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SAL: Pico de Gallo Grilled Chicken Salad

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SAL: Pico de Gallo Grilled Chicken Salad

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Serves 6

Simple Cooking with Heart brings you this Pico de Gallo Grilled Chicken Salad recipe -- it's fresh, delicious and simple to make.

Ingredients:
Pico De Gallo (fresh salsa):
• 1 medium tomato, diced
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 seeded, finely chopped jalapeño (can use ½ to reduce spiciness)
• juice of 1 lemon
• 2 tsp. chopped, fresh cilantro
• 1/2 tsp. garlic, jarred, minced
• 1/8 tsp. black pepper

Chicken Salad:
• 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes (or chicken tenderloins, whatever is on sale), all visible fat discarded, cut into 1-inch cubes OR chicken tenderloins (whatever is on sale)
• non-stick cooking spray
• 8 cups green leaf or red leaf lettuce (approx. 8-10 leaves), washed, torn into pieces
• Cilantro or lemon/lime slices for garnish, (optional)

Directions:
Pico De Gallo (fresh salsa):
1. Combine all ingredients above chicken in medium bowl and stir.

Chicken Salad:
1. Spray a medium skillet with cooking spray. Add chicken to skillet and turn to medium-high heat.

2. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Divide lettuce on to 4 plates, top with chicken.

3. Spoon Pico de Gallo over salads and serve. Garnish with cilantro or lemon/lime slices (optional)

TIP: Pico de Gallo is super versatile with unlimited uses!

Try it as a salad dressing, a dip with low sodium whole-wheat chips/crackers (Check the ingredients for the chips/crackers to ensure that they are not made with any hydrogenated oil or tropical oil, such as palm or coconut oil.) or fresh vegetables, mixed with brown rice to make “dirty rice,” over fish, or even on baked potatoes.

1/6 of recipe equals: Calories 154; Total Fat 3.0 g (Saturated Fat 0.5 g, Trans Fat 0.0 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5 g, Monounsaturated Fat 1.0 g); Cholesterol 73 mg; Sodium 148 mg; Potassium 637 mg; Carbohydrates 4 g; Fiber 2 g; Sugars 2.4 g; Added Sugars 0 g; Protein 25 g