A delicious salad recipe with orange notes. Easy and refreshing Orange Chicken Salad is great as a light meal. 9 Ingredients. 25 Minutes. Gluten-Free. Low-Carb. Keto. Paleo. Whole 30.
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 25 minutesminutes
Serving Size 4servings
Ingredients
1poundchicken breast,sliced into thin strips
1tablespoonolive oil
4cupslettuce,chopped
1cupcherry tomatoes,sliced
2avocados,cubed
½cuppecanschopped
1garlic clove,minced
1teaspoondried thyme
2oranges,juiced
⅓cupbutter
Instructions
Divide the lettuce into plates and add cherry tomatoes and avocado on top. Set aside.
In a sauté pan, over a high heat: Add the chicken strips, garlic, thyme, salt and pepper, and cook until the chicken is seared and cooked through, approximately 5 minutes.
Squeeze the juice of the oranges over the chicken and as soon as it boils vigorously, remove the pan from the heat and stir the cold butter into the sauce. This will thicken it.
Now, add the chicken to the salad and top with the pecan nuts.
Lastly, pour the pan sauce over the salad or keep on the side.
Serve immediately.
Notes
Add topping so substitute ingredients to your own taste.