Bacon Avocado Chicken Salad
This bacon avocado chicken salad is a high-protein recipe perfect for meal prep, featuring a creamy dressing made from avocado, Greek yogurt, and fresh herbs, tossed with shredded chicken, crumbled bacon, celery, and red onion.
Ingredients
- chicken breasts
- salt
- black pepper
- avocado
- plain Greek yogurt
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- garlic
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- bacon
- celery
- red onion
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Method
- 1
Arrange bacon slices on a parchment-lined baking sheet and place into a preheated oven to cook until crispy.
- 2
Place 2 chicken breasts in a pot. Season with salt and pepper, then add enough water to cover the chicken. Bring to a boil and cook until the chicken is thoroughly cooked.
- 3
Dice the celery stalk into small pieces.
- 4
Finely dice the red onion.
- 5
Finely chop fresh chives.
- 6
Finely chop fresh dill.
- 7
Finely chop fresh parsley.
- 8
In a blender cup, add 1 scooped avocado, 0.5 cup plain Greek yogurt, chopped dill, chopped chives, chopped parsley, 2 cloves minced garlic, a pinch of salt, a pinch of black pepper, and a drizzle of olive oil.
- 9
Blend the dressing ingredients until smooth and creamy.
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Once cooked, shred the chicken using a hand mixer in a large bowl.
- 11
Add the diced celery, diced red onion, and crumbled cooked bacon to the shredded chicken.
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Pour the creamy avocado and Greek yogurt dressing over the chicken and vegetable mixture.
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Mix all ingredients thoroughly until everything is well combined and coated with the dressing.
- 14
Serve the bacon avocado chicken salad as desired, for example, on toast.
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