Quick Hawaiian Spinach Salad

I don't know about calling this an official 'recipe' but I have to say it's one of our favorite go to meals since January and I thought maybe y'all would like it too!

Doesn't that look good?  

The main ingredient is the Hawaiian Chicken from Aldi.  I almost cringe putting it there because they, like their sister company, Trader Joe's something pull stuff out of rotation seasonally.  So if you're lucky enough to have one near you and it's in stock, grab it!

Here's how I put our salad together.

1 package Park Street Deli Hawaiian Style Chicken  

1 bag spinach

Fresh pineapple, cubed

Veggies of your choice

20g Mac nuts

We have these HUGE bowls from Pottery Barn that are made for obscene salads.  (Similar to these.)  I usually put 2 1/2 cups of spinach in each bowl as the chicken heats in the microwave for 3 minutes then cut up 1/2 a zucchini, pineapple, about 2 oz of red cabbage, red/yellow or orange pepper and because I'm lazy, shredded carrots.  (It's better if you cut all of that stuff the day before so you can truly make this a 5 minute dinner though!)

When the chicken is done, I pull that and the pineapple in there with it and measure it out on a food scale.  (Usually 4-5 oz each.)  I spoon the teriyaki glaze over the spinach and give it a toss with tongs to coat and to use as dressing.

I add the veggies on top, cut chicken strips in the middle, 2 oz of pineapple around that and 10g of mac nuts each.

It is filling and as someone who has been to Hawaii 14x, I can tell you it tastes as close to the islands as you're going to get on the mainland.  

Because the nutritional info is variable based on what you use, I'll tell you that our typical salad using the above comes out as follows:

Calories 500

Carbs 62g 

Fat 13g

Sat Fat 3g

Sodium 1240mg

Protein 32g

Fiber 7g

As always, it's an estimate.  I always have to watch my sodium while meal planning if we're having this but worth it!

Let me know if you give it a go!

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