High Protein Chicken Salad With Dill Pickles
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If you love dill pickles and classic chicken salad, this Dill Pickle Chicken Salad is for you! Packed with protein from the shredded chicken, cottage cheese, and Greek yogurt, it is a healthier twist on traditional chicken salad. It doesn’t matter which healthy lifestyle you are on, counting macros, keto, or on Weight Watchers, this will be an amazing addition to your meal rotation.
Let me just say that the zesty creamy dill pickle dressing is so smooth, with a creamy coating that keeps the chicken moist and flavorful. It’s perfect for meal prep, sandwiches, wraps, or even scooped onto a salad for a refreshing, high-protein meal. If you are a pickle lover, you will want to try this!
Why You’ll Love This
- It is quick and easy to make
- Full of Protein
- Perfect for sandwiches or a wrap
- Delicious twist on classic chicken salad
- Perfect for large gatherings or tailgating as well!
Dill Pickle Chicken Salad Ingredients
Shredded Chicken- I used shredded crockpot chicken breasts, but you can also do thighs, rotisserie chicken, or canned chicken.
- Nonfat Greek Yogurt
- Dill Pickles
- Cottage Cheese
- Minced Garlic
- Dried Parsley
- Black Pepper
- Dried Chives
- Dried Dill
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How To Make Slow Cooked Chicken Shredded
I have a guide here on how to make a large batch of shredded chicken. You can meal-prep enough for the week or freeze it to pull out later!
The CliffsNotes version is to fill your crockpot with chicken breasts and broth. Allow the chicken to cook until it reaches an internal temperature of at least 160 degrees. Remove the chicken from the broth and shred it. Use meat claws or a Kitchen Aid mixer to do so.
How To Make Chicken Salad With Dill Pickles
Prepare your shredded chicken if needed. You can also shred a rotisserie chicken or use a can of chicken.
Add cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, minced garlic, Black Pepper, chives, diIl, and Parsley into your food processor container.
Blend until smooth with your food processor.
I used my Ninja blender to do this. I used the Auto-IQ twice, the first time to ensure it was well blended. After the first time, I used a spatula to scrape the walls and stir from the bottom, then blended it again(no cottage cheese chunks got by me).
Remove your pickles from the jar and cut them up. You could skip this step, but I figured they would blend faster.
Add the cut pieces of pickles to your blended food processor container and blend again.
Add the shredded chicken to a large bowl and pour the creamy dill pickle dressing over it. I liked that this had extra liquid because it meant the chicken wouldn’t dry out.
Mix with a spatula until the chicken is well coated with the pickle dressing.
Serve and enjoy!
How To Store Chicken Salad Without Mayo
You can store the chicken salad in the fridge for up to three days after making it. When I make a batch, I store mine in meal prep containers. It helps to have preportioned options for lunches, snacks, and dinners. Plus, it’s easy to grab when you don’t feel like making anything.
How To Serve Chicken Salad With Pickles
Serve this on low-point bread (See my list of breads ->here), wrapped in lettuce or a wrap (See low point tortillas -> here), on crackers, or just on a spoon.
Dill Pickle Chicken Salad Weight Watchers Points
The only thing in the recipe with points is the Cottage Cheese. That makes the pickle chicken salad 1 point per serving when made to the recipe’s specifications and four servings. You can make this a zero-point recipe by using non-fat cottage cheese.
Dill Pickle Chicken Salad Macros
When made according to the recipe specifications and served in four servings, the calories are 263, fat 7 grams, carbohydrates 5 grams, and protein 43 grams.
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Shredded chicken breasts are my go-to recipe for an easy work lunch to prep for the week or as a snack on my healthy lifestyle journey! Protein is so important for your body, especially when you’re more active!
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Ingredients
- 1 Pound Shredded Chicken
- 3/4 Cup Nonfat Greek Yogurt
- 1 Cup Dill Pickles
- 3/4 Cup Cottage Cheese
- 1 Teaspoon Minced Garlic
- 1 Teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1 Teaspoon Dried Chives
- 1/2 Teaspoon Dried Dill
- 1 Teaspoon Dried Parsley
Instructions
- Prepare your shredded chicken if needed.
- Add cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, minced garlic, Black Pepper, chives, DIll, and Parsley in your food processor container.
- Blend until smooth.
- Remove your pickles from the jar and cut them up.
- Add the chopped pickles to your food processor container and blend again.
- In a large bowl, add your shredded chicken and then pour the dill pickle dressing over the shredded chicken.
- Mix with a spatula until well coated.
- Serve and enjoy!
- *You can also use the food processor to blend up the chicken if you want, but I was happy with the consistency.*
