Craving a fresh, crisp entree salad that you can meal prep? This savory and sweet Chicken and Mango Salad will totally hit the spot! Made with fresh mango, cucumbers, tomatoes and topped with balsamic grilled chicken, this mango chicken salad is healthy, filling and completely delicious! Could you use a new idea for a salad with grilled chicken? Many of us end up making the same salads over and over again...salad greens, grilled chicken, tomatoes, and dressing...on repeat, over and over again. This chicken and mango salad is a great way to mix it up and add a new salad option to your routine. By simply adding some flavorful ingredients, like mango, crisp cucumber, red onion and avocado you can totally change up the flavor profile of your salad. In this post I'll show you how … [Read more...]
Blueberry Spring Mix Salad
Looking for a new way to enjoy a spring mix salad? This delicious blueberry spring mix salad recipe is loaded with flavor and freshness. Made with a package of store-bough spring mix, this salad can be served as a side dish or as a lunch entrée salad with chicken. Healthy, easy and delicious! Do you have a bag of spring mix in your refrigerator right now? Do you need a new idea of what to do with it? This healthy, easy blueberry salad is a great option! You can make this blueberry salad two ways - as a side salad for a meal, or add chicken, shrimp or salmon to it for a lunch option. Either way, this salad is fresh, colorful and a great way to enjoy that package of spring mix! What do I need to make a spring mix salad recipe? For exact ingredient amounts and full recipe … [Read more...]
Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
This bacon ranch pasta salad is perfect for any potluck, cookout, or back yard BBQ! This ranch pasta salad recipe is loaded with bacon, tomatoes, peas and topped with a healthy ranch dressing. Make extra - this pasta salad disappears FAST! Does your idea of a summer side dish consist of a creamy, delicious pasta salad? This Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad recipe is fantastic for all of your summer cookouts, potlucks and neighborhood get togethers! Made with simple ingredients, this delicious ranch pasta salad recipe comes together with minimal prep. It's great to make ahead as a side dish served with grilled chicken, burgers, chops and sausage. What do I need to make ranch pasta salad? Here's a quick-reference grocery list of the ingredients you'll need to make this … [Read more...]
Italian Chicken Salad
Italian Chicken Salad - the Perfect Meal Prep Salad Could you use a new meal prep salad that's healthy AND delicious? This Italian Chicken Salad is the perfect mix of Italian flavors and healthy ingredients to keep you full for hours. If you need lunch salad ideas, you'll love this one! If you're looking for Meal Prep Salad Ideas, you've come to the right place! Even though I work from home, I try to always have some meal prep salad ideas ready to make on the weekend. I tend to make much better lunch choices when I pre-make my lunch. I'm a firm believer that when you make healthy choices *in advance* you are invested in those choices and are much more likely to make that choice when its time to eat. These Italian Chicken Salads are the perfect way to make a healthy choice … [Read more...]
Roasted Carrot Salad with Apples and Pistachios
This Roasted Carrot Salad has wonderful flavors that come together with crisp apples and savory pistachios making the most amazing salad! Easy enough for a weeknight dinner, and beautiful enough to serve for a holiday meal. Roasted Carrot Salad with Apples and Pistachios If you follow me over on Instagram and watch my IG stories, you'll quickly see that I make a stop at my local farmers market just about every Saturday morning. I do this pretty religiously from June through November, and always seem to find some wonderfully fresh and delicious fruits and vegetables. This Roasted Carrot Salad with Apples and Pistachios is a recipe loaded with many of my favorite farmers market finds. Carrots and apples are now in their peak, and are incredible in this delicious Roasted Carrot … [Read more...]
Garden Vegetable Pasta Salad
Looking for a delicious vegetable pasta salad with cucumbers and tomatoes that's on the healthier side? This delicious orecchiette pasta salad with Greek yogurt dill dressing checks all those boxes. Perfect for cookouts, pot-lucks and summer barbecues! We love pasta at our house, especially pasta salad in the warm summer months. It makes for a fantastic side-dish to fried chicken or anything that is coming off the grill, like burgers, brats, steaks, chops and chicken. This healthy pasta salad recipe is a nice alternative to other mayo-heavy macaroni and pasta salads. My Garden Vegetable Pasta Salad is made with a much lighter dressing, using plain Greek yogurt and light sour cream. As far as I'm concerned this dressing is fantastic! You won't miss … [Read more...]
Sweet Kale and Grilled Sirloin Salad
The perfect entree salad for the meat lover! Loaded with crunchy, delicious kale, Brussels sprouts, shredded broccoli, cabbage and chicory and topped with grilled sirloin steak, this salad is incredible. Fresh, filling and perfect for lunch or a light dinner! Especially during the holiday season, its easy to go overboard with eating, and then suddenly discover you've gained 5 lbs (or more!), and your jeans no longer fit. I speak from experience here. With this in mind, I'm always looking for healthy, delicious lunch and dinner ideas that keep me on the healthy track. This Sweet Kale and Grilled Sirloin Salad is a fantastic meal idea that is healthy, filling, and full of flavor. This salad starts with an Eat Smart Sweet Kale Vegetable Salad Kit, that is loaded with … [Read more...]