Greek Chicken Bread Salad

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Salad

Ingredients

  • 3 oz. cubed French bread baguette, crust removed
  • Cooking spray
  • 1 tbsp. chopped fresh oregano
  • 3 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 1/2 tbsp. red wine vinegar
  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • 2 tsp grated lemon rind
  • 1/8 tsp crushed red pepper
  • 1 lb. chicken breast halves
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1/8 tsp kosher salt
  • 3 cups chopped romaine lettuce
  • 1 cup sliced red bell pepper
  • 1/2 cup sliced pepperoncini peppers
  • 1/3 cup feta cheese, crumbled

Directions

  1. Preheat broiler.

  2. Place baguette cubes on a baking sheet; coat with cooking spray. Broil 2 minutes or until edges are browned, turning once.

  3. Reduce oven temp to 425.

  4. Combine oregano and next 5 ingredients (through crushed red pepper) in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk; set aside.

  5. Heat a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat; coat pan with cooking spray. Sprinkle chicken evenly with black pepper and salt. Place chicken in pan; cook 4 minutes one each side or until browned. Place pan in oven and bake at 425 for 10 minutes or until chicken is done. Remove pan from oven. Let chicken stand 5 minutes; slice thinly across the grain.

  6. Add bread cubes, lettuce, bell pepper, pepperoncini peppers and feta to bowl with oregano mixture; toss well. Place about 1 1/3 cups salad on each of 4 plates. Top each serving with about 3 oz. chicken.

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