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Home » Dinner » Chicken » Balsamic Chicken, Veggies, and Chick Pea Salad

Balsamic Chicken, Veggies, and Chick Pea Salad

Created: January 4, 2017 Updated: June 23, 2022 by lyuba 1 Comment

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Beautiful balsamic chicken and veggie salad that’s packed full of Mediterranean flavors. Starting with a kale base, this salad is topped with chicken and veggies that have been sauteed in balsamic dressing, chickpeas, and finally, lots of feta cheese. Drizzle some more balsamic dressing on top and get ready to taste some deliciousness!

kale salad topped with chicken and veggies that have been sauteed in balsamic on a white plate with a fork dressing, chick peas, and finally, lots of feta cheese.

CHICK PEA SALAD

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Honestly, I don’t think that I’ve ever kept a resolution, that’s why I gave up on making them. I don’t know what it is about New Year resolutions that makes it so hard to keep. May be I give up too easy, or simply forget. So, this year, I decided to set a few small goals to organize things, kind of like steps, instead of making a big resolution to just be organized.

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kale salad topped with chicken and veggies that have been sauteed in balsamic on a white plate with a fork dressing, chick peas, and finally, lots of feta cheese on a white plate with some of it on a fork

If you made a healthy eating resolutions this year, I have a delicious new dish for you. This Balsamic Chicken, Veggies, and Chick Pea Salad will hit all the right spots. It’s tasty and packed with nutritious ingredients like kale, chick peas, feta cheese, and lean chicken.

Kale is a great alternative to lettuce because it’s packed with vitamins, fiber, calcium, and so much more. Chick peas are also a great source of fiber and protein. Feta cheese makes a good LIGHT alternative to other cheeses, like cheddar. All these ingredients make the salad light AND high in nutritional value.

horizonal kale salad topped with chicken and veggies that have been sauteed in balsamic on a white plate with a fork dressing, chick peas on a plate with a fork

Some More Salad and Kale Recipes:

Tahini Kale Salad with Crispy Chick Peas from Heather Christo

Orange Cranberry Kale Salad from Joyful Healthy Eats

Winter Kale Salad with Pomegranates from Well Plated

Thai Chopped Salad with Sesame Garlic Dressing from Pinch of Yum

Balsamic Shrimp Salad

Greek Chicken Salad

Thai Shrimp Salad

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Balsamic Chicken, Veggies, and Chick Pea Salad

Starting with a kale base, this salad is topped with chicken and veggies that have been sauteed in balsamic dressing, chick peas, and finally, lots of feta cheese.
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Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Balsamic, Chick pea, chicken, Salad
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 2 salad
Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

  • Vegetable oil for cooking
  • 6 raw chicken tenders
  • 1 small yellow onion
  • 1 medium red bell pepper
  • 1 medium green bell pepper
  • 4 oz baby bella mushrooms
  • 6 Tbsp Balsamic dressing I use Ken's Honey Balsamic
  • Salt
  • 1/2 cup canned chick peas drained
  • 4 Tbsp crumbled Feta cheese
  • Kale enough for 2 salads
  • More balsamic dressing for topping the salad

Instructions

  • Cut bell peppers and take out he seeds and membrane. Slice onions and peppers thin. Quarter clean mushrooms and set veggies aside.
  • Preheat a cooking pan over medium heat. Add some vegetable oil to the pan.
  • Add sliced onions, peppers, and mushrooms to the pan. Season with some salt and cook until veggies start to soften. Add 3 tablespoons of balsamic dressing and mix well. Cook veggies until completely done. Take out veggies and set aside.
  • Add a little more oil to the pan and add chicken tenders. Season tenders with salt and drizzle 3 tablespoons of balsamic dressing. Cook chicken until it's done, flipping half way through. Take out chicken tenders onto a cutting board and cut them into small pieces.
  • Build the salads by layering kale, veggies, chick peas, chicken, feta cheese, and some more dressing on top.
  • *Note: to save some time, two pans can be used to cook chicken and veggies at the same time.*

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Balsamic Chicken, Veggies, and Chick Pea Salad. Kale salad topped with chicken and veggies that have been sauteed in balsamic dressing, chick peas, and finally, lots of feta cheese.

LYUBA

ABOUT LYUBA

I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read more...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, Chicken, Gluten Free, Mediterranean, Salad Tagged With: balsamic, chick peas, mediterranean

All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have variations.

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I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read More.

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