Hummus Chicken Salad

This Hummus Chicken Salad is a creamy, allergy-friendly chicken salad with protein, fiber, and flavor. Uses hummus in place of mayo

Chicken Salad is a staple in my fridge during the summer.

It’s one of those easy things to have on hand that can be a snack, a lunch, even a dinner if needed. You can eat chicken salad on a sandwich, on a salad, or with sliced veggies or whole grain crackers.

Avocado Chicken Salad is one of my all-time favorite recipes, and I recently made this Basil Balsamic Chicken Salad that was a treat to have in the fridge. I made it a few more times after that because it was that good.

And then I decided I wanted to make a new version of chicken salad.

Enter this chicken salad made with hummus as the binder instead of your regular mayo or yogurt like I did for the Basil Balsamic Chicken Salad.

Hummus Chicken Salad is a really really good idea friends… Really good idea!

It’s creamy thanks to the hummus but it’s allergy-friendly, so pretty much anyone can eat it. I like that about this recipe. It’s egg free, gluten free, dairy free, and nut free.

Because many store-bought hummuses have preservatives or other undesirable ingredients, I just made a quick batch of hummus.

It seriously takes an extra 5 minutes and it’s worth the (small amount of) effort. But feel free to use store-bought hummus in a pinch! You’ll need about 1 1/2 to 2 cups of hummus.

I used a rotisserie chicken to make this easy, but you could use any cooked chicken.

One rotisserie chicken or one roasted chicken should give you about 3 cups of cooked white meat to use for this chicken salad.

You could also poach the chicken {you’d want to use about 1.5 pounds uncooked chicken to get about 1 pound cooked} or cook it in a crock pot.

It’s seriously addictive and super nutritious.

It has fiber {unlike most chicken salads} and a good amount of protein.

I ate it on a bed of lettuce as well as with some sliced bell peppers, celery, and carrots.

It’s a fabulous thing to have in the fridge especially on busy days because it’s an easy thing to grab that’ll give you a nutritious punch of protein, fiber, and veggies. Enjoy!

Hummus Chicken Salad

This Hummus Chicken Salad is a creamy, allergy-friendly chicken salad with protein, fiber, and flavor. Uses hummus in place of mayo

Print Rate

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Servings: 8

Author: Meme

Ingredients

• 15 ounce can chickpeas rinsed & drained
• 3 TBSP water
• 3-4 TBSP lemon juice
• 3 TBSP olive oil
• 1 clove garlic about 1 tsp minced
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 3 cups cooked chicken 12 oz, shredded
• 1/4 cup grated onion about 1/4 medium onion
• 1/2 cup diced bell pepper about 1/2 bell pepper
• 1/2 cup diced celery about 2 stalks

Instructions

• Add chickpeas, water, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, salt, paprika, and cayenne pepper to a bowl of a food processor. Process until completely smooth.
• Transfer to a bowl and stir in shredded chicken and grated onion {along with any juices from onion}. Stir until completely combined. Add in diced bell pepper and celery. 
• Taste and season with additional lemon juice, salt, paprika, and/or cayenne pepper as needed.
  

Notes

*Makes 4 cups

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