Pesto Chicken Salad
This Pesto Chicken Salad is such a delicious high protein chicken recipe for weight loss. We incorporate some Greek yogurt to up the protein content and lower the calories from traditional chicken salad. Plus we add some pesto sauce to add a ton of delicious flavor. Serve it up with some crackers, carrot or celery sticks, or a big lettuce leaf as a wrap!
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This is a delicious recipe for meal prep! Store it in an airtight container until you’re ready to enjoy. If you’re using your chicken salad for lettuce wraps, just be sure to store the lettuce separately until you’re ready to eat so it doesn’t get soggy.
Pesto Chicken Salad Recipe Tips:
+ You can use a store bought pesto sauce here or use our easy recipe to make your own from scratch.
+ This is such a great recipe for using up your leftover rotisserie chicken! You can easily adjust the “sauce” based on how much chicken you have. Use the “1/2x” or “2x” feature on our servings section below.
Pesto Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tbsp low-fat mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup pesto
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup red onion, finely diced
- 1 1/2 lbs chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the yogurt, mayo, pesto, vinegar, and a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Stir in the cooked and shredded chicken and diced red onion. Taste and add more salt and pepper as needed.
- Serve as desired and enjoy!
