Italian Chicken Chopped Salad Bowls are a quick, easy and nutritious way to get dinner on the table in a snap! Seasoned pasta is combined with lettuce, chicken breast strips and a fabulous array of vegetables for a delicious meal the whole family will enjoy! It's a meal made easy thanks to Tyson® Grilled & Ready Chicken Breast Strips and Wish-Bone® Italian dressing!

Lately, it seems, I am all about quick meals!  You would think that with all my kids gone now (either at college or moved away) I would have time to create elaborate meals for Mr. Kitchen Adventures and I every single night.  

But the reality is, I have found so many things that need to get done and take up my time, I often find myself looking at the clock at 6 PM and thinking, "What in the world am I going to make for dinner tonight?" Crazy, I know. I am a food blogger, for goodness sakes! 

Some days, it is actually the food blogging itself that keeps me from having time to plan a meal and execute it on time.  On days like that I look to meals like this one.  Simple, nutritious, and most importantly, delicious! 

Having Tyson® Grilled & Ready, all natural, fully cooked Chicken Breast Strips in my freezer is a life-saver for me! They help me quickly add protein to any meal. Simple, wholesome and 100% white-meat chicken ready to go when I am. 

For this recipe, I also called on a stand-by I've always got in my pantry, Wish-Bone® Italian Dressing.  This dressing is a staple in my house. It easily adds robust flavor to salads and all sorts of dishes. It also makes a great marinade for just about any meat! I love that it is free of high-fructose corn syrup, an ingredient I try to avoid.   

If you have never had a lettuce salad with pasta added to it, you are in for a treat! Pasta is a great addition to lettuce. The two textures just work so well together. Mr. Kitchen Adventures isn't too keen on having "just a salad" for dinner, but when I add pasta and chicken to the mix, he's game. Having the chicken in this bowl boosts up the protein in the dish, making it a satisfying meal, even for my husband! 

Feel free to customize the veggie part of this salad.  We love marinated veggies in this house, and my grocery store has a great olive/antipasti bar with lots of veggies to choose from! That's where I grabbed the marinated mushrooms, olives, and artichokes for this salad.

You can also make use of the in-store salad bar for the veggies too!  You can purchase only what you need and you can usually find a good assortment of veggies that are ready-to-go.  Of course, there is nothing wrong with going old-school and chopping the veggies yourself either! 

This salad was fabulous and will become a regular rotation in our menus! Next time I make it, I plan to change up the veggies a little for a brand new taste. The possibilities are endless!
What veggies would you add to your Italian Chicken Chopped Salad Bowl? 

Italian Chicken Chopped Salad Bowls

By Renee's Kitchen Adventures

Pasta, romaine lettuce, Tyson® Grilled & Ready Chicken Breast Strips, assorted veggies and Wish-Bone Italian dressing come together for a fabulous quick and tasty meal!

Ingredients

• 1 cup dried pasta, shape of your choice, cooked according to package directions to al dente doneness
• 1/4 cup Wish-Bone® Italian dressing, and more to taste to finish the salad
• 5 - 6 cups chopped romaine lettuce
• 12 oz. Tyson® Grilled & Ready Fully-Cooked Frozen Chicken Breast Strips, prepared according to package directions
• 1 cup black olives, divided
• 1 cup shredded carrots, divided
• 1 cup marinated artichoke hearts, divided
• 1 cup marinated mushrooms, divided
• 1 cup cubed fresh mozzarella, divided
• 1 cup diced cucumber, divided
• 1 cup halved grape tomatoes, divided
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion, divided
• 1/2 cup mild banana pepper slices, divided
• 1/4 cup shaved Parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. Combine the warm pasta with 1/4 cup Wish-Bone® Italian dressing.
2. Add the romaine lettuce to the pasta and stir. Divide the pasta-romaine mixture equally between 4 large bowls.
3. Top each bowl with the pasta-romaine mixture with 3 oz. of prepared Tyson® Grilled & Ready Chicken Breast Strips.
4. Continue to top salad bowls with the remaining ingredients, dividing them equally between the 4 bowls. Top with additional Wish-Bone® Italian dressing to taste. Serve immediately.

Yield: 4 servings

Prep Time: 00 hrs. 10 mins.

Cook time: 00 hrs. 00 mins.
Total time: 10 mins.
Tags: salad, chicken, Tyson®, Wish-Bone®, lettuce, cheese, easy recipe, main course

Follow these easy steps to a great meal with Tyson® and Wish-Bone®

Season the warm pasta with Wish-Bone® Italian Dressing. The warm pasta will absorb all the robust flavor!

Seasoned Pasta! 

Combine the seasoned pasta with fresh romaine lettuce. 

Top with Tyson® Grilled and Ready 100% natural Chicken Breast Strips.

Top with your favorite veggies and cheeses and drizzle more dressing on and enjoy!



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