Have you ever heard of Portillo’s Restaurant Chopped Salad? My good friend Diane made this for me final summer time and I used to be hooked the primary time I attempted it!
It’s every thing a chopped salad needs to be: recent, straightforward, a bit pasta, a bit inexperienced, numerous veggies, and scrumptious dressing. This salad additionally options bonus substances of grilled marinated rooster and feta cheese.
Portillo’s is a Chicago-based, vintage-inspired avenue meals restaurant. They’re recognized for his or her iconic scorching canine, beef sandwiches, cheese fries, chocolate cake, and chocolate cake shakes.
Portillo’s can be famend for his or her recent Portillo’s Chopped Salad…
I’ve by no means been to Portillo’s till final summer time. I didn’t even make the connection between this salad and the restaurant till after we visited the Gilbert, Arizona Portillo’s final summer time.
Grant had a burger and I ordered a bit of chocolate cake within the drive-thru. I requested for a menu after which later that night noticed that they served “Chopped Salad.” WHAT??? It was too late to return to Portillo’s, however I spotted then that this was the identical restaurant the place the Portillo’s Chopped Salad originated!
Diane ready this salad for a summer time dinner at our house in 2023. Sure, Diane, who additionally shared her No-Fail French Bread recipe with me years in the past. Diane truly received this recipe from Nan, who’s the writer of one other ABK favourite, Nan’s Coconut Cake!
5 Causes We Love Portillo’s Restaurant Chopped Salad Recipe:
1. Simple to make – just a bit grilling, chopping, and boiling.
2. Excellent for make-ahead – all substances could be ready days forward and positioned in particular person containers to mix when serving. Which makes this good for a fast summertime (or anytime) meal.
3. Nice salad for meal prep – prep substances early within the week, separate into containers, and add dressing while you’re able to eat!
4. Travels properly – a straightforward salad to make at house and produce to a potluck or celebration. The substances keep trying recent for a very long time.
5. Everybody loves Portillo’s Salad for gatherings! There’s a cause Portillo’s boasts over 70 eating places nationwide – they know what tastes nice. This Italian salad will grow to be a go-to in your subsequent get-together.
Right here’s what you want TO MAKE OUR HOMEMADE PORTILLO SALAD:
Ditalini pasta
Tomatoes
Feta cheese
Romaine lettuce or a mixture of romaine, cabbage, and spinach
Bacon
Rooster
Inexperienced Onions
Substances for marinade and salad dressing
We hope you like this make-at-home recipe for Portillo’s Restaurant well-known chopped salad!
Salad:
- 8 boneless, skinless, rooster breast tenderloins, or 2-3 rooster breast halves
- 1 ½ cups Ditalini pasta
- 10-12 cups romaine lettuce or a mixture of greens, washed, drained and chopped
- 2 cups tomatoes, chopped, or grape tomatoes, halved
- 6 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
- 6-8 strips bacon, cooked crisp and chopped
- 1-2 bunches inexperienced onions, washed, and chopped
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For rooster and pasta:
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Mix all marinade substances and marinate rooster within the fridge for as much as 6 hours.
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Grill rooster, chop, and put aside to chill. Discard marinade.
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Combine all salad dressing substances collectively. Retailer in fridge till able to serve.
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Prepare dinner pasta in line with bundle instructions and drain, put aside.
For pasta and veggies:
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Chop lettuce into bite-sized items. Place in a big serving bowl or platter.
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Prepare cooked , cooled rooster, cooled pasta and veggies on high of greens on platter. Place in rows if desired (see picture). When able to serve, toss or drizzle with dressing.
- ⅓ cup lemon juice or ⅓ cup orange juice can be utilized as a substitute of the lemon juice and orange juice within the marinade.
- For meal prep, place all substances in separate containers. Toss with dressing simply earlier than serving.
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