Healthy Citrus Chicken Strip Recipe (Salad Topping)
Salads are a great way to include filling food when on a diet. Unfortunately, salads that are covered in cheese, dressing and other goodies could include an entire days allotment of calories. Thankfully we have a ton of options when it comes to making salads at home!
These citrus chicken strips are a great way to include flavorful protein on top of a salad while still keeping the calories and fat low. You can top it off with fresh fruit and vegetables (oranges, apple slices, and cherries will complement this recipe well). A rice vinegar and oil combination or juice from an orange can serve as a healthy, delicious dressing.
Author/Source:
Christine @ Onceamonthmom.com
Ingredients:
- 1 orange
- 1 lime
- 1 tablespoon ginger, grated
- 1 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless, chicken breasts
Directions:
Combine juice from orange, juice from lime, ginger, garlic, chili powder, and cumin and mix together thoroughly. Cut the chicken breasts into 1 inch strips. Pour mixture into a large ziplock bag and add the chicken strips. Seal and refrigerate for 2 hours. After chicken is fully marinated, discard marinade. Fully coat the pan with a non-stick cooking spray and cook chicken strips thoroughly for 2-3 minutes on each side.
Freezing Directions:
Portion into 3 ounce servings and put into pint size freezer bags to freeze. To serve: Thaw one serving in refrigerator overnight. Serve on top of salad.
Nutritional Information:
Servings: 12 • Serving Size: 3 ounces • Points: 3 ww pts
Calories: 130 • Fat: 1.5 • Protein: 12 • Carb: 0 • Fiber: 0
Love your new healthy recipes….Can’t wait for the monthly meal plan…I am always tweating the others to make them more figure friendly, however love that you have the calories and everything on here. Awesome!!!!
what a neat idea to freeze salad toppings! I’ll have to try to emulate this with some veggie chicken. Thanks for posting!
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Sounds good! Leave out the fruit in the salad and it is lo carb, too! Great Idea! I can go low carb while the young adults in the house can add the fruit etc! Thanks!
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When freezing it, are you freezing it cooked or raw with the marinade?
You can do either, I like to cook it before to have it ready at a moment’s notice though.
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