Hi folks. As you well know I have started on a bit of a journey to try to lose a bit of weight. So today I made a chicken salad for lunch. Which is remarkable for three reasons:
1. I never eat lunch.
2. I made a salad.
3. I ate a salad.
Or you can skip on down for the recipe from today. But I will hold you personally responsible for my failures and falls off the dessert cart (wagon) if you do not not cheer me on. Kidding, kidding. I have not stalked anyone in a long time. Ever since that restraining order....what...oh my lawyer says I can not talk about that. Just forget I said anything.
Chicken N Mandarin Salad:
Ingredients:
1 pound of boneless skinless chicken breast
½ leek, chopped
1 large pack of artisan lettuces (artisan lettuce is a combo of petite oak, petite gem, and petite tango)
½ jar of mandarin oranges
2 to 3 tablespoons General Tao Sauce
1 to 2 tablespoons of roasted garlic and shallot drizzle oil
1 to 2 tablespoons of basil infused olive oil
Directions:
Cut up leeks.
Cut up chicken, I bought fillets so really did not need to cut. I just broke them up in pan as they cooked.
Cook your chicken in a nice olive oil with your leeks. Cook over medium heat, stirring often.
Once chicken begins to brown slightly add your General Tao Stir Fry Sauce. (any stir fry sauce is good)
Cook for about a minute or two then add your roasted garlic and shallot drizzle oil. You could use minced garlic if you have no oil.
Continue cooking until browned to your liking.
Meanwhile wash your lettuce and place on plates or in bowls. Should you use a bowl it should fill it ¾ of the way full.
Drizzle basil infused olive oil over lettuce.
Drain juice from mandarin orange slices.
Once chicken is done place on plate or bowl over the lettuce.
Now add mandarin oranges on top.
Serve and enjoy.
My fave kind of salad. Love the oranges with the chicken. So yummy!
See you soon. Toodles and smoochies! xx
Photos missing due to a G+ incident. They will be replace soon.
Dzoli
Chicken and Mandarin is another fantastic marriage of fruit and meat.And surely will help you in your effort to loose weight and others to enjoy a nice tasty light dish:)
Kim Bee
Your comments always make me smile Dzoli. Thanks for stopping in. This was one fab lunch.
Kelly
Yummy! This looks delicious Kim! 🙂
Amy J. and Tiffanie A.
OH my gosh I just clicked on y our blog and started laughing at your intro! That is TOO FUNNY!!!! I love it!!
Saw you on Emily's blog and we just started following you! Cannot wait for more recipes!!
Happy Monday!
Love,
http://chickswholovetoeat.blogspot.com/
Kim Bee
Kelly- Thanks my dear. I was gonna send you a note later. Curious about putting on a recipe page. Thought I would see if you are happy you did it and how you did it.Lol!
Amy and Tiffanie- Thanks so much. I aim to entertain while I cook. I am running off to check yours out. If there is dessert I am pulling up a chair. Happy Monday to you two too!
Chris
Looks very yummy! Wish I had the ingredients on hand...next grocery trip!
Susie Bee on Maui
OK sorry about the fudge puppies on my blog today! That salad looks so good!
Kim Bee
Chris- Thanks so much. I always plan on making a list then forget. Or I make it and forget it at home. I need to make a list of lists I need to make.
Susie Bee- Lol, so I can blame you for cracking already. I love mandarin oranges, if I could eat them on everything I would.
Frugal in WV
Your salad looks delicious, I love mandarins! Found you on bloggy moms and now following, have a great day! You can find me at
http://wvfrugal-wvsaver.blogspot.com/
Shana
Oh, this sounds good! Following you back from voiceboks.
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Juanita
Nice! The flavour combo of the mandarin and chicken is great (if I may...try it with arugula, feta and roasted sunflower seeds sometime....it's a smashing mix!)
Good luck with the new resolve.
The Harried Cook
You sound just like me. Those three things describe me perfectly too... But I would gladly eat this salad! Chicken and orange are a match made in heaven... Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Kim Bee
Frugal- Thanks and done.
Shana- Thanks for coming by.
Juanita- I will try it minus feta, not a feta fan. Thanks, so far the resolve is tough.
Marsha- It is such a stunning salad. I find alot of stunning salads look good but taste blah. This one kicks butt and takes names. Thanks for coming by especially from your desktop.
MsAngelStarr
Sounds delicious!! Following now from VoiceBoks!
Angela @ First Comes Baby
http://www.msangelstarr.blogspot.com
Kim Bee
Thanks. Glad to have you come by.
Pegasuslegend
a healthy delicious salad for summer!
Nami @ Just One Cookbook
Looks healthy yet at the same time delicious! You don't eat lunch?! Really? I eat full 3 meals... I think I'm the one who needs on diet, for sure... My mom will shock to see me how much I gained weight since last time she saw me. Food blogging = eating and late night snack... tsk tsk... not good... Good luck on your dieting. I'll be following you soon. Please keep us motivated us by sharing your healthy diet meals!! 🙂
Kim Bee
So good. I stop by your blog quite a bit now Claudia. I need inspiration some days.
Nami- With my IBS it just seems easier not to eat until I am home for the day. I eat and I get violently ill. So in order to have a life I only eat one meal a day. Have been doing it for about 15+ years which is sad. My metabolism is really messed up now. Now that the kids are grown and self reliant I am determined to take my life back. IBS has stolen enough quality of life for me. The down side is I am trying to eat and getting sick. But I am determined to ride it out and eventually my body will adjust. I usually do not eat anything until about 9 or 10 at night. I am so used to it I do not even notice. Now that I am eating I find I am more hungry and aware of it. Funny how that works.lol
Stefanie
Looks yummy!
Kim Bee
Thanks Stefanie!