I’ll be honest, when I made this delicious salad I wasn’t expecting my husband to enjoy it. My hubs is a true “meat and potatoes” kind of guy and this is a salad, with green stuff, and celery. However, I was pleasantly surprised when my hubs proclaimed his love of this and even came home from work to have it for lunch the next day. It’s that good. 🙂
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- 1½ lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 (2.75-oz) packages quick-cooking wild rice
- 2 oranges, sectioned and coarsely chopped
- 1 cup chopped organic celery
- ½ cup chopped pecans, toasted
- ¼ cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp honey
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp pepper
- 4 cups baby arugula
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Place chicken in a baking dish and bake 20 to 25 minutes or until done.
- Let cool, and shred with 2 forks.
- Meanwhile, cook rice according to pkg directions; rinse under cold water to cool.
- Combine cooked rice, chicken, oranges, celery, pecans, and parsley in a serving bowl.
- Whisk together lemon juice, honey, oil, salt and pepper.
- Pour dressing over rice salad; toss well to coat.
- Serve salad over baby arugula.
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I am going to try this! I’m looking for new recipes lately. 🙂
You’ll love it Natalie! It’s super delicious and makes great left overs! 🙂