Warm chicken salad with spinach, cucumber and carrot
Warm chicken salad with spinach, cucumber and carrot 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
Method
Cut the chicken thighs into pieces, grate the carrots and slice the cucumber into half-moons.
If using smoked bacon, fry it in a pan with the olive oil for 4 minutes until crisp and set aside. Cook the chicken in the same pan for 10-12 minutes, until golden and cooked through.
Add the carrots and cook for 4 minutes. Whisk the Dijon mustard with the lemon juice and a splash of water.
Place the baby spinach and cucumber on a plate, add the warm chicken with the carrots and bacon, and drizzle with the mustard dressing.
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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