- Total: 10 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Yield: About 2 1/2 cups per serving
Ingredients
6 cups torn salad greens or chopped romaine
1/2 cup reduced-calorie, fat-free or regular blue cheese salad dressing
1 1/4 cups cooked chicken strips
1 medium yellow or green bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 can (15 oz.) Del Monte® Lite Sliced Pears, drained
(Optional) 1 oz. crumbled blue cheese (about 1/4 cup total)
(Optional) coarsely ground black pepper
(Optional) chopped walnuts
Directions
- 1. Arrange equal amounts of the salad greens on each of 4 dinner plates.
- 2. Spoon equal amounts of the dressing evenly over all.
- 3. Top with the chicken, onions and pears. Sprinkle evenly with the blue cheese and black pepper, if desired.
- For additional flavor and texture: Add 1/2 cup dried cranberries or unsweetened cherries on top with 2 ounces thinly sliced red onion (about 1/2 cup).
- For a lighter version: Use reduced fat blue cheese and fat-free dressing.
