Walnut Pesto Chicken Salad
Meal-prep friendly chicken salad with crunchy walnuts for a fresh pesto.
Ingredients:
Pesto
2 cups fresh basil, packed
¼ cup California walnuts
1 large garlic clove
1 Tbsp lemon juice
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
½ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
Chicken Salad
¼ cup California walnuts, chopped
4 cups rotisserie chicken, shredded
½ cup plain Greek yogurt
Preparation:
1
In a food processor, combine basil, walnuts, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper and Parmesan cheese. Pulse to combine.
2
Chop the remaining walnuts and combine into a bowl with the rotisserie chicken, pesto, and Greek yogurt.
3
Stir to combine. This is best served with crackers, in a wrap, as a sandwich!
4
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Nutrition Facts
8 servings
Serving size
½ cup
- Amount per serving
- Calories312
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 21g27%
- Saturated Fat 2g10%
- Polyunsaturated Fat 19g
- Cholesterol 0mg
- Sodium 650mg29%
- Total Carbohydrate 30g11%
- Dietary Fiber 6g22%
- Total Sugars 3g
- Includes 0g Added Sugars0%
- Protein 8g
- Calcium 103mg8%
- Iron 3mg17%
- Potassium 717mg16%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.