Honey Mustard Chicken Salad {gluten, dairy and egg-free}

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This is a quick and easy allergy-friendly summertime dinner.  Toss together a beautiful garden salad.  Bake some chicken with a two-ingredient sauce and mix up a bit of homemade dressing.  Voila!  Sound easy enough?  Yes.  Sound yummy enough?  Oh, yeah!  Although I serve this for dinner, it could also make a lovely lunch.

Honey Mustard Chicken Salad
{gluten, dairy and egg-free}

2-3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup mustard (I like to use Dijon)

Honey Mustard Dressing (from food.com):
3 TBSP honey
2 TBSP mustard (I like to use Dijon)
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup olive oil

Garden Salad ingredients such as:
various greens such as romaine and/or spinach
sliced mushrooms
tomatoes
carrots
radishes
diced onion
etc

Step 1:  Slice chicken breasts lengthwise so that you have two thin filets from each breast.  Pre-heat oven to 375.  Spread chicken in a baking dish (9x13 inch glass dish is what I use).  Mix 1/4 cup honey with 1/4 cup mustard and spread this over chicken to coat.  Bake chicken at 375 for 30-40 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.

Step 2:  Make the honey mustard salad dressing by combining the honey, mustard, vinegar and oil in the amounts listed above.  Set aside.

Step 3:  Assemble a beautiful garden salad.  Include your favorite ingredients such as romaine lettuce and baby spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes, carrots or any other salad favorites.  Set aside.

Step 4:  Once the chicken has finished cooking, cut it into bite-size pieces.  You can choose to toss the chicken into the salad or keep it in a separate dish for individuals to add to their salad on their own plates.  Serve with the honey mustard dressing either on the side (my preference) or tossed into the salad.

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