This delicious, easy, homemade and healthy No Mayo Chicken Salad actually tastes like the classic chicken salad you get from a deli.
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 0 minutesminutes
Resting Time 1 hourhour
Total Time 1 hourhour15 minutesminutes
Servings 5
Author Meme
Ingredients
10ouncescooked chicken2 ½ packed cups
¾cupcottage cheese
1tablespoonlemon juice
1teaspoonhoney
¾teaspoonsalt
½teaspoongarlic powder
¼teaspoonpaprika
⅛teaspooncayenne
dashnutmegoptional
¼teaspoonblack pepperor white pepper, optional
¼cuponiondiced or grated (about ¼ small onion)
½cupcelerydiced
Instructions
Add the cooked chicken to a large bowl. Set aside.
Add the cottage cheese, lemon juice, honey, salt, garlic powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, black pepper and nutmeg (if using) to the bowl of a mini food processor or blender. Process until completely smooth, about 30-45 seconds.
Add in onion and process for about 10 seconds until the onion is incorporated and the pieces are very small.
Transfer the cottage cheese mixture to the chicken. Stir well until completely combined.
Add in celery and stir well.
Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour.
Taste and add extra lemon juice, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, and/or garlic powder if desired (but wait to add extra seasoning until after the chicken salad has been refrigerated for at least 1 hour). Enjoy!