp of dried lemon peel.
- It's 2 cups of chicken broth or stock.
- You need of Salad mix.
- Prepare 1 (32 oz) of tub of 2% Greek yogurt.
- It's 2 of celery hearts, chopped.
- You need 2 cups of shredded carrot.
- You need 3/4 of of a red onion, chopped.
- Prepare 1 cup of reduced sugar craisins.
- Prepare 2 of green bell peppers, chopped.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of honey.
- You need 1/4 cup of grated fresh ginger.
- Prepare 1 cup of lemon vinaigrette (I used the T. Marzetti simply dressed brand, though homemade would work as well).
- It's 2 cups of chopped walnuts or pecans (optional).
Was very surprised at how yummy it was. I couldn't believe how incredible this was. The glaze over the chicken was fantastic! So sticky and the honey lemon ginger all complemented each other perfectly.
Lemon Ginger Chicken Salad step by step
- Combine crock pot ingredients and cook on low until chicken shreds easily. Shred the chicken in the crock pot, remove bay leaves, then take off of heat and let cool down some while remaining covered. Preserve some of the crock pot liquid in shredded chicken to prevent salad from coming out dry (leave like half a cup’s worth in the shredded chicken). Take cooled, shredded chicken in crock pot and store in fridge for an hour for additional cooling..
- Combine salad ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir until vegetables are thoroughly coated. Combine salad mix into the crock pot with the chicken and stir until completely mixed. Put finished salad into refrigerator and chill..
- Serve by itself or use it for sandwiches. Recipe can be halved for smaller portions..
For a fast and healthy Asian-inspired dinner, try our lemon-ginger chicken recipe. The sweet and salty combination of honey and soy sauce makes this chicken dish one you'll want to make over and over. This salad is endlessly adaptable for spring and summer vegetables: Try shaved carrot and summer squash ribbons, haricots verts, or even just a shower of fresh herbs. In fact this ginger and lemon chicken marinade is originally from this post, but I thought it was time for this marinade to have it's very own post! This ginger and lemon chicken marinade has just five simple ingredients that you might already have in your pantry: olive oil, lemon.