Harvest Chicken & Spinach Salad with Feta
Elevated Dinners, Impressively Easy
- Eggs
- Tree Nuts
- Milk
- Wheat
You asked, and we delivered: It’s time for another stellar entry in our Fast & Fresh family of 15-minute recipes! This simple, hearty salad is packed with comforting fall flavors and crisp textures for a light, satisfying meal. Start by seasoning chicken cutlets with our bold, savory steak seasoning, then searing them to a deep golden brown. Nestle it atop a vibrant salad of fresh spinach tossed with juicy sliced pear, tangy-sweet dried cranberries, nutty pecans, crispy croutons, and tangy feta in a creamy balsamic dressing.
Ingredients
10 ounce
Chicken Cutlets
1 tablespoon
Bold & Savory Steak Spice
1 unit
Pear
5 ounce
Spinach
3 ounce
Creamy Balsamic Dressing
(Contains: Eggs)
1 ounce
Dried Cranberries
½ ounce
Pecans
(Contains: Tree Nuts)
2 unit
Croutons
(Contains: Milk, Wheat)
½ cup
Feta Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
Not included in your delivery
1 teaspoon
Cooking Oil
Salt
Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Pat chicken* dry; season all over with Bold and Savory Steak Spice, salt, and pepper. • Drizzle oil in a hot large pan. Add chicken; cook until browned and cooked through, 5-7 minutes per side. TIP: Lower heat if chicken begins to brown too quickly. • Transfer chicken to a cutting board to rest.
• While chicken cooks, wash and dry produce. • Halve, core, and thinly slice pear.
• In a large bowl, toss spinach with dressing until evenly coated. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired. • Add pear, cranberries, pecans, croutons, and cheese; toss to combine. TIP: Add a drizzle of olive oil if salad seems dry.
• Slice chicken crosswise. • Divide salad between bowls; top salad with chicken and serve.
Chicken is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the delicious blend of sweet and savory flavors, with pears, cranberries, and feta complementing the seasoned chicken 🍲.
- Ease of prep: Customers praised how quick, easy, and fast this meal was to prepare, often ready in under 30 minutes.
- Suggestions: Some preferred less seasoning on the chicken; consider adjusting spice levels to taste or offering a milder option.
- Portions: A few found the salad generous, while others wanted more spinach or felt it wasn't quite enough for dinner.
- Freshness: Several noted issues with unripe pears or wilted spinach; using apples could be a good alternative.
Reviews from our home cooks
Love, love, love the combination of these flavors! This meal is awesome!!! The pepper spice for the chicken blended with the pear, pecans, cranberries, the balsamic dressing is amazing. I luckily had mixed greens to replace the spinach that wasn't fresh for the meal...that happens. But I noticed you gave me a credit. More awesome sauce with the meal! Love Hello Fresh!!!
This is the best salad I have ever eaten. I am so incredibly impressed. The balance of the savory and sweet, dried and fresh fruit, with the feta cheese. Absolutely delicious!
The Harvest Chicken Spinach and Feta Salad was fantastic! It is easy to prepare. The ingredients blended well and this is fast becoming a favorite recipe. I highly recommend this and will be ordering again soon.
Truly delightful. The fruit and nuts and dressing combine beautifully with the spinach and chicken and the cheese elevates it even more
Delicious salad and super easy to prepare. Chicken seasoning is great, too. We will buy it again when offered.
This made for a really quick and easy lunch. We enjoyed it quite a bit and found the feta portion to be very generous
Wasn't sure if I would like this dish. Not a big fan of feta cheese or pears, but it was so delicious. Do not miss!
There was not really anything that was bad with this dish. Almost a little too spicy for my wifes dad, but he ate the chicken with some salad to reduce the kick. We had my wife father over and we added mashed potatos to expand this meal to 3. There was more than enough salad, chicken, and wow those pears went well with the salad.
I wanted to like this more because I rely on HF to give me inspiration for new salads. The dressing wasn't as flavorful as I had hoped. The pear was unripe. I think goat cheese would have been a better choice instead of feta - just to give it an extra punch. Overall, not bad but the dressing was the main point of disappointment.
This is the first time my partner would eat a salad as a meal. We really liked the chicken seasoning. Would order it again!
