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Tuscan Chicken Salad

This Tuscan Chicken Salad recipe is super easy and only takes 20 minutes. Boneless chicken is mixed with romaine lettuce, red onions, crumbled feta cheese, Parmesan cheese, and bacon bits tossed in a mayo and Dijon vinaigrette.

This recipe is moderately low-carb, but not necessarily by Keto extreme low-carb guidelines.

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Why I Love This Recipe

This salad is very easy and ready in just 20 minutes. It is a light and refreshing dinner sized salad with a non-sweet vinaigrette dressing. You can also swap the dressing for your favorite bottled dressing.

Tuscan Garden Chicken Salad in a bowl topped with salad dressing.
Tuscan Garden Chicken Salad

Ingredients

  • boneless chicken breast
  • romaine lettuce
  • tomato
  • red onion
  • crumbled feta cheese
  • shredded parmesan cheese
  • real bacon bits
  • mayonnaise
  • red wine vinegar
  • salt
  • Dijon mustard
  • onion powder
  • olive oil

Step 1 – Grill or fry the chicken until cooked through to 165 degrees F internal temperature, about 10 – 12 minutes. Flip over half way through.

boneless chicken breast cooking on a gas grill.

Step 2 – Allow the chicken to cool, then cut into bite-sized pieces.

grilled boneless chicken breast cut into bite sized pieces on a cutting board.

Step 3 – At the same time, chop the lettuce, tomatoes, and red onion.

lettuce, tomato, and red onion chopped on a cutting board.

Step 4 – In a large bowl, whisk mayo, vinegar, salt, onion powder, and Dijon mustard. Slowly whisk in olive oil.

mayo and Dijon vinaigrette whisked in a bowl.

Step 5 – Add lettuce, tomatoes, red onion, feta cheese, parmesan cheese, bacon bits, and grilled chicken together, toss until combined with dressing.

Step 6 – Season with salt and pepper, if desired.

Chicken Parmesan Salad in a bowl topped with vinaigrette.
Chicken Parmesan Salad

Recipe FAQs

What is a Tuscan salad?

Tuscan Chicken Salad has boneless chicken mixed with romaine lettuce, red onions, crumbled feta cheese, Parmesan cheese, and bacon bits tossed in a creamy mayo and Dijon vinaigrette.

Chicken Parmesan Salad in a bowl topped with vinaigrette.
Yield: Serves 4

Tuscan Chicken Salad

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

This Tuscan Chicken Salad recipe is super easy and only takes 20 minutes. Boneless chicken is mixed with romaine lettuce, red onions, crumbled feta cheese, Parmesan cheese, and bacon bits tossed in a mayo and Dijon vinaigrette.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound boneless chicken breast
  • 4 cups romaine lettuce
  • 1 large tomato
  • 1/2 cup red onion
  • 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
  • 1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 cup real bacon bits (from a package)
  • 2 Tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil

Instructions

  1. Grill or fry the chicken until cooked through to 165 degrees F internal temperature, about 10 – 12 minutes. Flip over half way through.
  2. Allow the chicken to cool, then cut into bite-sized pieces.
  3. At the same time, chop the lettuce, tomatoes, and red onion on a cutting board.
  4. In a large bowl, whisk mayo, vinegar, salt, onion powder, and Dijon mustard. Slowly whisk in olive oil.
  5. Add lettuce, tomatoes, red onion, feta cheese, parmesan cheese, bacon bits, and grilled chicken together, toss until combined with dressing.
  6. Season with salt and pepper, if desired.

Notes

See the recipe post for process photos.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 408Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 111mgSodium: 720mgCarbohydrates: 11gFiber: 3gSugar: 4gProtein: 44g

Nutrition information is a guideline only, is calculated automatically by third party software, and absolute accuracy is not guaranteed.

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