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SAL: Pico de Gallo Grilled Chicken Salad

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SAL: Pico de Gallo Grilled Chicken Salad

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Serves 6

Simple Cooking with Heart brings you this Pico de Gallo Grilled Chicken Salad recipe -- it's fresh, delicious and simple to make.

Ingredients:
Pico De Gallo (fresh salsa):
� 1 medium tomato, diced
� 1 small onion, finely chopped
� 1 seeded, finely chopped jalape�o (can use � to reduce spiciness)
� juice of 1 lemon
� 2 tsp. chopped, fresh cilantro
� 1/2 tsp. garlic, jarred, minced
� 1/8 tsp. black pepper

Chicken Salad:
� 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes (or chicken tenderloins, whatever is on sale), all visible fat discarded, cut into 1-inch cubes OR chicken tenderloins (whatever is on sale)
� non-stick cooking spray
� 8 cups green leaf or red leaf lettuce (approx. 8-10 leaves), washed, torn into pieces
� Cilantro or lemon/lime slices for garnish, (optional)

Directions:
Pico De Gallo (fresh salsa):
1. Combine all ingredients above chicken in medium bowl and stir.

Chicken Salad:
1. Spray a medium skillet with cooking spray. Add chicken to skillet and turn to medium-high heat.

2. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Divide lettuce on to 4 plates, top with chicken.

3. Spoon Pico de Gallo over salads and serve. Garnish with cilantro or lemon/lime slices (optional)

TIP: Pico de Gallo is super versatile with unlimited uses!

Try it as a salad dressing, a dip with low sodium whole-wheat chips/crackers (Check the ingredients for the chips/crackers to ensure that they are not made with any hydrogenated oil or tropical oil, such as palm or coconut oil.) or fresh vegetables, mixed with brown rice to make �dirty rice,� over fish, or even on baked potatoes.

1/6 of recipe equals: Calories 154; Total Fat 3.0 g (Saturated Fat 0.5 g, Trans Fat 0.0 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5 g, Monounsaturated Fat 1.0 g); Cholesterol 73 mg; Sodium 148 mg; Potassium 637 mg; Carbohydrates 4 g; Fiber 2 g; Sugars 2.4 g; Added Sugars 0 g; Protein 25 g