Probiotic Chicken Salad
This is one of those recipes that I created while my little ones were on Antibiotics. I want to make sure they eat as many pre and probiotics as they can to reset their gut after their ear infection! I used to never like chicken salad, it looked pretty gross to me. Mooshy shredded chicken, vegetables.. yuck! I never knew what was in it. (Have I ever mentioned I grew up on canned vegetables, pasta, margarine, and loads and loads of raw cookie/brownie dough?) Flash forward to when I actually started making these, except I used to add some brown sugar - because we need everything to be sweetened, right? Well once I made this without the brown sugar I realized it was just as delicious and no sugar was needed! I like to use leftover chicken, especially if I do a whole chicken in the crockpot (see my recipe here). I just shred it, add all the ingredients and voila! It is done. I eat it by itself, but I like to give it to my girls on some sourdough or with some Mary’s Gone Seed crackers. I love that this only takes 10 minutes to put together, anything quick, easy, and healthy in this family is a win!
What’s In It?
Chicken - I like to use shredded chicken because it is easier to spread and for it stay sandwich style and because I think it is a better dip that way. But you can also cube the chicken for a less liquid look. (I get if its a texture thing..)
Celery - I’m not a huge fan of celery plan, but I love the crunch it gives in the chicken salad. You also can barely taste it! I chop it up really small, but if you like it feel free to add a couple more stalk, and get it in larger chunks!
Apples - If you use red apples it will add a nice sweetness to it, but green apples are also great as well. Honestly I would use whatever you have in the kitchen. Any crunchier apples will hold their shape better, but a softer variety will just blend right in. It doesn’t really matter which one you use.
Avocado Mayo - We prefer to use Primal Kitchen mayo over all the others. The ingredients are great, no sugars, and it’s super easy. You can also make your own mayo at home if you have time! If you prefer, you can add less of this and the yogurt in order to have a less creamy salad.
Yogurt - I added Goat’s Milk Yogurt because I love the tangy taste mixed with the apples, but you can really use any full-fat variety you have. You can also use sour-cream if you want as well, it just won’t have the benefit of the probiotics.
Lemon Juice - Always great to add a squeeze of lemon juice whenever you can. Helps balance out some of the flavors, and adds a bit of Vitamin C during cold season!
Apple Cider Vinegar - They say a splash of vinegar is super beneficial for blood sugar balance and gut health.
Dried Goji Berries - Goji berries are a little superfood, they contain a extremely high amount of anti-oxidants and we love to snack on these little red fruit. If you don’t have these you can always add raisins, or cranberries but those contain higher levels of sugar.
Probiotic Chicken Salad
A delicious chicken salad, that can be on the table in 10 minutes. The addition of yogurt makes add the benefits of beneficial probiotics for a healthy gut!
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients
2 cups shredded cooked chicken
2 stalks celery, finely diced
1 apple, finely diced
1/3 cup of Avo Mayo
1/3 cup Goats Milk Yogurt, or any full-fat yogurt or sour-cream
1 Tbsp lemon juice
2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
½ cup dried goji berries (optional)
Instructions:
Add shredded chicken, celery, apple and goji berries to a bowl. Mix well.
Add Avocado Mayo, Yogurt, lemon juice, ACV, and Goji berries - mix it well.
If you prefer a less creamy Chicken Salad cut the yogurt and mayo down to 1/3 cup each.
