Chicken and Wild Rice Salad

Broiled Peaches with Blue Cheese
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Ingredients

  • 1½ lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • ½ cup chopped pecans
  • 2 (2.75-oz) pkg quick-cooking wild rice
  • 2 oranges, peeled and coarsely chopped
  • 1 cup chopped organic celery
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp honey
  • 3 Tbsp olive oil
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • 1 (5-oz) pkg baby arugula

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Place chicken in a lightly greased baking dish. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until done. Cool; shred with 2 forks. Bake nuts 4 to 5 minutes or until toasted; cool.
  2. Meanwhile, cook rice according to package directions; rinse with cold water.
  3. Combine cooked rice, chicken, oranges, celery, nuts, and parsley in a bowl.
  4. Whisk together lemon juice, honey, oil, salt, and pepper. Pour dressing over rice salad; toss.
  5. Serve salad over baby arugula.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 6 organic peaches, halved and pitted
  • 6 Tbsp crumbled blue cheese
  • 6 Tbsp honey
  • ½ tsp fresh thyme leaves

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Preheat broiler. Place peaches, cut sides down, on a greased broiler rack.
  2. Broil 3 minutes; flip peaches, and top with cheese. Broil 1 minute longer or until cheese is melted.
  3. Drizzle with honey; sprinkle with thyme just before serving.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 6 6
Calories
448
152
600
Fat (g) 16 3 19
Sat. Fat (g) 2 2 4
Protein (g) 33 3 36
Carb (g) 33 32 65
Fiber (g) 4 2 6
Sodium (mg) 267 98 365

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