Keto Chicken Salad - 77% fat - 22% protein - 1% carbs

kiramaniac
kiramaniac Posts: 800 Member
The husband and I have been making this once a week for the last few. Awesome keto specs, and it is delicious! 1 net carb per serving.

INGREDIENTS
16 oz Roasted chicken
16 Tbsp Mayonnaise
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp garlic (I like the stuff in a tube - but use what you've got)
1/2 - 1 cup diced celery. I use about 4 celery sticks - the small ones you'd use for snacking. This adds some nice crunch.
1/4 red pepper, diced (that's a fourth of the pepper). Sometimes I use roasted red pepper. Both are good.
1 tbsp Dijon mustard

INSTRUCTIONS
1- Buy one of those whole roasted chickens. Eat the dark meat for your dinner.
2 - Strip the remaining white meat off the chicken. Typically I get 16-18 oz. Discard skin and bones (or make some broth).
3 - Cut chicken into bite-sized chunks. WEIGH THE CHICKEN!
4 - Add Mayo. Use 1 tbsp mayo for every oz of chicken. (Note 13 grams of mayo per tbsp - I usually weigh instead of measure)
5 - Add remaining ingredients. Adjust proportions based on how much chicken you started with.
6 - portion into 4 servings.
7 - eat by itself, or on celery sticks or bell pepper.

4 Servings, when starting with 16 oz. chicken.
494 Calories, 43 g fat, 2 g carbs, 27 g protein. 77% fat -22% protein -1% carbs
Adjust the mayo down if you want a higher protein % (but why????) :-)

Replies

  • JessicaOnKeto
    JessicaOnKeto Posts: 364 Member
    :love: This sounds heavenly.
    Will definitely give this a try!!! Those macros are amazing!!! :drinker:
  • bookyeti
    bookyeti Posts: 544 Member
    Sounds awesome!
  • missmegan831
    missmegan831 Posts: 824 Member
    Thanks for sharing Kira... I made Chicken salad the other night with left over chicken breasts.. I bet that roasted chicken adds some lovely flavor!
  • JisatsuHoshi
    JisatsuHoshi Posts: 421 Member
    I'll give I a try for lunch later today. I got every ingredient on the list in my kitchen ha!
  • 2bmeagain12
    2bmeagain12 Posts: 284 Member
    Thanks for sharing Kira! I love a good chicken salad.
  • ruthiejewell
    ruthiejewell Posts: 134 Member
    Thanks, especially for adding macros! Must try, yum!
  • gmansmom2
    gmansmom2 Posts: 201 Member
    Sounds yummy - can't wait to try it!!
  • kiramaniac
    kiramaniac Posts: 800 Member
    One addition! Add salt or lite salt to taste. Some of the Roasted Chickens are pretty loaded, so it may not need anything.
  • FindingMyPerfection
    FindingMyPerfection Posts: 702 Member
    Bump because I have a chicken to roast in the fridge.
  • fruttibiscotti
    fruttibiscotti Posts: 986 Member
    Really great way to use up the low fat chicken breast and get those fat macros where they should be!
  • Crash7676
    Crash7676 Posts: 41 Member
    I'll give I a try for lunch later today. I got every ingredient on the list in my kitchen ha!
    ^^Me too!! Thx for posting!! (:
  • TomfromNY
    TomfromNY Posts: 100 Member
    Nice. I was just wondering what to do with half a cooked turkey in the fridge. This sounds good.
  • 366to266
    366to266 Posts: 473 Member
    Does Hellmans mayo contain trans fats?

    If we make our own mayo, must use veg oil, which is not good for us?