Salads and Vegetables: Salads: Chicken and Artichoke Salad

A delicious summer salad of chicken, artichoke and dried tomatoes.

Author: CalorieKing staff
Date: May 08, 2009

Serves: 6 person(s)

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 0 mins
Extra Time: 15 mins (for pre-cooking chicken, if necessary)

Ingredients:

800 g skinless chicken breast, baked or broiled, with no added fat
385.71 g canned artichokes (un-marinated), drained
1/4 cup fat-free French dressing
1 medium red onion (about 4 oz), cut into thin rings
150 g mushrooms, sliced
100 g natural sun-dried tomatoes
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil (about 1/2 oz)
1 bunch arugula

Directions:

Cut cooked, cooled chicken into bite-sized pieces.

Place the artichokes and French dressing in a large bowl. Add onion, mushrooms, tomato, and basil. Add chicken pieces and toss salad.

To serve, arrange arugula leaves on each plate; pile on chicken salad.