BY POPULAR DEMAND! My chicken salad recipe.
So Deven and I have a funny way of meal prepping that I will detail in a later post (promise) but it involves picking ONE lunch for the week and making a HUGE amount of it. Of course we want it to be healthy and low calorie… But we also need it to be delicious & filling if we’re gonna eat it every day!
Forget the days of thick, fatty chicken salad that you grandma made for picnics. This chicken salad is actually PACKED with vitamins, protein, and fiber.
Here’s how to make it:
I don’t have an exact recipe with this- I usually guestimate. So I am going to explain a general way of making it and you can narrow it down based on your personal tastes.
- 1 roasted chicken
- Take off the bones & shred with a fork & knife
- 2 cups of grapes, halved
- 5 stalks of celery, chopped finely
- ½ an onion, chopped finely
- 1.5 cups of walnuts, crushed
- ½ a cup of quinoa
- Fresh:
- Parsely
- Thyme
- Rosemary
- 3tbs apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 a lemon’s juice
- ½ c light mayo
- Heavy salt & pepper
Instructions are simple: prep all ingredients and mix in large bowl… That’s it!
So here we have…
Chicken: light, protein heavy, filling
Grapes: fiber + vitamins
Celery: there was a rumor going around that these were “negative calories” ie- chewing it takes more calories than it is worth. No idea if that’s true or not but at the very least is low-cal & fiberous.
Onion: tons of vitamin C and fiber
Walnuts: plant protein and fiber
Quinoa: SUPER FOOD alert
All the herbs: have tons of different important health components (think vitamins & minerals & again, fiber)
Mayo:…. This one is the ONLY “bad” ingredient. Even though it also has protein from the eggs, it’s also high fat. That’s why I would always recommend going for the “light” option.
And that’s all it is folks! PLEASE let me know how you love this recipe xx
ANTIGONE