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.

Warm chicken salad with spinach and mustard dressing
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

  1. Cut the chicken thighs into strips, grate the carrot and slice the cucumber.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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

Calories388 kcal
Protein40 g
Carbohydrates17 g
Sugars7 g
Fat18 g
Fiber5 g

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