Skinny Chicken Salad

So I'm not gonna lie.  I've kind of been eating the same thing for lunch almost every day for two weeks now.  That would be the Healthy Thai Chicken Salad I posted Last week, and this Skinny Chicken Salad I'm posting today, both from OUR BEST BITES!

This recipe, I've actually eaten tons in the past year but with a little spin on it I'll share with you at the end if you want to mix it up.

Just looking at this salad you feel healthy, right? And it seriously is delishous!!

 You can eat it out of a bowl, or add it to a big peice of lettuce and make it a lettuce wrap.

Yeild:  1 Serving

4 oz, or 1 Cup diced or shredded Chicken
1/4 Cup diced apple (gala is my favorite)
2 TBSP diced green onion
1/4 Cup or one stalk celery diced
1 TBSP light mayo
1 TBSP greek yogurt or light sour cream
1/4 tsp red wine vinegar
1/8 tsp curry powder
1 TBSP sunflower seeds or sliced Almonds

Combine all the ingredients above and enjoy!  Or combine all ingredients except the seeds or almonds and chill for an hour, then add and enjoy!

The other option I have for this salad is to leave out the curry powder and green onion, but you add 1 cup of shredded cabbage/coleslaw, and no nuts.  It is soo yummy this way as well!!!

Healthy Thai Chicken Salad

 So Happy New Year!  I think this time of year everyone has New Years Resolutions to eat healthier.  I know I do every year.  I can't help but to indulge in the holiday foods that are passed around and baked in my home!  Usually I gain at least 5 lbs from Halloween to New Years Eve, then vow to get it back off by April.  This year, I am happy to report I actually lost 10 lbs in the past 2 months.  It took a lot of self control to pass up the goodies, but I made sure not to deprive myself of my absolute favorites!!
Anyways, onto this Thai Chicken Salad.  Yumm!  I adapted this from of course my favorite food blog, OUR BEST BITES!!  I left a few things out, and changed portion sizes because I recalculated their calculations and they were way off.  They said it was 399 calories and it was way over!  So I made it 373 calories and very satisfying!!!

I use this PB2 powdered peanut butter in place of regular peanut butter to save a LOT of calories.  I use it in my Protein Shakes as well and it tastes great!!

Yeilds: 1 serving
373 calories using the PB2 rather than creamy peanut butter

1 Cup shredded cabbage
3/4 Cup cooked shredded chicken
1/4 Cup cooked and cooled Quinoa
1 Green Onion - Diced
1/4 Cup - diced celery
2 TBLSP- chopped cilantro

Dressing:
1 TBLSP - PB2 (powdered peanut butter) or creamy Peanut Butter
1 tsp - olive oil
1 TBLSP- rice vinegar
1 tsp - soy sauce
1 tsp - agava or honey

1 TBLSP- chopped cashews
1 lime wedge

Combine the top salad ingredients.  I like to bake my chicken with olive oil, salt, pepper and garlic at 350 for about 25-35 min, depending on size of chicken breasts.  And precook them by golly so your not having to wait soo long for lunch!!  The quinoa as well.  Pre-cook and store in refridgerator.
Combine all the dressing ingredients in a bowl and whip it until well combined.  Pour it over your salad and toss to combine.  Top with your cashews and a squirt of lime.
That my friends, is a good, healthy salad!!