Did you know that chicken salad has been around since 1863? It has been a main recipe for 150 years. It’s a great, cost-effective way to use up leftover chicken, and it’s one of those wonderful staples.
With summer right around the corner, moist chicken with fresh, crunchy fruits and veggies is a decadent, healthy treat. Served with fresh fruit on the side and Parmesan cheese shavings, this light and creamy recipe is sure to please.
Replacing the regular high-fat mayonnaise with a low-fat version of olive oil turns this recipe into a light and heart-healthy meal.
If you don’t have a lot of time to prepare a quick meal, this recipe shouldn’t take more than 10 minutes and can be refrigerated in an airtight container.
Most of us like to go out for lunch during the work week; It’s a great way to relax a bit from the hustle and bustle, but it’s expensive. On average, a single meal can cost $5-$10 per day, or $30-$50 per week.
This recipe, using leftover chicken, costs $1.43 per day or $8.78 per week, making for a weekly savings of around $21.22 – $41.22. Who doesn’t like to save money?
Below, for your convenience, is a shopping list of the items you’ll need to create this dish.
Shopping list
- Leftover Roast Chicken
- 1 apple
- carrots
- Celery
- Olive Oil Mayonnaise
- pita bread halves
- cucumber slices
- baby spinach leaves
- Salt
- Pepper
- mixing bowl
Chicken Apple Pita Salad Recipe
Services: 12 (1/4 cup salad, 1/2 pita)
202 calories 7.7g fat
Ingredients:
- (3) pounds of leftover rotisserie chicken
- 1 apple peeled, cored and cubed.
- 5 celery stalks, sliced
- 1/2 cup olive oil mayonnaise
- Salt
- Pepper
- 12 pita halves
- baby spinach
- 5 carrots, grated
- 1 cucumber, sliced
Addresses:
- Cut leftover chicken into cubes and place in a bowl.
- Add the chopped celery and apple. Lightly mixed.
- Add 1/2 cup mayonnaise in portions to your liking. Mixture.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- Cool.
- Place a small amount of grated carrots in the bottom of the pita.
- Next, gently add the baby spinach leaves to the side.
- Add 1/4 cup chicken salad.
- Place the cucumber slices on the opposite side.
- Garnish with fresh Parmesan cheese
For variations, add grapes, sliced walnuts or almonds, and boiled egg whites. Also, you can serve the salad on lettuce leaves or in a wrap.
