High Protein Chicken Salad
This salad combines tender chicken, creamy cottage cheese, and fresh veggies.
Ingredients
- 1.4 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts or 1 lb cooked rotisserie chicken
- 2 tsp chicken seasoning or salt
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise plus more to taste
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 65 g grapes quartered, about 24 grapes
- 2 ribs celery chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice plus more to taste
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- Ground black pepper to taste
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Start by cooking the chicken with salt or seasoning. Boil it in a covered pot for 20 minutes or use an Instant Pot. Alternatively, use pre-cooked rotisserie chicken.
- While the chicken cooks, blend the cottage cheese and mayonnaise until smooth. An immersion blender works well too.
- Once the chicken is cooked, shred it using two forks in a large bowl.
- Mix in the cottage cheese, mayo, and remaining ingredients thoroughly.
- Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper as needed.
- Chill in the fridge for a couple of hours if possible, or serve immediately and enjoy!
