Why I Love to Put Chicken Salad in An Avocado
- Perfect for meal prep
- Comes together in 15 minutes
- Filling with protein and healthy fats
- Great as leftovers or a last-minute dinner idea
- Easily customizable
Looking for other ways to spice up regular chicken salad? I also love making curry chicken salad or everything bagel chicken salad. This cottage cheese egg salad (high-protein, no mayo) is another fun twist on a lunchtime classic!
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Shredded chicken: You can use a pre-made rotisserie chicken or you can bake your own.
- Avocado: You’ll need ripe avocados and will know they’re ripe when they’re just soft to touch.
- Mayo: Try to buy a paleo version like Primal Kitchens brand or make your own paleo mayonnaise (5 Minutes!).
- Brown mustard: Adds flavor and a touch of spice.
- Red onion and celery: Add flavor and crunch.
- Parsley: Adds more flavor and freshness.
How to Make Chicken Salad Stuffed Avocados
- Halve and core the avocados, scoop a portion out of each halve, and mix it in a bowl.
- Mash the avocado.
- Add the rest of the ingredients.
- Stir well to combine.
- Scoop the chicken salad back into the avocado halves and serve immediately.
Tips for Success
- Meal prepping this recipe for lunches? Pack the avocado separately, combine the chicken with the rest of the ingredients, separate it into meal prep containers, and add the avocado when when you’re ready to eat!
- Help slow browning by rubbing cut avocados with lime or lemon juice.
- Add extra flavor with paprika, chili powder, everything bagel seasoning, or other fresh herbs.
- Keep your chicken-stuffed avocados stable by making a thin slice on the bottom of each avocado half.
- Prefer warm chicken salad? Gently warm your shredded chicken before mixing.
More Chicken Recipes
Chicken Salad Stuffed Avocado
This chicken salad stuffed avocado recipe is low-carb and high-protein. Juicy shredded chicken, crunchy celery and red onion, plus a creamy, zesty mayo-mustard dressing — all tucked inside perfectly ripe avocado halves. You can whip this healthy meal prep recipe up in minutes and serve it for lunch or dinner.
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Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 avocados
- 2 cups shredded chicken rotisserie or baked
- 1/2 cup paleo mayo (see notes for homemade mayo)
- 2 teaspoons spicy brown mustard
- ¼ cup diced red onion
- ¼ cup diced celery
- 1 teaspoon fresh parsley chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- If you’re baking the chicken, bake 3 chicken breasts at 400°F for 20-25 minutes. Shred the chicken breasts or rotisserie chicken with 2 forks and set aside.2 cups shredded chicken
- Pit avocados. Scoop out a little more of the middle of each and place in large bowl. Mash gently with a fork then add the rest of the ingredients to the bowl and mix together.2 avocados, 1/2 cup paleo mayo, 2 teaspoons spicy brown mustard, ¼ cup diced red onion, ¼ cup diced celery, 1 teaspoon fresh parsley, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- Scoop the chicken salad filling back into the avocado and serve immediately.
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Notes
Meal prep instructions: Follow the recipe instructions but don’t cut the avocado or hollow out the center. Just add the chicken with the mayo and rest of the ingredients and separate it into individual meal prep containers. Put an avocado in your lunch and when you’re ready to eat you can halve it and scoop the insides into your prepped chicken salad and add the rest inside the avocado.
To make homemade mayo: Add 1 egg, 2 teaspoons lemon juice, 1 tsp brown mustard, ¼ tsp salt and ¾ cup light tasting olive oil in a tall jar/cup and mix with immersion blender for 20-30 seconds. Can also use a traditional blender.
Substitute mayo: If you don’t like mayo and do not need the recipe to be dairy-free, substitute the mayo with non-fat greek yogurt.
Storage: This recipe is best served immediately, but you can store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 1-2 days. Add a squeeze of fresh lemon or lime juice to preserve the avocado.
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Nutrition
Serving: 0.5avocado | Calories: 475kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 15g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 561mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 227IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 2mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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