Honey-Dijon Chicken Salad

Lunch

This delightful main-dish salad has an easy sauce/dressing that lends a sweet-tangy flavor to the mix. "You can add or take away vegetables to suit your taste,"

Average Rating: 4

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min.
YIELD: 2 servings.

Ingredients

1/2 pound chicken tenderloins, cut into 1-1/2-inch pieces
2 tablespoons honey, divided
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard, divided
3 cups torn leaf lettuce
2 hard-boiled large eggs, chopped
2 tablespoons each chopped green, sweet orange and yellow pepper
1 tablespoon chopped onion
2 teaspoons sesame seeds

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Place chicken in a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Combine 1 tablespoon each of honey and mustard; pour over chicken. Cover and bake until chicken is no longer pink, 20-25 minutes.
2. In a large bowl, combine the lettuce, eggs, peppers, onion and sesame seeds; divide between 2 plates. Top with chicken. Combine remaining 1 tablespoon each honey and mustard; drizzle over chicken.

Nutrition Facts

2-1/2 cups: 301 calories, 9g fat (2g saturated fat), 279mg cholesterol, 498mg sodium, 25g carbohydrate (19g sugars, 2g fiber), 35g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges:
4 lean meat, 2 vegetable, 1 starch.