Have you ever heard of Portillo’s Restaurant Chopped Salad? My buddy Diane made this for me final summer season and I used to be hooked the primary time I attempted it!
It’s all the pieces a chopped salad must be: contemporary, straightforward, a bit of pasta, a bit of inexperienced, lots of veggies, and scrumptious dressing. This salad additionally options bonus components of grilled marinated hen and feta cheese.
Portillo’s is a Chicago-based, vintage-inspired road 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 contemporary Portillo’s Chopped Salad…
I’ve by no means been to Portillo’s till final summer season. I didn’t even make the connection between this salad and the restaurant till after we visited the Gilbert, Arizona Portillo’s final summer season.
Grant had a burger and I ordered a chunk 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 season dinner at our residence in 2023. Sure, Diane, who additionally shared her No-Fail French Bread recipe with me years in the past. Diane truly acquired this recipe from Nan, who’s the creator of one other ABK favourite, Nan’s Coconut Cake!
5 Causes We Love Portillo’s Restaurant Chopped Salad Recipe:
1. Straightforward to make – just a bit grilling, chopping, and boiling.
2. Good for make-ahead – all components 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 components early within the week, separate into containers, and add dressing whenever you’re able to eat!
4. Travels effectively – a simple salad to make at residence and convey to a potluck or social gathering. The components keep wanting contemporary for a very long time.
5. Everybody loves Portillo’s Salad for gatherings! There’s a purpose Portillo’s boasts over 70 eating places nationwide – they know what tastes nice. This Italian salad will turn into 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 mix of romaine, cabbage, and spinach
Bacon
Hen
Inexperienced Onions
Elements 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, hen breast tenderloins, or 2-3 hen breast halves
- 1 ½ cups Ditalini pasta
- 10-12 cups romaine lettuce or a mix 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 hen and pasta:
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Mix all marinade components and marinate hen within the fridge for as much as 6 hours.
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Grill hen, chop, and put aside to chill. Discard marinade.
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Combine all salad dressing components collectively. Retailer in fridge till able to serve.
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Prepare dinner pasta in accordance with package deal 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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Organize cooked , cooled hen, cooled pasta and veggies on prime 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 an alternative of the lemon juice and orange juice within the marinade.
- For meal prep, place all components in separate containers. Toss with dressing simply earlier than serving.
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