Recipe Re-Do: Curry Chicken Salad


Back in 2015, I adapted a curry chicken salad recipe to my own specifications. I left myself a note for the next time that, "it would be interesting to substitute some of the sour cream or mayonnaise for Greek yogurt." So yesterday, I tried out the recipe with Greek yogurt, and twice as many almonds. Still hits the spot!

Ingredients
1 1/4 pounds Chicken, cooked and diced
4 whole ribs of organic celery, chopped
1/2 cup sliced almonds
3 Tbsp mayonnaise
3 Tbsp 2% fage greek yogurt
1/3 cup Nut Pods coconut almond milk creamer
1 Tbsp curry powder
Salt & pepper, to taste

Directions
Mix together mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, almond milk creamer, curry powder, salt and pepper until well combined.

Combine chicken, celery, and almonds in a large bowl, Pour curry dressing over the top. Fold together with a rubber spatula. Make sure it's all combined, then add more of whatever it needs.

Chill for several hours. Serve on lettuce, or with juicy grapes on the side. Makes 5 entree-size portions, but portions are likely smaller on a sandwich or on a bed of lettuce.

Allergens: Nuts (almonds), milk, egg
Nutrition (1/5 recipe): 340 calories, 22 g fat, 5 g saturated fat, 79 mg cholesterol, 710 mg sodium, 236 mg potassium, 7 g carbohydrates, 2.5 g fiber, 3.6 g sugar, 30 g protein
Cost (1/5 recipe): $2.42

Adapted from: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/curried-chicken-pasta-salad/

P.S. I recalculated the cost using a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken, replacing sour cream with yogurt, and choosing organic celery. Although sour cream is cheaper per ounce, buying a single serve Greek yogurt is cheaper overall, and leads to less waste. So including the entire price of the single-serve yogurt skews the price up, but may actually cost you less if you don't use sour cream regularly. 

P.P.S. I couldn't find a good reference for the nutritional content of rotisserie chicken, so I did not include the micro-nutrient breakdown, but I believe it should have a good amount of iron, pantothenic acid, and vitamin B-6 & B-12.

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