Part 10 of turning every Chicken Salad Chick favorite into a higher protein and lower fat/calorie macro-friendly version you can make at home! Up next is the most requested Classic Carol. Such a perfect traditional chicken salad but loaded with flavor. So good with crackers, a wrap or toasted sandwich, or go at it with a fork. Yay for a lightened up easy lunch prep for the week.
INGREDIENTS
3-4 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded (about 3 lbs raw)
1 1/2 c nonfat Greek yogurt or blended smooth cottage cheese
4 oz 1/3 less fat cream cheese, softened or whipped cream cheese works too
3 T ranch seasoning
1/4 tsp celery seed
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt
3 celery stalks, finely minced
STEPS
1)If you haven’t cooked your chicken, in a large stock pot place 3-4 chicken breasts and cover them with water. Just to cover them. Bring to a boil over high heat. Cover and turn down to low heat and cook covered on low for 15 min. Make sure it’s done and cooked through. To shred in blender, one breast at a time blend for 5 seconds or until shredded. Too long and you’ll have chicken baby food. It’s quick ha.
2)To make the chicken salad, add softened cream cheese and Greek yogurt to a bowl with all the seasonings. Stir or mix until completely smooth with no clumps. Add the chicken and celery to the large bowl and stir well to combine. Makes about 7 cups and I usually have about a cup and a half as a serving. Store in fridge, good for up to 5 days.
Serving Size: 1 cup
MACROS: 296cal/9fat/1carb/48protein
🍑Nourishment Breakdown
PROTEIN chicken, yogurt
FAT cream cheese
FIBER some in celery
CARB/STARCH none
xx, Meredith 🧡🍑
7 comments
I’m trying to load this in MyFitnessPal but I get 432 calories per cup. I’m using low fat cream cheese and non fat Greek yogurt. Entered it as 7 servings. Am I doing something wrong?
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thepeachiespoon replied:
Some brands can vary in macros
How many cups of cook shredded chicken should use. I have pre shredded chicken on had that I want to use. Thanks
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thepeachiespoon replied:
6-7 cups
The chicken to yogurt ratio is not right, makes for a pastey texture. Also seems to be lacking a lot of seasoning, tastes like chicken and yogurt. Hoping I can figure out something to salvage it. 😔
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thepeachiespoon replied:
So sorry! Add more seasonings to your taste. Super tweakable.
Yes, I agree. Something seems off because it calls for 3 to 4 chicken breasts which says it’s 3 to 4 pounds raw but a 1 pound chicken breast would be obscene. Can you help clarify? Thank you. Looking forward to making this recipe and many others.
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thepeachiespoon replied:
Hey! Sorry for any confusion. It says makes 7 cups and the macros are per cup. So it makes 7 servings
I think something is wrong—
Recipe says “1 serving”—one serving is 3-4 chicken breasts? 296 calories?
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thepeachiespoon replied:
So sorry for any confusion. In step 2) of the recipe it says “makes 7 cups” the macros are for 1 cup. How this helps. It’s a recipe prep so this recipe isn’t a single serve recipe.