Garlic Lime
Chicken Salad Recipe

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Garlic Lime Chicken Salad Recipe:

A quick chicken salad with great depth of flavor created with chicken, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes and more.

This simple chicken salad recipe can easily be turned into a delicious pasta dish. See the easy menu planner for a variety of quick meal ideas.

2-3 servings (as a main meal)

You will need 5 ingredients:

- Chicken
- Garlic
- Sun-Dried Tomatoes in Oil
- Broccoli
- Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice


Make Ahead for this Salad:

- If cooking your own chicken, prepare as desired,
cool and cube 2 cups

- If you do not like raw broccoli, you may
steam it lightly before adding to salad

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Ingredients:

chicken – 2 cups cooked, cooled and cubed

garlic – 2 cloves finely chopped

sun-dried tomatoes in oil – 1/3 cup chopped (use oil for dressing)

broccoli – 1 1/2 cups chopped (raw or steamed)

fresh squeezed lime juice – 1 tbsp

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In a mixing bowl, add the chicken, garlic, tomatoes, broccoli, lime juice and the oil from the tomatoes. Toss well to combine.

Extra Garlic Flavor Option: Instead of using the tomato oil, you can use garlic oil instead or a combination of the two oils.

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Quick Meals - Menu Planner:

Main Meal Ideas:

** Serve this easy chicken salad over udon noodles with peach and cucumber slices on the side.

** Serve this quick salad over a bed of spinach leaves and shredded cabbage with a bowl of soup and whole grain crackers.

Light Meal Ideas (suitable for lunch or a light dinner):

** This quick chicken salad is a great lunch and teams up easily with a flavorful coleslaw like carrot radish slaw.

** Another quick meal recipe is to serve our garlic lime chicken salad with whole grain rolls or corn muffins.

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These quick ingredient exchanges will add a little different flavor each time you make this garlic lime chicken salad.

Ingredient Exchanges:

* Instead of Sun-Dried Tomatoes: try Roasted Red Peppers or even Jalapeno Peppers (adjust quantity to suit your taste)

* Instead of Broccoli: try Cauliflower or Carrots

* Instead of Lime Juice: try Lemon Juice or Rice Vinegar

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