Roasted Chicken Salad with Garlic Toasts
Rotisserie chickens have become all the rage in our local supermarkets--and why not? They can be the base of a quick, almost-homemade dinner in no time. Here, roasted chicken turns into an easy salad with some crusty garlic bread on the side.
Source: EatingWell Magazine, February/March 2005
Ingredients
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Ingredient Note: Store-bought rotisserie chicken is convenient and practical--but much higher in sodium than a home-roasted bird. Even the unseasoned varieties have been marinated or seasoned with salty flavorings. People with hypertension should think twice before choosing store-bought.
4 ounces home-roasted chicken: =100 mg sodium
4 ounces rotisserie chicken: 350-450 mg sodium
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 11/2 cups salad; 3 oz. chicken & 1 slice bread
Per Serving:
358.9 calories; protein 26.9g 54% DV; carbohydrates 21.1g 7% DV; exchange other carbs 1.5; dietary fiber 1.6g 6% DV; sugars 0.2g; fat 16.4g 25% DV; saturated fat 2.6g 13% DV; cholesterol 76.2mg 25% DV; vitamin a iu 640.6IU 13% DV; vitamin c 6.4mg 11% DV; folate 32.2mcg 8% DV; calcium 31.6mg 3% DV; iron 1.4mg 8% DV; magnesium 33.3mg 12% DV; potassium 330.8mg 9% DV; sodium 444.9mg 18% DV; thiamin 0.1mg 10% DV.
Exchanges:
1 1/2 starch, 4 1/2 lean meat, 1 fat