One day when I was preparing my husband and I a BBQ flatbread pizza, I got to thinking about what side to make. It was then that I realized that pizza is always sure to taste good with one particular side… a salad. As the week went on and I was preparing a salad for that night’s dinner, I thought to myself, why not do bring this wonderful combination together but in reverse!?! The results were something heavenly, as pizza and salad are clearly a match made in heaven!
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Pizza Chicken Salad
Posted under Dinners /
Gluten Free
Here's the Dish
Method
The estimated total time to make this recipe is 10-15 minutes.
1
Place lettuce on a plate, (or in a bowl). Wash and cut tomatoes and onion, and place on salad. Warm chicken through (if not already warm), and place on salad.
2
Microwave pepperonis on a paper towel for 30-60 seconds, or until crisp like bacon. Crumble pepperonis evenly over salad.
3
Sprinkle seasoning over salad, followed by parmesan cheese. Warm pizza sauce in the microwave for 30-45 seconds and pour over salad just before serving, (this will melt the parmesan cheese just a bit…Yum!) Top with additional toppings or veggies if desired!
Ingredients
| 2 cups | Lettuce of Choice |
| 4 oz (about 1/2 cup) | Chicken breast, cooked and sliced into strips |
| 1/4 cup | Cherry or grape tomatoes |
| 1/8 cup | Red onion, sliced thin |
| 1/8 cup | Parmesan cheese, grated |
| 1/8 cup | Pizza sauce (or marinara sauce of choice) |
| 1 tsp | Italian Seasoning (or 2 tsp dried basil, 2 tsp dried oregano) |
| 4 | Turkey pepperonis |
| Optional: | Toppings: steamed broccoli (or veggies of choice) |
Katie's Tip!
Hold onto your hats...This may just be your new favorite way to prepare a salad! It is SOOO good! Nutrition Breakdown
| 1 | Salad (with 4 oz chicken) |
| 217 | Calories |
| 6.5 g | Fat |
| 4 g | Carbohydrate |
| 1 g | Fiber |
| 1 g | Sugar |
| 33 g | Protein |
| 5 | WWP+* |
*Weight Watchers Points per serving
12 Comments
Jessica@AKitchenAddiction said:
Love the flavor combination!
Kara @Nutritious-n-Delicious said:
Man oh man do I love your pizza recipes!
Allison said:
This looks great! Thank you so much for sharing! You are such an inspiration!
Riley said:
OMG! I just made this for lunch because I happened to have all the ingredients but the parm. cheese in my fridge already! This was so yummy and filling and I didn’t even use the pepperonis (because I don’t like them). Great recipe! Will definitely be a keeper.
BTW- My mom and I have tried 5 or 6 of your recipes so far and have been SO incredibly happy with all of them. We love your site!
Jillian said:
I just love you! Lol…no, but really. I have made so many of your recipes (shakes, muffins, snacks and entrees), and I truly have not had ONE that wasn’t fantastic. You have such consistency with the quality of your recipes, which I don’t find on every food blog. So, thank you! Can’t wait to try this one.
Tiffany Buss said:
I just made this tonight for dinner for my husbnad and me and it was AMAZING!! We topped it with roasted broccoli and it went so well together. I have to admit I wasn’t sure how the pizza sauce would taste on the lettuce, but it literally tasted like a yummy pizza! Thank you for all of your healthy, delicious, and best of all easy to make recipes. They have truly changed the way I cook for my family and I refer to your website daily for our meals. Thank you!!!!! When is your cookbook coming out – I can’t wait!!
Michelle said:
This is delicious, thanks for sharing!
Katelyn Bellingham said:
I just had this for dinner and I have to say, I was truly blown away. I felt like I was eating pizza AND a salad. I have some chicken sausages in the fridge that I’ve been wondeirng what to do with. I am thinking maybe I’ll cook them and sub one sausage for the chicken in this recipe. Thank you so much! What an amazing healthy dinner!
Wendy said:
This looks like it will be a hit with my family. I can only find sliced turkey pepperoni at my grocery store. How many slices should I use per serving?
Dashing Dish said:
4-5
cass603 said:
Hello,
I was wondering what kind of pizza suace you used?
Dashing Dish said:
any will work…i used the squeeze bottle