Chicken and Bacon Autumn Chopped Salad Recipe
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Ingredients
*6 to 8 cups chopped romaine lettuce
*2 medium apples, chopped (pears are also delicious if you want to use those)
*1 cup dried cranberries (Craisins)
*1 cup chopped walnuts (pecans or almonds are also a yummy substitution)
*8 slices bacon, crisp-cooked and crumbled (we used turkey bacon- use what you want)
*4 to 6 oz. feta cheese, crumbled
*1-2 grilled chicken breasts, cooked and cubed
*3/4 cup Poppy seed Salad Dressing (I like Brianna’s)
*1/4 cup Balsamic Vinaigrette (I used store brand because it tastes just the same to me)
Directions
*In a large bowl, combine the lettuce, apples, cranberries, walnuts, bacon, chicken and feta cheese.
*In a smaller bowl, combine poppy seed dressing with balsamic vinaigrette. Drizzle over salad right before serving. If you prefer your salad to have more dressing, feel free to experiment with the combination.
(This salad makes enough for about 6-8 servings. If you are not going to be eating it all in one sitting, only put dressing on what you will be eating or it will get all soggy.)
Recipe adapted from Espresso and Cream.













Looks so yummy! Kinda funny, I’ve also found that my favorite dressing is one that I’ve mixed Balsamic with Vidalia Onion. Great combo!!
How funny I also posted about this salad (minus the chicken) from Thanksgiving. I also used Brianna’s dressing. =)
*Making the twice baked potato casserole tonight!
Wow this looks amazingly good, I love every ingredient in this. Yum
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goat cheese crumbls are also excellent in this! Not as strg as feta, but jusas creamy an tart!