Lemony Chicken & Grains Spinach Salad
with Creamy Green Goddess Dressing & Feta
- Milk
If you have one pan and 15 minutes, you're ready to get this filling, flavorful salad on the table in a snap. You'll sauté chicken, add in our quick-cooking whole grain blend, then toss it all with fresh spinach and creamy, tangy green goddess dressing. Finish with a sprinkle of crumbled feta for a speedy meal that can't be beat!
Ingredients
½ cup
Feta Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
2.5 ounce
Spinach
2 tablespoon
Yogurt
(Contains: Milk)
2 ounce
Green Goddess Dressing
10 ounce
Lemon-Herb Diced Chicken Thighs
1 unit
Microwavable Grain Blend
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Olive Oil
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
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Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Open package of chicken* and drain off any excess liquid. Add chicken to pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until beginning to brown, 2-4 minutes (you’ll add more to the pan then).
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Meanwhile, gently squeeze package with grain blend to separate grains; open package.
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Add grain blend to pan with chicken; stir in 2 TBSP water (4 TBSP for 4 servings). Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until grain blend is warmed through and chicken is cooked through, 2-4 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
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While chicken and grains cook, wash and dry produce.
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In a large bowl, combine dressing, yogurt, a large drizzle of olive oil, and a pinch of salt and pepper.
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To bowl with dressing, add spinach and chicken and grains; toss to coat. Taste and season with season with salt and pepper.
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Divide lemony chicken and grains salad between shallow bowls. Sprinkle with feta. Serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Mar 2026- Flavor: Many loved the tangy lemon and herb flavors, though some found the seasoning too strong or clashing with the dressing.
- Ease of prep: Customers raved about how quick and simple this meal was to prepare, often ready in just 15 minutes.
- Suggestions: Consider adding crunchy toppings like nuts or crispy onions; some preferred chicken breast over thighs.
- Leftovers: Several noted it's best eaten fresh, as spinach wilts quickly once dressed.
- Texture: Some found the combination of warm grains and cold spinach unusual; cooking the spinach improved it for some.
Reviews from our home cooks
Love the green goddess sauce, whole grains, & marinated chicken! Also love the quick cook time - ready in 15 minutes!
The lemon sauce/dressing was sooo yummy. Loved the hearty grains. Good cold the next day (but the grains had absorbed all that tasty sauce-bummer)
Wow, chefs! You really outdid yourself this time with the Green goddess and lemon chicken combination of flavors. Bravo!
The lemon component was missing. The goddess dressing was more pesto flavored than anything and there was literally no lemon in the recipe whatsoever.
Not in love with this meal but I'd probably get it again considering how easy it was to make. I should probably cook the spinach next time with the chicken/grains instead of leaving it raw (also added in my own arugula to make the salad bigger)
I thought the taste of chicken, grain, and spinach was good. The chicken thighs were too rubbery for me, I'd have preferred chicken breast; and the spinach became a little slimy with the dressing. So overall the flavors were good but the consistency of everything together wasn't appealing.
