Walnut Pesto Chicken Salad
Description
Meal-prep friendly chicken salad with crunchy walnuts for a fresh pesto.
Ingredients
Pesto
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2 cups fresh basil, packed
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¼ cup California walnuts
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1 large garlic clove
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1 Tbsp lemon juice
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½ cup extra virgin olive oil
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½ tsp salt
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¼ tsp pepper
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½ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
Chicken Salad
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¼ cup California walnuts, chopped
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4 cups rotisserie chicken, shredded
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½ cup plain Greek yogurt
PREPARATION
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In a food processor, combine basil, walnuts, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper and Parmesan cheese. Pulse to combine.
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Chop the remaining walnuts and combine into a bowl with the rotisserie chicken, pesto, and Greek yogurt.
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Stir to combine. This is best served with crackers, in a wrap, as a sandwich!
NUTRITION
- Calories: 312 cal
- Total Fat: 21 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 19 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
- Sodium: 650 mg
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Dietary Fiber: 6 g
- Total Sugars: 3 g
- Added Sugars: 0 g
- Protein: 8 g
- Calcium: 103 mg
- Iron: 3 mg
- Potassium: 717 mg