Fitness By Alicia: Copycat Panera Strawberry Chicken Salad

How the heck is it already July?! Where did June go? I guess I spent June moving and getting situated into my new house. I did knock out a lot of recipes from the Skinny Supper Club and plan to keep using the Skinny Supper Club to plan my meals a month in advance. J and I did eat out some but I think we definitely stuck with being healthy a larger percentage of the time. I made the Copycat Panera Strawberry Chicken Salad a few weeks back and it was a major hit!

Serving Size:

1 Salad Plus 2 TBS of dressing

369 Calories

2 Weight Watchers Points

Ingredients:

For Salad

3 oz grilled chicken breast, cut into strips

3 cups salad greens

½ cup strawberries, sliced

½ cup blueberries

¼ cup mandarin oranges, canned, in it's own juice; drained + cut into bite-sized pieces

2 Tbsp slivered almonds

¼ cup pineapple chunks

For Strawberry Poppy Seed Dressing

1 cup fresh strawberries, sliced

¼ cup balsamic vinegar

2 Tbsp Stevia

1 clove garlic

½ tsp sea salt

½ tsp black pepper

2 tsp poppy seeds

Instead of Stevia I used sugar.

Directions:

-Preheat grill to high heat.

-Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Spray with PAM grilling spray. Place on hot grill, cooking 5 minutes on each side. Remove breasts from grill and set aside. Once chicken has had a chance to cool, slice into bite-sized strips. Instead of grilling I baked my chicken.

-For dressing, place all ingredients except poppy seeds in a blender and blend until smooth. Add poppy seeds to dressing and pour into an air-tight jar or seal-able container and shake until the poppy

seeds are well mixed.