Description
This Panera Green Goddess Salad Copycat Recipe with Chicken offers a fresh, vibrant, and satisfying meal featuring grilled chicken served over a spring mix salad with cherry tomatoes, crispy bacon, hardboiled eggs, creamy avocado, feta cheese, and shallots, all topped with a tangy green goddess dressing.
Ingredients
Chicken
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken breasts (about 3 breasts)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Salad
- 9 ounces spring salad mix
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 3 hardboiled eggs, chopped
- 1 avocado, diced
- 1/2 cup feta cheese crumbles
- 1 shallot, thinly sliced
Dressing
- 1 cup green goddess salad dressing
Instructions
- Preheat Grill: Preheat your grill to 400°F to prepare for perfectly grilled chicken.
- Season and Grill Chicken: Sprinkle the chicken breasts evenly with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Grill each breast for 5-7 minutes per side until the internal temperature reaches 165°F. Once cooked, remove from the grill and let rest for 5 minutes to retain juices.
- Prepare Salad Base: Arrange the spring salad mix evenly on three dinner plates to create a fresh bed for the toppings.
- Add Toppings: Evenly distribute halved cherry tomatoes, crumbled bacon, chopped hardboiled eggs, diced avocado, feta cheese crumbles, and thinly sliced shallot over the salad mix.
- Slice Chicken: Slice each rested chicken breast and place one breast on top of each prepared salad plate.
- Dress the Salad: Drizzle 1 cup of green goddess salad dressing evenly over each salad for a creamy and flavorful finish.
Notes
- Allowing the chicken to rest after grilling helps lock in its juices for a tender bite.
- Use a meat thermometer to ensure the chicken is cooked to a safe temperature of 165°F.
- Crisping the bacon beforehand adds a satisfying crunch to the salad.
- Hardboiled eggs can be prepared a day in advance to save time.
- Adjust the amount of dressing to your taste preference.
- If you don't have a grill, the chicken can be cooked on a stovetop grill pan or baked in the oven.
