Cranberry Kelli Chicken Salad (chicken salad chick dupe)

 

Part 7 of turning every Chicken Salad Chick favorite into a macro-friendly version you can make at home! This one is much requested for my sweet and tangy fans + all the crunch from celery… every bite is so good. 

The best part? This recipe lower in calories, fat, and sugar + made with real food - anti inflammatory ingredients. One cup of the original has almost 1000 calories and 75g fat, not to mention 20g sugar🤯. I’d much rather have a big piece of chocolate cake ha. 

This one packs in 33g of protein per cup while being blood sugar friendly and perfect for easy lunches or meal prep any day of the year. Perfect for wraps, sandwiches, lettuce cups, crackers, or just eat it straight from the bowl like I do. 😅

 

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
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper 

4 celery stalks, finely minced 

1/3 c dried cranberries (used 50% less sugar)

1/4 c slivered almonds 

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 the onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Stir or mix until completely smooth with no clumps. Add all the rest of the ingredients to the large bowl and stir well to combine. Makes 7 cups and I usually have about a cup and a half as a serving. Store in fridge, good for up to 5 days. 

per cup

289cal/6fat/8carb/3fiber/3sugar/33protein

🍑Nourishment Breakdown

PROTEIN chicken, yogurt 

FAT cream cheese, almonds

FIBER celery, some in cranberries 

CARB/STARCH some in cranberries 

xx, Meredith 🧡🍑