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    Home » Recipes » Lunch » Roasted Red Peppers and Spinach Salad with Leftover Chicken and Flaxseeds

    Roasted Red Peppers and Spinach Salad with Leftover Chicken and Flaxseeds

    Updated: Aug 22, 2023 by Veronica Noone · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

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    Returning home after an all morning conference, I was craving a salad. Strange, right? Thankfully I had some leftover chicken breast and I just bought a jar roasted peppers. That was all the inspiration I needed! 🙂

    As for the addition of Flax. I've been reading so much about how they are great additions to your diet.

    Like in 4 Ways to Feed Your Brain, Flax seem to be listed in more and more of these types of articles.

    The thing about flaxseeds though, you have to ground them a bit to get their benefit. According to WHFoods.com "...the nutrients in ground seeds are more easily absorbed. "

    However, they last longer whole. So I buy a bag of whole seeds and keep them in my freezer (they will go rancid otherwise) then throw them in my magic bullet or blender when I want to use them. It works for me.

    Ingredients

    • About 2 cups baby spinach leaves (2 big handfuls)
    • Half of a large roasted red pepper cut into strips (reserve some of the liquid)
    • about 1 tablespoon your favorite light Italian dressing
    • 3 oz leftover cooked chicken breast
    • 1 oz shredded part skim mozzarella cheese (28g)
    • ½ tablespoon whole flaxseeds (5g) pulsed in the blender
    • 1 tablespoon bacon bits (5g)

    Instructions

    Slice the red pepper. Take about a tablespoon of the liquid in the pepper jar and combine it with the dressing. Toss the baby spinach leaves with the dressing/liquid picture and pile it on the a plate.

    Top the spinach with the red pepper and chicken. Sprinkle the cheese, flaxseeds and bacon bits on top.

    Enjoy! 🙂

    Here are a few more shots. I wasn't really happy with any of the pictures so I couldn't decide on the best of the worst. I hate photographing salads!

    📖 Recipe

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    Roasted Red Peppers and Spinach Salad with Leftover Chicken and Flaxseeds

    Combine the flavors and goodness of roasted red peppers, spinach, and leftover chicken in this easy-to-make salad. Don't forget the protein-packed flaxseeds!
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 5 minutes mins
    Total Time 10 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American
    Servings 1 people
    Calories 311 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • About 2 cups baby spinach leaves 2 big handfuls
    • Half of a large roasted red pepper cut into strips reserve some of the liquid
    • about 1 tablespoon your favorite light Italian dressing
    • 3 oz leftover cooked chicken breast
    • 1 oz shredded part skim mozzarella cheese 28g
    • ½ tablespoon whole flaxseeds 5g pulsed in the blender
    • 1 tablespoon bacon bits 5g

    Instructions
     

    • Slice the red pepper. Take about a tablespoon of the liquid in the pepper jar and combine it with the dressing.
      Half of a large roasted red pepper cut into strips, about 1 tablespoon your favorite light Italian dressing
    • Toss the baby spinach leaves with the dressing/liquid picture and pile it on the a plate.
      About 2 cups baby spinach leaves
    • Top the spinach with the red pepper and chicken. Sprinkle the cheese, flaxseeds and bacon bits on top.
      1 oz shredded part skim mozzarella cheese, ½ tablespoon whole flaxseeds, 1 tablespoon bacon bits, 3 oz leftover cooked chicken breast

    Nutrition

    Calories: 311kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 30gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 77mgSodium: 592mgPotassium: 907mgFiber: 5gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 8416IUVitamin C: 123mgCalcium: 234mgIron: 3mg
    Keyword chicken, Flaxseeds, Peppers, salad, Spinach
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    1. Krista S.

      January 28, 2009 at 2:07 pm

      Sounds like a very yummy salad! I like the picture in the lower left the best!

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    2. Annette

      January 27, 2009 at 6:54 pm

      looks yummy! I love spinach and chicken salad but this looks better with a few additions. I eat a lot of flax 🙂 ........sometimes even by the spoon in a very hungry moment.....bit hard to swallow 🙂 The pictures are great!

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    3. roni

      January 27, 2009 at 5:44 pm

      LOL I ALWAYS have spinach on hand. It's stock for me. As for the red peppers I picked up a little jar. They are so flavorful and light I want to try and keep them on hand.

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    4. kyree90

      January 27, 2009 at 5:39 pm

      Looks delicious. But I'd need red peppers and spinach to try it. Maybe next week ...

      Reply

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