High Protein Green Goddess Chicken Salad (high protein)
This Green Goddess Chicken Salad (high protein) is the perfect healthy lunch.
Ingredients
Green Goddess Sauce
- 1 medium avocado
- ½ cup greek or skyr yogurt
- 4 cloves garlic
- juice from 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon mustard
- 1 tablespoon mayo optional but really bumps up the flavor
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 3 roughly chopped scallions
- ¼ cup basil - roughly chopped can sub more dill or another herb
- ¼ cup dill - roughly chopped can sub more basil or another herb
chicken*
- 2 chicken breasts about 1-1.2 lbs chicken
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
Chicken salad
- 4 stalks celery - finely sliced I used a mandoline
- 1 small red onion - finely chopped
Optional ingredients
- toasted bread
- pickled red onions for topping
- sliced tomatoes for topping
- flaky salt for topping
- additional fresh chopped herbs top topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Add all sauce ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Set aside.
- If making your own chicken: Add chicken breast to a sheet pan and coat in oil, salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder. Bake for 10-15 minutes, until a thermometer reads 165. Let chicken cool for 10 minutes and then Shred chicken using a mixer or fork.
- Add shredded chicken, celery, red onion and green goddess sauce to a bowl and mix together until everything is all combined and chicken is fully coated in sauce.
- Enjoy chicken salad on bread with your favorite toppings. I topped mine with pickled onions, sliced tomatoes, dill and flaky sauce. It also tastes great on its own or with crackers.
Notes
*If you want to sub in rotisserie chicken use 4 cups rotisserie chicken.
Nutrition
Calories: 342kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 29gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 75mgSodium: 1235mgPotassium: 925mgFiber: 5gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 688IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 88mgIron: 1mg
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