Warm Chicken and Butter Bean Salad
Warm Chicken and Butter Bean Salad is a gluten free and dairy free side dish. This recipe makes 4 servings with 442 calories, 43g of protein, and 19g of fat each. This recipe covers 35% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of butter beans, celery, chicken breasts, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 30 minutes.
Instructions
Combine the beans, roasted peppers, pickles, celery, parsley and lemon zest and juice in a large bowl.
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Add the chicken and thyme, then scatter the red onion and red pepper flakes around the pan. Cook until the chicken is browned on the bottom and the onion is soft, about 4 minutes. Turn the chicken, add 1/4 cup water, cover the skillet and reduce the heat to low. Continue cooking until the chicken is cooked through, 5 to 8 more minutes.
Transfer the chicken to a cutting board; discard the thyme.
Add the cooked onion to the bean mixture.
Thinly slice the chicken against the grain and add to the bean mixture.
Add the greens and toss to combine.
Per serving: Calories 499; Fat 16 g (Saturated 3 g); Cholesterol 99 mg; Sodium 1,384 mg; Carbohydrate 36 g; Fiber 6 g; Protein 47 g
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