Salad

When our time is short but the hunger is too real, we turn to the chicken dinner. Check out these 35 easy leftover chicken recipes, and prepare to be blown away by these weeknight warriors.

You can't get much easier than a recipe with only two steps.

This fresh salad will be the perfect side to any meal.

Whip up a salad full of delicious surprises like smoky candied pecans and a bit of orange zest and allspice in the vinaigrette.

This colorful congealed salad deserves a spot of honor on your holiday table.

This summery salad is delicious served chilled or at room temperature.

If your kids haven't jumped on the kale bandwagon yet, try this salad with spinach or chopped romaine hearts.

Guaranteed to please.

This simple salad is tasty way to enjoy fresh crab.

This cornbread salad takes the layered salad to a whole new level.

Every Southern cook needs a good buttermilk salad dressing in her arsenal.

Already have a go-to chicken salad recipe? No matter, you're still going to want to give this one a try.

This bright and fresh first course will set the tone for the rest of the dinner.

Let's bring back this ranch-infused classic.

Because we all get a little tired of a basic Caesar.

Pass the tea sandwiches and deviled eggs, please.

A warm vinaigrette will soften these sturdy greens, but their structure will hold up for up to an hour or two on a holiday buffet. Prep all the ingredients ahead of time, and store in individual zip-top plastic freezer bags in your refrigerator until ready to toss with warm vinaigrette. We love Chiogia beets, with their candy-striped interiors, for this recipe.

This Instagram-worthy salad will look like it took more effort than it did, but you can keep that to yourself.

This sauce couldn't be easier to make or more addictive to eat.

Change up your usual side dish routine with sweet potatoes.

Egg salad and congealed salad are two classic Southern staples, so why not blend them together?

A new take on chicken salad.

Winner winner, leftover steak dinner.

The perfect salad for a winter gathering.