Chicken and Bean Salad is simply the record holder for protein content. Indeed, these products contain a large amount of this valuable trace element. Prepare a salad with boiled or smoked game and appreciate the exquisite taste of the dish.
A salad with croutons, the recipe of which includes chicken and beans, is sold simply with a bang. His big fans are children who try to put themselves more croutons. If the children are small, prepare the croutons yourself, as there are flavors in the store. Cut black or white bread into 1, 5x1, 5 cm squares or the same rectangular pieces as the "store" ones. Dry them in the oven or over low heat in a skillet, stirring occasionally. Then add the homemade seasoning of dried and chopped parsley, dill and lightly salt.
After you bought or made croutons yourself, prepare a poultry salad, for which take:
- 500 g fillet removed from chicken breast;
- 250 g of canned beans;
- 100 g of croutons;
- 100 g of hard cheese;
- salt;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- mayonnaise.
Rinse the fillet, immerse in a saucepan with cold water, bring to a boil. Remove the foam, cook for 25 minutes. After that, cool the poultry meat, cut it into squares, put it in a salad bowl.
You can use any canned beans - red or white. If you want to reduce the calorie content of a dish, do not drain all the liquid from it, crackers absorb it well. Otherwise, you will have to put in more mayonnaise, otherwise the salad will be dry. You don't need to add a lot of liquid, as the excess will exfoliate after a while and the ingredients will "float".
If you want the croutons not to get wet, make the dish just before serving. If you want them to become soft, then an hour before.
Rub the cheese coarsely, place it over the chicken and beans. Pass the garlic through a press, add there. Add croutons, mayonnaise, salt the dish to taste, stir. The salad is ready to eat.
If you like the taste of smoked meats, make a snack dish with smoked meats. Here's what you need to pleasantly surprise your guests or family with a delicious and satisfying dish:
- 1 smoked leg;
- 1 can of canned beans;
- 3 eggs;
- 1 bunch of lettuce leaves;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- 100 g of hard cheese;
- mayonnaise;
- salt.
Peel the boiled eggs, cut into cubes. Remove the meat from the leg, also cut into squares. Rinse lettuce leaves in cold water, finely tear them with your hands or cut into strips.
Squeeze the peeled cloves of garlic through a press, chop the cheese using the large holes of the grater. Drain the liquid from the beans. Put all the ingredients in a salad bowl, add salt, put mayonnaise. Stir with a spoon and serve a hearty meal immediately.
The salad is nutritious, saturates for a long time, so you can use it not as an appetizer, but as a main dish.
If you want to make a lighter salad, make it according to the following recipe, take:
- 1 can of white canned beans;
- 2 fresh cucumbers;
- 500 g chicken fillet;
- 100 g of cheese;
- mayonnaise 25% fat.
Cut the boiled cooled breast into strips, chop the cucumbers in the same way. Place these ingredients in a salad bowl. Drain the liquid from the beans, put in the same place. Grate the cheese on a medium grater. Put it and mayonnaise in a salad bowl, add a little salt, mix. The dish is ready.
