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Fried Chicken Salad with Buttermilk Herb Dressing
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Fried Chicken Salad with Buttermilk Herb Dressing

12 ingredients 13 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

995
Calories
56g
Protein
27g
Fat
132g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 13 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Watercress 1 cup (34g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Sauce not in our table 0
Yellow Wax Bean not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups buttermilk
  • 1 tsp hot red pepper sauce
  • 8 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cut crosswise into thirds
  • 1¼ pounds yellow wax beans
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 cup flour
  • 3 tbs canola oil
  • 16 lettuce leaves
  • 1 large bunch watercress, separated into small sprigs
  • 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
  • black pepper
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Directions

1

Combine buttermilk and pepper sauce in a food storage bag.

2

Add chicken, seal bag and toss to coat.

3

Marinate in refrigerator 8 hours.

4

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil, add beans and blanch 6 minutes or until tender.

5

Transfer to food storage bag, refrigerate until chilled.

6

Drain chicken, season pieces with salt.

7

Place flour on a sheet of wax paper, add chicken and toss to coat.

8

Heat 1½ tbsp oil in 2 skillets, add chicken and fry 8 minutes or until browned and cooked through.

9

Drain on paper towels.

10

To serve, on each of 8 plates arrange 2 lettuce leaves, then top with beans.

11

Set 3 pieces of chicken atop beans, then add watercress and tomatoes.

12

Season each with pepper.

13

Serve with buttermilk herb dressing.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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