Cottage Cheese Chicken Salad
A protein-packed twist on classic chicken salad. This creamy cottage cheese chicken salad is mayo-free, super satisfying, and perfect for meal prep.
Ingredients
Cottage Cheese Dressing
- 1 heaping cup low fat cottage cheese, I use 2%
- 2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- ½ lemon, juiced
- ¼ cup diced chives, and/or dill, parsley, or other fresh herbs
- 1 Tbsp honey
- ½ tsp salt
- black pepper, to taste
Chicken Salad Base
- 3 cups finely chopped rotisserie chicken, skin and bones removed, about 1 small rotisserie chicken
- 2 ribs celery, diced small
- 1 honeycrisp apple, diced small
- 3 green onions, sliced thin
- ½ cup chopped pecans
Equipment
- small mixing bowl
Instructions
- To your small blender cup, add cottage cheese. Blend until completely smooth, shaking the blender as needed, about 40-seconds.
- Transfer blended cottage cheese to a small mixing bowl. Add remaining ingredients for the cottage cheese dressing. Whisk until completely smooth and combined, and set aside.
- To your large mixing bowl, add rotisserie chicken, celery, apple, onion, and pecans.
- Pour cottage cheese dressing over top. Mix until combined. Taste, and adjust salt and pepper as desired.
- Enjoy in sandwiches, wraps, or as a dip with crackers and vegetables!
Calories: 368kcal, Carbohydrates: 18g, Protein: 36g, Fat: 18g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g, Monounsaturated Fat: 9g, Cholesterol: 81mg, Sodium: 700mg, Potassium: 522mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 12g, Vitamin A: 289IU, Vitamin C: 19mg, Calcium: 86mg, Iron: 2mg