Warm chicken salad with spinach and mustard dressing
Warm chicken salad with spinach and mustard dressing is ready in 50 minutes (30 hands-on) and has 388 kcal and 40 g of protein per serving. One serving costs about $3.22. Prices from Walmart, 2026.

- Total time
- 50 min
- Hands-on
- 30 min
- Calories
- 388 kcal
- Cost per serving
- $3.22
Ingredients (Serves: 2)
- Boneless chicken thighs360 g
- Smoked bacon (optional)50 g
- Baby spinach150 g
- Carrots180 g
- Cucumber200 g
- Olive oil20 g
- Dijon mustard24 g
- Lemon30 g
- Blue cheese (optional)60 g
Method
Cut the chicken thighs into strips, grate the carrot and slice the cucumber.
Heat the olive oil in a pan and, if using bacon, fry it for 4 minutes until crisp and set aside; in the same fat cook the chicken for 10 minutes, until golden and cooked through.
Add the carrot for 3 minutes, stir in the Dijon mustard and the lemon juice and cook for 1 minute to make a warm dressing.
Divide the spinach and cucumber between plates, top with the chicken, carrots and dressing, and finish with crumbled blue cheese and the bacon.
Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 388 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 40 g |
| Carbohydrates | 17 g |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Fat | 18 g |
| Fiber | 5 g |
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