Chicken Pear Salad with Blue Cheese

Ingredients

Contains: milk, tree nuts (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

• 6 cups torn salad greens or chopped romaine
• 1/2 cup reduced-calorie, fat-free, or regular blue cheese salad dressing
• 1 1/4 cups cooked chicken strips
• 1 medium yellow or green bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 1 (15 ounce) can DEL MONTE Lite® Sliced Pears, drained
• 1 ounce crumbled blue cheese (optional)
• Coarsely ground black pepper (optional)
• Chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

1. Place the salad greens or chopped romaine in a large bowl, or divide them among 4 plates.

2. Drain the pear slices well and pat them dry with paper towels.

3. Add the cooked chicken strips, thinly sliced bell pepper, and drained pears on top of the greens.

4. Drizzle the blue cheese dressing over the salad and toss gently until the greens are lightly coated.

5. Sprinkle with crumbled blue cheese, chopped walnuts, and coarsely ground black pepper if using (optional).

6. Serve right away while the greens are crisp.