Red Wine Vinaigrette Chicken Salad
skinless boneless chicken breasts, rotini pasta, red wine vinaigrette dressing, red and orange bell peppers, red delicious apple, tomatoes, baby spinach, dill weed, crushed black pepper and sea salt
- boil the chicken for easy shredding
- boil pasta
- rinse and thinly slice apple and bell peppers
- rinse and chop tomatoes
- in a large bowl mix drained pasta, shredded chicken, veggies, vinaigrette dressing, dill weed, salt and pepper together.
- lightly toss in fresh baby spinach at the very end and enjoy!
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The health benefits also make for a more enjoyable meal!
Did you know that Red Delicious apples have more antioxidants than other apples? Most of this is contained in their skin so make sure you wash them and skip the peeling to get the max in beneficial fiber.
Did you know that Red Delicious apples have more antioxidants than other apples? Most of this is contained in their skin so make sure you wash them and skip the peeling to get the max in beneficial fiber.
When picking a bell pepper, always opt for the vibrant colors...
"The
sunniest tones yield the highest concentration of antioxidant
carotenoids. One small red, yellow or orange pepper provides three
times the recommended daily allowance of vitamin C—way ahead of citrus.
Red peppers stand out as one of the few foods that contain lycopene, a
carotenoid which lowers the risk of various cancers, including
prostate and cervical cancer. These crimson packages are also packed
with beta-carotene, converted to vitamin A in the body and essential
for night vision. Nature’s best source of zeaxanthin, a compound known
to protect against cataracts and can be found in orange peppers." - Gayot.com
"Rotini generally contains no eggs, making the pasta a cholesterol-free
food. If you eat a garden rotini pasta, which contains white, green and
red shaped pasta twists, the green pasta gets its color from spinach
powder, and the red pasta gets its color from tomato powder." - Livestrong.com