Tzatziki Chicken Salad – Closet Cooking

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Tzatziki Chicken Salad

Prep Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Servings: 4

A light and tasty chicken salad in a cool and creamy tzatziki sauce!

ingredients
    For the tzatziki sauce:
  • 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1/2 cup cucumber, peeled, seeded, grated, and squeezed to drain
  • 2 cloves garlic, grated
  • 2 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice (~1/2 lemon)
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest (optional)
  • salt to taste
  • For the chicken salad:
  • 4 cups chicken, cooked and shredded or chopped
  • 1 cup cucumber, diced
  • 1/2 cup celery, diced
  • 1/4 cup red onion, diced
  • 1/4 cup feta, crumbled (optional)
directions
    For the tzatziki sauce:
  1. Mix everything well.
  2. For the chicken salad:
  3. Mix everything, including the tzatziki sauce.

Option: Replace 1/4 cup Greek yogurt with 1/4 cup mayonnaise.
Option: Add 1 cup tomato, diced.
Option: Add 1/4 cup kalamata olives, sliced
Option: Add 2 tablespoons mint, chopped.
Option: Replace the red onions with green onions.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 373, Fat 25g (Saturated 8g, Trans 0), Cholesterol 118mg, Sodium 234mg, Carbs 5g (Fiber 0.5g, Sugars 2g), Protein 30g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam

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