All the nutrients you need for your busy day in one bowl! This grain salad is filled with fiber, good fats, veggies and just the right amount of protein and energy to keep you going all day long.
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Recipe by Brittany L. Chin Jones, MS, RD, LD
Ingredients
- 1 package Uncle Ben’s Whole Grain Medley Brown Rice and Quinoa
- 6 cups baby kale salad mix
- 12 ounces cooked, sliced chicken breast
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 ripe avocado, halved and scored into slices
- 4 green onions, sliced
Directions
Prepare the rice according to the package directions, and let cool. Divide the baby kale salad mix among 4 shallow bowls. Add ¼ of the rice (about ½ cup), ¼ of the chicken, ¼ of the cherry tomatoes and ¼ of the avocado slices to each bowl. Top each salad bowl with 1 sliced green onion. Optional: add 1-2 tablespoons of your favorite oil-based dressing. Makes 4 servings.
Nutrition Information
Serving Size: 2 3/4 cups
CALORIES 221; TOTAL FAT 6g; SAT. FAT 1g; CHOL. 47mg; SODIUM 298mg; CARB. 21g; FIBER 3g; SUGARS 2g; PROTEIN 21g; POTASSIUM NA; PHOSPHORUS NA
Brittany L. Chin Jones, MS, RD, LD is the owner of Blush Nutrition, LLC and the Communications Chair of the Thirty and Under in Nutrition and Dietetics member interest group for the Healthy Nutrition Academy. She has served as the President of the Piedmont Dietetic Association and the PR-Media Chair for the South Carolina Academy of Dietetics. Follow her at BrittanyJonesRD.com, and on Twitter @BrittanyChinRD and Pinterest.
