Caprese Salad with Canned Chicken
This 5-minute canned chicken caprese salad is the ultimate healthy and high-protein school lunch.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups chopped lettuce
- 3-4 ounces canned chicken, liquid drained
- ½ cup grape tomatoes, halved
- ¼ avocado, diced
- 1 ounce mini mozzarella balls
- 1 tablespoon black olives, sliced
- 2 tablespoons salad dressing, such as a white wine vinaigrette
Instructions
Assemble:
- Make a bed of lettuce in the bottom of a lunch container. Top it with the canned chicken, tomatoes, diced avocado, mozzarella, and black olives. Drizzle with dressing if eating the salad immediately. If not, hold off on adding the dressing.
Pack it for Lunch:
- Fill a small lidded container with the salad dressing. Refrigerate the dressing and the salad until it’s time to leave and pack it inside a lunch bag with an ice pack. Drizzle the dressing right before lunch.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 350kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 834mg | Potassium: 780mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1609IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 2mg
