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Lime and Garlic Barbecue Chicken Salad
Barbecue sauce smothered chicken with garlic and a hint of lime, and juicy grilled pineapple. This garlic lime chicken salad is so refreshing!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 486 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Salad , Lunch
Ingredients
Chicken:
- 7 tablespoons barbecue sauce adjust to your tastes
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon vegetable stock powder I use Vegeta
- 1 ½ teaspoons minced garlic or 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ lime juiced
- 1.1 lbs whole skinless chicken breast
Salad:
- 8 cups mixed salad leaves or lettuce of choice
- 1 cup grape tomatoes halved
- 2 stems green onion sliced
- 1 avocado sliced
- ¼ cup basil leaves
- 1 pinch salt
- 8 slices pineapple canned in natural juice
- lime wedges to serve
Instructions
Chicken:
- In a wide shallow bowl, whisk together the barbecue sauce, olive oil, soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, stock powder, garlic and lime juice. Add the chicken breasts to the marinade and coat chicken evenly.
- Heat a large nonstick grilling pan/skillet over medium heat. Add a drizzle of oil to the pan and add the chicken with the marinade and sear on both sides. Cover the pan and cook chicken, turning after every two minutes or so, until browned on both sides and cooked through. Remove, allow to rest and keep warm. Reserve the remaining juices/sauce left over from the chicken in the pan into a separate small bowl.
- Drizzle a small amount of oil onto the same pan, and grill pineapple rings on both sides until caramelised (about 4 minutes each side).
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Prepare salad:
- Combine all salad ingredients into a large bowl and toss them until mixed through. Sprinkle salt over the top (adjust to your tastes), and toss again. Place the cooked chicken on top along with the pineapple rings, tomatoes, green onions, avocado and basil. Drizzle reserved juices from the pan over the salad with extra olive oil (if needed).
Notes
- No need to overnight marinade for this recipe, though you can if you wish.
Nutrition Information
Calories
486kcal
(24%)
Carbohydrates
57g
(19%)
Protein
37g
(74%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
9g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
80mg
(27%)
Sodium
1.353mg
(0%)
Potassium
2.074mg
(0%)
Fiber
13g
(52%)
Sugar
33g
(66%)
Vitamin A
35.721IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
140mg
(156%)
Calcium
237mg
(24%)
Iron
6mg
(33%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 486
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 486kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 57g | 19% |
| Protein | 37g | 74% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 80mg | 27% |
| Sodium | 1.353mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 2.074mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 13g | 52% |
| Sugar | 33g | 66% |
| Vitamin A | 35.721IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 140mg | 156% |
| Calcium | 237mg | 24% |
| Iron | 6mg | 33% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.