Limey Recipe − Warm and Limey Chicken Salad

Marinated boneless chicken breast strips are placed on a bed of lettuce with mandarin oranges, walnuts, and golden raisins, then dressed in a tangy lime dressing.

Ingredients

• ¼ cup fresh lime juice
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 teaspoon grated lime zest
• ½ teaspoon rice vinegar
• ¼ teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into thin strips
• 2 tablespoons frozen limeade concentrate, thawed
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 head red leaf lettuce - rinsed, dried and torn
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
• ¼ cup golden raisins
• ¼ cup chopped walnuts

Cooking Directions

1. In a jar, combine lime juice, sugar, lime zest, rice vinegar, and mustard. Shake well, and set aside. In a small bowl, mix chicken with limeade concentrate and pepper.
2. Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Cook and stir chicken 4 to 6 minutes, or until no longer pink, and juices run clear.
3. Divide lettuce onto 4 salad plates. Top with mandarin orange segments, golden raisins, and walnuts. Place cooked chicken on top, and drizzle lightly with dressing.

Nutrition Facts

• calories386.8
• carbohydrateContent35.9 g
• cholesterolContent69.3 mg
• fatContent15.5 g
• fiberContent2.5 g
• proteinContent28.5 g
• saturatedFatContent2.5 g
• sodiumContent93.2 mg
• sugarContent29.2 g