Y'all really seemed to like the fajita in a bowl and requested more simple, healthy, home-cooked meals. I love the feedback and will always try to meet your requests. I also love to read how you put your own spin on something I've shared.
Today I'm sharing our kale "salad" we eat weekly. I put quotations around salad because it has bacon, avocado and chicken which satisfies even the hungriest of humans >> Paul. He won't eat a "salad" but he gladly eats this every week. Other ingredients like sliced apple, bell peppers, almonds, lemon juice, or goat cheese are optional but the bones of the salad are baby kale, bacon, chicken, avocado and a simple dressing of evoo & white balsamic vinegar. (detailed recipe is at the end of the post for easy reference)
I've found that using baby kale is the easiest because you don't have to pick out the stems. You detail oriented readers out there will notice that this picture above is different from the others. I started this post last week but finished it this week, and this week we had regular thick kale and a red pepper not orange. :D
Pull out your pans, toss your chicken and bacon on them, salt&pepper the chicken. Place chicken in oven at 350degrees for 45 minutes, add bacon to oven with 15/20 left. I love baking chicken for recipes because I can toss it in and walk away.
Chopping the peppers or apple is the hardest step. You will get better and faster with practice.
This is why I don't buy regular Kale for salad, picking out the stems is too time consuming!
Best way to prep avocado is in the shell, then just scoop out with a spoon.
sliced almonds are optional
As shown above, bacon will get crispy in the oven, which is how I prefer it!
EVOO and white balsamic vinegar is the only dressing I use. You can add lemon juice if you have it.
A healthy, satisfying, fairly quick and home-made dinner!
//recipe//
1 bag of baby Kale
1lb chicken strips
1lb bacon
2 sliced bell peppers (red, orange, or yellow)
1 sliced green apple
2 avocados
handful of sliced almonds
goat cheese
evoo & white balsamic vinegar to taste
Bake Chicken (45min and Bacon (15-20min) in oven at 350degrees. Slice peppers, avocado, apple. Toss kale, veggies, chopped chicken & bacon, and additional toppings together. Dress and serve. Great options for a salad the next day as well!