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One of my Favorites: Bleu Cheese Strawberry Chicken Jar Salad- THM S

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Jar salads are so awesome and essential to my daily success with Trim Healthy Mama (THM).  If I don’t have great things prepped I totally fall off the bandwagon.  I use these for lunches and even snacks and pot lucks. They are filling and fantastic!  I love bleu cheese so anything with it instantly is a favorite with me so it’s no surprise that this salad was number 2 on my top 10 list last week!

Bleu Cheese Strawberry Chicken Jar Salad -THM S

Bleu Cheese Strawberry Chicken Salad

Now onto the details for this one.  I’ve used both my poppy seed dressing and my honey mustard dressing and they are both amazing.

THM Poppy Seed Dressing, Sugar Free and Low Glycemic
THM Poppy Seed Dressing

To get this recipe started I first put my chicken into the crock pot.  I do not add anything else just throw the breasts in and let it go for about four hours.  When it’s done I drain out the broth and let it cool.  I think it’s easier to break up and chop when it’s cool. While it’s cooling I make my salad dressing (either the poppy seed or the honey mustard) and start filling my jars.

After the dressing, I add about 3-4 strawberries (cut up) and 1/4 cup pecans and 1/4 cup bleu cheese.  The chicken is the last thing I add before I stuff it full of lettuce.  If you are curious about what kind of lettuce I use and other tips and trick check out my post about mason jar salads.

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Bleu Cheese Strawberry Chicken Salad
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Bleu Cheese Strawberry Chicken Salad

This makes 4-6 jar salads

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Recipe for poppy seed dressing or honey mustard dressing
  • 4 Chicken breasts cooked and shredded or chopped and then also cooled
  • 10-12 Strawberries hulled and cut up.
  • 1 cup Pecans
  • 1 cup bleu cheese
  • Lettuce to stuff full!

Instructions

  1. Start by cooking your chicken in the crock pot and allowing it to cool. Then shred or chop it.

  2. Make up your poppy seed or honey mustard dressing. I usually put 1/4-1/2 cup.

  3. Follow by adding the strawberries, pecans, and bleu cheese.  

  4. Stuff as full as possible with lettuce!

Enjoy!

If you have been enjoying jar salads you may want to try some other options or check out my list of my top 10 favorite jar salads. Thanks again for joining me and for all of your support!

Buffalo Chicken Taquitos- THM S

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There is one type of meal that my family seems to gobble up without any complaints, anything rolled in a tortilla shell! Do you have a certain meal that your family just loves?  My family also loves pasta but that’s probably because I do not make it very often.  My kids just love anything in a tortilla shell so this week’s freezer meal is right up their ally.  The best part is that it is SUCH an easy meal to make!

Buffalo Chicken Taquitos

Buffalo Chicken Taquitos

You are going to be so happy you chose to get the ingredients for this meal because it is so quick and fast to make. Not to mention your family will love it!  I start by putting my chicken breasts, cream cheese, and buffalo sauce into my crock pot.  Let it cook for 4-6 hours.  When it’s done I let it cool and then use my pampered chef chopper to shred the chicken and mix it all together.

Once it’s all mixed together I load about 2 Tablespoons of the mix into mission low carb tortilla shells.  I line these up in a 9×13 pan.  From here I freeze them. When I’m ready to use them for a meal I thaw them and bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes.  For some extra flavor, I also top them with shredded cheese for the last 5-10 minutes in the oven.  The shells get crispy and they are so WONDERFUL!

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Buffalo Chicken Taquitos
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Buffalo Chicken Taquitos

Ingredients

  • 4-6 Skinless boneless chicken breasts
  • 8 oz Cream Cheese
  • 1/2 Cup Buffalo or hot sauce I use the Aldi brand
  • 10 Mission Low Carb Tortilla Shells
  • Shredded Cheese

Instructions

  1. Combine your chicken, cream cheese, and buffalo sauce in a crock pot.

  2. Cook 4-6 hours and then cool slightly.

  3. Shred and combine and then spoon 2 Tablespoons of mix into your tortilla shells.

  4. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes.

  5. Top with cheese for last 10 minutes.

I hope this meal will be a great hit for you and your family.  My kids sure loved it and they were not too spicy.  You can also serve them with sour cream and salsa.  A great side would be my Mexican corn slaw jar salad! I have lots of other freezer meals on my blog and would love to share my freezer meal theory with you!

Jar Salad Round up- Top TEN!!

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Jar Salads are obviously a very important part of my Trim Healthy Mama (THM) journey.  I hate to say that I don’t love vegetables but I don’t and jar salads are a great way for me to get a good dose of green each day.  Making a different jar salad each week gives me great variety.  I’m happy to eat the same jar salad all week and I’m excited for a new one the next week.  I make them all up at one time so I have one mess and then I’m stocked and ready for great fast lunch choices.

Jar Salad Round Up

I’ve given you LOTS of jar salads to try but I thought this week I would share with you my favorites.  Maybe this will encourage you to get the ingredients on your list and make some up this week!

Here we go with my Jar Salad Round Up – top 10

DRUM ROLL PLEASE

Click the images for a link to the full recipe post

  1. Taco Jar Salad

    Taco Jar Salad
    Taco Jar Salad

  2. Blue Cheese Strawberry Salad

Bleu Cheese Strawberry Chicken Salad
Bleu Cheese Strawberry Chicken Salad

  1. Broccoli Slaw Jar Salad

    Broccoli slaw jar salad
    Broccoli Slaw

  2. Fruity Chicken Salad

    Summer Fruity Chicken Jar Salad
    Summer Fruity Chicken Salad

  3. Bacon Lettuce Tomato Jar Salad

    BLT Jar Salad
    BLT Jar Salad

  4. Cauliflower Bacon Jar Salad

    Cauliflower Bacon Jar Salad
    Cauliflower Bacon Jar Salad

  5. Cobb Salad with Catalina Dressing

    Cobb Salad with Catalina style dressing
    Cobb Jar Salad with Catalina Dressing

  6. Pecan Chicken Jar Salad

    Pecan Chicken Jar Salad
    Pecan Chicken Jar Salad

  7. Chicken Salad Jar Salad

    Chicken Salad Jar Salad
    Chicken Salad Jar Salad

  8. Creamy Broccoli Slaw Jar Salad

    Creamy Broccoli Slaw Jar Salad
    Broccoli Slaw Jar Salad

    Dressing helps to make the decisions!

    That was harder to choose than I thought!  I have to say that I base my decisions on the type of dressing!  As you can see my favorite is the poppy seed dressing but I also absolutely love my new honey mustard dressing and the Catalina style sugar-free THM dressing.

    Tips and Tricks

    I’m sure many of you haven’t tried the jar salads because they are something different.  I have written some tips and tricks to help you troubleshoot the jar salad world.  I cannot make it through the week without these stocked in my fridge.  They help me stay on track and are large salads that keep me full!

Salad Chopper

Another little trick that I have started using is that I do not buy bagged shredded lettuce anymore.  I know crazy because I LOVE shredded lettuce, especially for jar salads.  After a trip to Subway, I watched the employee shred lettuce and mix my salad like a champ!  Since then I found these amazing lettuce chopping scissors from pampered chef and they are amazing!  If you want to purchase a pan you can do so at this link.  As a bonus, this link (click the photo below) helps supports my friend Laura who is expecting TWINS very soon!

Pampered Chef Salad Chopper
Pampered Chef Salad Chopper

Favorites

So there you have it!  Those are my favorite jar salads!  Now tell me what jar salads have you tried?  Which ones are your favorite?  Do you also base your favorites on salad dressing?  As always thanks for joining me and have a great weekend!