Boneless Chicken Recipe
Breaded Chicken Breast Cucumber Yogurt Sauce
Photo Description:
In this picture, the pink bacon, golden brown chicken and bright green lettuce contrast beautifully and this is one of those salad recipes, which will make you lick your lips in anticipation. Breast chicken recipes often feature bacon and a lot of people do not believe that poultry and pig can go together so well but they do! The cool, refreshing sauce contrasts nicely with the meat and the other ingredients all work in harmony to make this breaded chicken breasts salad amazing. This meal is ideal on a warm spring or summer evening when you want something light but still satisfying and flavorful.
Breaded Chicken Breast in a Cucumber Yogurt Sauce
Pep up your average bacon and tomato lettuce salad with cucumber yogurt sauce and breaded chicken breast with this great boneless chicken recipe. It might not be what you are used to, but it is not complicated to make and you will be pleasantly surprised with the flavors. A simple yogurt sauce makes a bacon, lettuce, and tomato salad recipe a lot more interesting, and breaded chicken breast adds some lean protein. Greek or strained yogurt is best for this dish, but ordinary low or nonfat yogurt can be used. Just be sure to pour off the excess liquid before making the dressing, else it will separate or come out watery.
Chicken is used in a lot of salad recipes because it is a lean, nutritious, low fat choice and salad is also healthy. Pairing the two and adding a cucumber yogurt sauce or similar dressing makes a delightful lunch or dinner, which looks and tastes nice and is healthy for you too. What about making this bacon lettuce and tomato salad recipe with chicken for dinner tonight? A touch of bacon adds a really nice meaty flavor and you will not need to add much to get plenty of flavor. If you are watching the calories, broil the bacon and choose a lean variety.
Pre-bread and shallow fry or oven bake boneless chicken breast pieces to make assembling this salad easy and fast. Cucumber sauce, which is also known as tzatziki in Greek cuisine or raita in Indian cooking, can also be made up to a few days before you make the salad and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator. In fact, this sauce only improves with age. Check out this out-of-the-ordinary salad and see what it could do for your meals. You can also opt to serve small portions of this as an appetizer, rather than making it as an entree.
Salad with Breaded Chicken, Bacon, and Yogurt Sauce
Ingredients -
Cucumber Yogurt Sauce:
1 cup yogurt
½ cup cucumber, shredded
1 clove garlic, minced
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
Breaded Chicken Breast and Salad:
2 boneless chicken breasts
1 tablespoon flour
1 egg, beaten
½ cup seasoned breadcrumbs
4 slices bacon
1 bag shredded salad greens
1 large ripe tomato
Preparation:
Add salt to shredded cucumber and allow to rest for ten minutes to half an hour, then squeeze out excess liquid. Mix cucumber with yogurt garlic and olive oil. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Heat oil in a heavy skillet on the stovetop. Pound chicken breasts between two pieces of plastic wrap until even in thickness, and then dredge in flour.
Dip floured chicken in egg and coat in breadcrumbs, then shallow fry until golden brown.
Check internal temperature to make sure chicken is fully cooked and drain on paper towels. Fry bacon until crisp.
Cut tomato into wedges and mix with salad greens. Serve with chicken on the side, topped with crumbled bacon and a generous helping of cucumber yogurt sauce.
(Serves 2)