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A delicious Grilled Chicken Salad that starts with a marinated, grilled chicken breast that’s piled on a bed of lettuce, hard boiled eggs, tomatoes, grilled corn, cucumbers and avocados. This healthy, delicious salad is perfect for all your summer meals!
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Nothing screams summer more than a Grilled Chicken Salad for dinner! It starts with delicious chicken that is marinated and grilled. So juicy and tender. Then pile it on a bed of greens along with your favorite veggies. Light, healthy and packed with flavor!
Why this recipe works!
- Packed with protein so it keeps you full longer! Makes a great healthy lunch or dinner.
- Easy meal prep! Double the recipe so you have lunches all week long.
- So easy to make it your own. Pick your favorite vegetables and pile them on. You could even serve it for company with a build your own salad bar!
Ingredients Needed
- Boneless, skinless chicken – You could also use chicken legs or thighs. You would need to shred this meat before adding it to the salad.
Chicken Marinade
This is the ingredients we used to make the marinade, but you can use your favorite go-to marinade recipe too!
- Lemon juice – Fresh gives it the most flavor so grab a lemon!
- Worcestershire Sauce
- Olive oil
- Fresh oregano – Can substitute with dried oregano
- Fresh parsley – Can substitute with dried parsley
- Fresh basil – Can substitute with dried basil
- Garlic – The best flavor will come from mincing a whole clove, but you could use preminced jarred garlic.
- Brown Sugar – Could substitute with honey
- Seasonings – Paprika, salt and pepper
Salad
- Greens – Pick your favorite! We recommend Spring lettuce, but romaine, field greens or even spinach would be great.
Optional toppings
This is where you make it your own! Here’s a list of great options to pile into your salad.
- Tomatoes – Sliced cherry tomatoes or diced Roma tomatoes are great.
- Corn grilled – You can also used grilled or frozen corn (run it under water to thaw it).
- Red onion – Thinly sliced or minced.
- Avocado
- Hard boiled eggs
- Cucumbers
- Red peppers – Grilled these for even more flavor!
- Bacon – Try our smoked bacon. Such a flavor enhancer!
Make Chicken Marinade
The first step to this recipe is to prepare the chicken marinade and let it sit in the refrigerator for at least one hour.
Place chicken in shallow dish or resealable bag. Set aside.
In a small bowl whisk together the ingredients for the chicken marinade. Pour marinade over chicken, cover and place in refrigerator for 1-4 hours.
Grill Chicken and Assemble Salad
After you chicken is marinaded it’s time to grill it and make your salad!
Remove the chicken from the refrigerator. Take chicken out of marinade and place on a plate. Discard marinade.
Heat grill to medium high or 375 degrees F.
Place chicken on grill grates and cook on each side for 4 minutes. Turn grill to low and continue cooking for 10-15 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F. Use an Instant Read Meat Thermometer to make sure you cook it to the right temperature. This makes so much difference!
Remove chicken from grill and allow to rest while you prepare the salad. The temperature of the chicken will raise the 5 degrees during resting to get to an internal temperature of 165 degrees F which is recommended by the USDA.
Cut lettuce and any toppings you like. Slice chicken and layer on salad with favorite toppings. Serve with your favorite salad dressing.
FAQs
Do I need to pound my chicken to even thickness?
Yes! This is key to cooking your chicken evenly. If you don’t the chicken breast it will take longer to grill the thicker parts and that results in the thinner parts cooking to long, drying out and even burning.
How Should I store leftovers?
If you know you are going to have leftovers only put the dressing on the portion you are eating. Store the leftovers and dressing separate for 3-4 days.
Can I use this for meal prep?
This is a great option to meal prep for lunches! Grill up a double portion of chicken and then you’ll have salad all week long. Assemble the salads, keeping the dressing separate for a healthy and delicious lunch.
Our Favorite Grilled Chicken Recipes!
- Need a simple grilled dinner that that whole family will love? Then you need to make a batch of Grilled Chicken Legs! The homemade rub gives them so much flavor!
- Chicken Kabobs are stuffed with crispy bacon and marinated in a ranch marinade. They are grilled to perfection! Who can say no to Bacon Ranch Chicken Kabobs for an easy summer dinner?
- Chicken Caprese is a delicious, healthy dinner recipe bursting with flavor. Grilled Chicken Breast that’s seasoned then topped with fresh mozzarella, a slice of ripe tomato, basil and balsamic reduction.
- Delicious, juicy Beer Can Chicken on your grill is so easy! The chicken is seasoned with a homemade rub then grilled on top of a beer can. The chicken has a crispy, seasoned skin and is tender and delicious.
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Grilled Chicken Salad
Marinated and grilled chicken with lettuce, tomatoes, corn, avocados and more!
Ingredients
Chicken Marinade
- 8 oz boneless, skinless chicken breasts about 2-4 chicken breasts, pounded to even thickness
- ½ c. fresh lemon juice
- 3 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
- ¼ c. olive oil
- 2 Tbsp fresh oregano minced or 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- ¼ c. fresh parsley minced and lightly packed or 4 teaspoons dried parsley
- ¼ c. fresh basil minced and lightly packed or 4 teaspoons dried basil
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
- ½ tsp paprika
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
Salad
- Lettuce
Optional toppings
- Tomatoes
- Corn grilled or canned
- Red onion
- Avocado
- Hard boiled eggs
- Cucumbers
- Red peppers grilled
- Bacon
Instructions
- Place chicken in shallow dish or resealable bag. Set aside.
- In a small bowl whisk together the ingredients for the chicken marinade.
- Pour marinade over chicken, cover and place in refrigerator for 1-4 hours.
- Remove the chicken from the refrigerator. Take chicken out of marinade and place on a plate. Discard marinade.
- Heat grill to medium high or 375 degrees F.
- Place chicken on grill grates and cook on each side for 4 minutes.
- Turn grill to low and continue cooking for 10-15 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F.
- Remove from grill and allow to rest while you prepare the salad. The temperature of the chicken will raise the 5 degrees during resting to get to an internal temperature of 165 degrees F which is recommended by the USDA.
- Cut lettuce and any toppings you like. Slice chicken and layer on salad with favorite toppings
- Serve with your favorite salad dressing.
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