The same healthy meal.
Every day.
This really isn’t my style, but since my body has hit a weight loss plateau, I am motivated to do this. I was told that I needed to eat 4 – 5 ounces of chicken with some type of greens, lettuce or spinach, with a light dressing. The dressings couldn’t be thick and white.
I hate lettuce. And spinach. If I eat salad, I usually drown it in something horrible for my body, like Bacon Ranch, which is why I never eat salad.
So, I made a challenge to find something that I would like that fulfills my requirements and that I actually like. My balsamic chicken salad was the answer.
It is easiest to start with plain chicken. I had tried rosemary chicken and slow cooking it in balsamic vinegar, but it was really just a waste of ingredients. I take cooked chicken and chop it together with red leaf lettuce and a handful of basil leaves. The basil gives an aromatic smell in addition to providing flavor to the boring lettuce.
I created a balsamic vinaigrette to soak some flavor into the chicken that plays nice with the basil. I used the recipe that was located at Joy Bauer. However, I felt that the balsamic taste was really the star of the dressing and it did not need the other ingredients. I started using just straight balsamic vinegar.
In good news, since I have been working on this diet plan, I have dropped three and half pounds. Bye bye plateau!
Balsamic Chicken Salad Recipe
Yields: 1
Ingredients
1 chicken breast, 4- 5 oz
4 leaves of red leaf lettuce, chopped I shred mine thin)
5 basil leaves, chopped
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
Freshly ground pepper (optional)
Method*
1. Toss the chicken, lettuce, and basil leaves together.
2. Drizzle the balsamic vinegar over the salad and grind the pepper.
*Basically, make a salad out of the ingredients.
