Easy Roast Chicken Apple Salad + Yogurt Blue Cheese Dressing

Last Updated September 3rd, 2018 at 09:02 pm by Lisa

Easy Roast Chicken Apple Salad with Yogurt Blue Cheese Dressing that you “Make and shake” in a Mason jar, plus learn how to oven roast chicken breasts!

For this recipe, I used Hidden Rose Apples, yes, those ” pink ones” that you are thinking, how gorgeous?

I also used some Green Dragon Apples, but you can you any bright colored apple you love…

HOW TO MAKE EASY ROAST CHICKEN:

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
2. On a parchment lined sheet pan, lightly spray (or rub) olive oil on both sides of the chicken breast. Then sprinkle sea salt and cracked pepper on both sides.
3. Roast the chicken at 25 minutes at 425 degrees, flip them over and roast for another 25 minutes for a total of 50 minutes.
4. Cool the chicken (keep refrigerated) and slice into bite-size pieces for the salad.

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Easy Roast Chicken Apple Salad with Yogurt Blue Cheese Dressing

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

50 mins

Total Time

1 hr 5 mins

 

Easy Roast Chicken Apple Salad with Yogurt Blue Cheese Dressing that you "Make and shake" in a Mason jar, plus learn how to oven roast chicken breasts!

Course: Dinner & Main Dishes, Lunch & Picnic

Cuisine: American

Keyword: easy salad, healthy chicken salad, oven roasted chicken salad

Servings: 4

Calories: 268 kcal

Ingredients

• 2 cups spinach fresh
• 3 apples Granny Smith, Hidden Rose ("pink"), Green Dragon

easy roast chicken

• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• sea salt
• fresh cracked pepper
• 2 teaspoon olive oil

make the Yogurt Blue Cheese Dressing (Mason Jar "make and shake"

• 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
• 1/2 lemon juiced
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh cracked pepper
• 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese add more if you want it chunky!

Instructions

make the roast chicken

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. 

2. On a parchment lined sheet pan, lightly spray (or rub) olive oil on both sides of the chicken breast. Then sprinkle sea salt and cracked pepper on both sides.

3. Roast the chicken at 25 minutes at 425 degrees, flip them over and roast for another 25 minutes for a total of 50 minutes.

4. Roast the chicken breasts 50 minutes, until they get some brown color on them, and are cooked all the way through and not pink, 165 internal temperature. 

5. Cool the chicken (keep refrigerated) and slice into bite-size sliced pieces for the salad. 

make the yogurt blue cheese dressing

1. Add the crumbled blue cheese, yogurt, lemon juice, and sea salt into a Mason jar. Close the lid tightly, shake well for 1 minute. Open and add 2 more tablespoons crumbled blue cheese to make it chunkier. Add water to thin if desired. 

arrange the salad

1. Place a good layer of fresh spinach leaves on each plate, layer the roast chicken, sliced apples, and top with crumbled blue cheese. Spoon on the yogurt blue cheese dressing. And sprinkle on more crumbled blue cheese if you wish!

Nutrition Facts

Easy Roast Chicken Apple Salad with Yogurt Blue Cheese Dressing

Amount Per Serving

Calories 268 Calories from Fat 99

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 11g 17%

Saturated Fat 5g 25%

Cholesterol 56mg 19%

Sodium 743mg 31%

Potassium 641mg 18%

Total Carbohydrates 22g 7%

Dietary Fiber 4g 16%

Sugars 15g

Protein 21g 42%

Vitamin A 61.9%

Vitamin C 27.3%

Calcium 20.5%

Iron 7.3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

For years I have made my own salad dressings, in Mason jars. I learned how to make them decades ago watching my Mom, and her dressings were so good!

Homemade simply taste amazing, are fresh, have no yucky ingredients, and are very cost effective. So “make and shake” your own dressings to put on salads, it is worth every second it takes to make them at home!

All The Best Dishes,

Lisa

XO

For more delicious wholesome salad ideas, try this Light Healthy Apple Broccoli Grape Salad…

Or on a hot day, this Frozen Iceberg Wedge Salad with Pistachio-Avocado Dressing really cools ya down…