The high protein chicken salad can be done in plenty of different ways according to your personal taste – you can combine chicken with onions, nuts or even sweet fruits for a mouthful of rich flavor.

There is simply no such thing as “the best recipe“ for this packable delicious meal, but we’ll provide you with our favorite one – an easy-to-prepare high-protein variant that will keep you full and happy throughout the day!

This high protein chicken salad is also a great bodybuilding meal you can eat after your workout to help you build muscle mass.

High Protein Chicken Salad Ingredients:

450 grams of cooked and shredded chicken meat (cooked chicken breast or rotisserie chicken)
6 lettuce leaves
60 grams of diced red onion
70 grams of diced apple
100 grams of halved grapes
160 grams of plain Greek yogurt with 2% fat
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
1-2 tablespoons of garlic powder
salt and pepper (optional)
12 slices of whole grain bread (optional)

Preparation:

Mix all of the ingredients well in a big bowl and you’re good to go!

If you’re on a low-carb diet, replace the bread with a side salad. But if you want to increase the caloric value, you can add 1/3 cup of dried cranberries or 1/2 cup of chopped almonds for an increase in calorie, protein and healthy fats.

Nutrition facts:

The recipe above includes six servings, around 140 grams (3/4 of a cup) each. The nutritional information for one serving are as following:

Calories: 364
Total fat: 6 grams
Saturated fat: 1 grams
Monosaturated fat: 1 grams
Cholesterol: 65 milligrams
Sodium: 412 milligrams
Carbohydrate: 44 grams
Dietary fiber: 7 grams
Sugar: 10 grams
Protein: 34 grams
Potassioum: 249 milligrams
Iron: 17% of RDA
Vitamin A: 1% of RDA
Vitamin C: 7% of RDA
Calcium: 12% of RDA