What’s not to love about this recipe? Anything that puts chicken with apples is a winner. Then to add the universally loved bacon, oh my!
All that combined with the candied pecans and the crumbled blue cheese makes this sandwich a huge winner and big seller too. Sell your family on this delicious sandwich by making it fresh for them at home. They will certainly kiss the chef.
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Grilled Chicken Salad With Apples (Cracker Barrel Applefest Grilled Chicken Salad)
What’s not to love about this recipe? Anything that puts chicken with apples is a winner. Then to add the universally loved bacon, oh my!
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts skinless and boneless
- ½ cup raspberry walnut salad dressing
- 1 bag iceberg, radish, carrot, romaine mixed salad greens
- 2 red eating apples cut into chunks
- lemon juice
- 4 strips bacon crisply cooked and drained
- 2 tbsp blue cheese crumble
- 2 tbsp glazed/candied pecans chopped
- extra raspberry walnut salad dressing or apple cider vinaigrette for dressing
Instructions
- Put about ½ cup of salad dressing into a Ziplock type plastic bag.
- Add the chicken, seal and smash the chicken all through the dressing to coat chicken pieces evenly.
- Place bag in refrigerator to marinate overnight.
- When ready to make the salad, grill the chicken until cooked all the way through.
- Slice it thinly and set aside, keeping it warm.
- Divide salad greens between two plates.
- Place the apple chunks in a ring all around the outer edges of each plate, with red skin side facing outward.
- Top the salad with nuts.
- Placing the chicken slices in the center, sprinkle blue cheese crumbles over the top.
- Break or crumble the bacon, whichever is your preference.
- Sprinkle or toss over the top of the salad.
- Serve with apple cider vinaigrette or another fruity, sweet salad dressing on the side.
Notes
Adapted from: https://crackerbarelathome.blogspot.com/
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