This chopped chicken salad recipe is hearty enough for a main meal and also great for meal prep lunches for the week. Lightly spiced chicken breast is paired with fresh and crunchy vegetables and finished with a sweet and spicy dressing. Easy and quick to make.

When it comes to salads, they can so easily get boring, but this one if full of texture and color and is really a joy to eat! Dressed in a vibrant sauce, healthy eating never tasted so good!

How to Make This Chopped Chicken Salad Recipe

Wash chicken breast, pat dry with kitchen paper, then cut into cube shaped bites
Add chicken in a bowl with olive oil, garlic powder, paprika, ground cumin, salt and black pepper
Add chicken cubes in a non-stick pan on medium heat
Cook chicken 6-7 minutes on each side until thoroughly cooked and golden brown
When cooked, remove from heat and set aside
Wash and chop white and purple cabbages
Dice the onion
In a large salad bowl add the white cabbage, purple cabbage, onion, corn, and chicken cubes

Sweet & spicy sauce instructions:

In a jar add extra virgin olive oil, honey, juice of half a lemon and hot sauce
Shake well until combined
Drizzle over salad, sprinkle some fresh cilantro and enjoy!

How do you add flavor to chicken breast?

The chopped chicken breast in this salad is flavored with spices so that it really becomes the star of the dish. it is then cooked on the stove top to seal those flavors in. The chicken is seasoned with:

Paprika
Garlic powder
Cumin
Salt and pepper

It’s a simple spice mix but it really does make all the difference with very little effort.

Can you make this chopped chicken salad ahead of time?

This salad is perfect for meal prep and make ahead meals. The cooked chicken will last in the fridge for 3 to 4 days. You can prep the salad and place in individual containers with the chicken pieces for easy to grab meals throughout the week. You can make the sauce ahead of time and store in a glass jar in the fridge and add to he salad when ready to eat.

A fresh and flavorful chopped chicken salad

This salad really is so yummy and flavorful. Salads can get boring, so there are a few easy tricks that can really elevate in when you make it at home:

Marinate your protein
Use different colored ingredients.
Use ingredients with different textures.
Finish the salad with a flavorful dressing.

Top Tips To Make This Easy Recipe

Pat the chicken dry before adding the spices.
Cut the chicken breast into similar sizes so that it cooks evenly.
This salad is perfect as it is, but feel free to add in any other veggies you may have – bell pepper would work really well.
Store the prepared salad in the fridge for 3-4 days and add dressing just before serving.

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