pecan crusted chicken salad

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup creamy garlic salad dressing
• 1 cup finely chopped pecans
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 1 head romaine lettuce leaves, torn into 1/2 inch wide strips
• 1 (15 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
• 1/2 cup ranch dressing

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c).
• place the creamy garlic dressing and pecans in separate bowls. dip each chicken breast in the dressing then in the pecans to coat. arrange chicken on a baking sheet.
• bake chicken 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until juices run clear. cool slightly, and cut into strips.
• on serving plates, arrange equal amounts of the lettuce, mandarin oranges, cranberries, and blue cheese. top with equal amounts chicken, and serve with ranch dressing.