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Roasted Pepper and
Chicken Salad Recipe


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Roasted Pepper and Chicken Salad Recipe:

A delicious 5 ingredient salad that requires minimal preparation so you can have it ready in no time at all. Chicken combined with roasted red peppers, feta cheese, capers and basil create this easy and flavorful chicken salad in minutes.

Use the menu planner below for quick meal ideas using this easy to make chicken salad.


2-3 servings (as a main meal)


You will need 5 ingredients:


- Chicken
- Bottled Roasted Red Peppers
- Feta Cheese
- Capers
- Fresh Basil




Make Ahead for this Salad:

- If cooking your own chicken, prepare
as desired and cube 2 cups





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Ingredients:

chicken – 2 cups cooked and cubed

roasted red peppers – 1 cup roughly chopped

fresh feta cheese – 1/2 cup crumbled

capers – 1 tbsp

fresh basil – 1 tbsp chopped
(you may use 1/4 tsp of dried basil if preferred)


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1. Place all ingredients in a mixing bowl and combine well.

2. Allow salad to marinate for an hour before serving, tossing occasionally.


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Quick Meals - Menu Planner:

Main Meal Ideas:

** Serve this quick chicken salad along with broiled zucchini or yellow squash halves and mashed potatoes flavored with garlic and herbs.

** This chicken salad recipe is great when teamed up with a simple bowl of cooked egg noodles with fresh grated parmesan cheese, salt and pepper and a side of steamed green beans.

** You could also serve this quick salad recipe with iceberg lettuce wedges drizzled with an olive oil vinaigrette and chopped walnuts and a side of sweet potato fries.

Light Meal Ideas (suitable for lunch or a light dinner):

** Serve this easy chicken salad scooped inside lettuce leaf wraps and dip in your favorite creamy dressing, like a ranch or creamy Caesar. Serve along with garlic breadsticks.

** Serve this roasted pepper and chicken salad recipe on toasted rye bread slices with orange sections on the side.

** For a very simple meal, serve this quick chicken salad on mixed salad greens with baked potato chips or bagel chips.

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Give a little variety to this roasted pepper and chicken salad recipe with these easy ingredient exchanges.

Ingredient Exchanges:

* Instead of Feta Cheese: try Mozzarella or Goat Cheese

* Instead of Capers: try Chopped Walnuts or Olives

* Instead of Fresh Basil: try Fresh Oregano or Cilantro



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