Volumize your chicken salad by swapping the majority of the mayo with blended lowfat cottage cheese!
I blended 6oz with a couple splashes of the brine from a jar of jalapeños to thin it out, but you could use water or milk or pickle juice or lemon juice or whatever you feel like might be a complimentary flavour. Mixed it with a little mustard, spices (garlic salt, lemon pepper, some allulose for a touch of sweetness) and one tablespoon of Chosen Foods avocado oil mayo–no canola or seed oils, so the fats come completely from avocado and egg, which are my favourite fat sources.
The rest is just a Kirkland can of chicken (rotisserie would probably be even better but the can was so easy) and chopped fruits and veggies–cucumber and grapes, red onion, purple cabbage, shaved carrots, finely chopped spinach spring mix, and celery.
It's 400 calories for this giant bowl (I'd eaten quite a bit before taking a picture) with 57 grams of protein and 17 grams of healthy fat. I just attacked it with a fork but you could totally eat it with crackers or on a sandwich. I've still got 1000 calories left to play with today and I'm already 2/3rds to my 90g protein goal.
This is a good one to do with Greek yogurt too, if you like it extra tangy! But blended cottage cheese is much more neutral so if you're like me and don't love yogurt, cottage cheese is the only way.
by Mesmerotic31