Easy BLT Chicken Salad

This healthy BLT chicken salad recipe uses simple ingredients like rotisserie chicken, cherry tomatoes, spinach, and crispy bacon to give you all the flavors of a classic BLT.

I am always looking for easy lunch options that I can meal prep and have on hand. This creamy chicken salad is an easy recipe that is perfect for a healthy lunch! These Whole30 stuffed peppers are also an awesome make ahead lunch option.

A BLT sandwich is probably one of the most classic sandwiches. The flavor combinations of a BLT sandwich are truly delicious so I wanted to take BLT ingredients and make a tasty chicken salad. This recipe is like traditional chicken salad but with a fun twist and is a great way to use leftover rotisserie chicken!

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• Ingredients
• Substitution
• Step by step
• Frequently asked questions
• How to serve
• Storing
• Recipe

Ingredients

Substitution

Chicken- I love using rotisserie chicken but you can use canned chicken or cooked chicken breasts if you like.

Mayo- If you don't mind dairy, you can substitute the mayo for plain Greek yogurt or you can do half mayo and half plain greek yogurt if you want the recipe to be lower in fat.

Onion- I use yellow onion but red onion or green onion would also be great.

Bacon- If you want you can substitute regular bacon for turkey bacon. I like to use sugar free bacon to keep this recipe Paleo and Whole30.

Spinach- I love using baby spinach but you can use kale or romaine instead.

Tomatoes- I use cherry tomatoes but you can use grape tomatoes, champagne tomatoes, Roma tomatoes, or even heirloom tomatoes.

Step by step

1. Cook the bacon till crispy. I prefer to do mine on the stove but you can do it in the oven.
2. Debone and shred the rotisserie chicken and add it to a large mixing bowl.
3. Dice your tomatoes, onions, and spinach, and add them to the large bowl with the chicken.
4. Add the mayo, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika to the bowl and mix everything together.
5. Crumble the crispy bacon into pieces and add it to the chicken salad mixture and stir to combine.

Frequently asked questions

How to serve

Here are some ways to serve this chicken salad.

• Sandwich- Adding this to some toasted gluten free bread would make for a great lunch
• Lettuce wrap- Use bib lettuce to make this into lettuce wraps
• Add avocado
• Pasta- I love adding gluten free pasta for a fun twist
• Stuffed avocado- scoop out a little bit of an avocado, add it to the chicken salad, then fill the avocado with the chicken BLT salad
• Salad- Add the chicken salad to a bed of lettuce

Storing

Store any leftover chicken salad in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-5 days.

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