This chicken salad was born from laziness and cheapness. I was making chicken salad for my lunches for the week and I didn’t have anything big enough to store it in the fridge. I did, however, have a giant bowl storing quinoa leftover from the night before. So, guess what happened?
Ingredients
- 1 c grapes
- 1 c celery
- 1 c cooked quinoa
- 2/3 c plain 0% chobani
- 2 T dijon mustard
- 1 lb cooked shredded boneless, skinless chicken breast
Directions:
- Shred chicken and put in a large bowl with quinoa.
- Add celery.
- Add grapes. I like black grapes.
- And add mustard + chobani.
- Stir to combine. Chill before serving.
WARNING: If you are going to use quinoa, it is EXTREMELY important to wash it properly before using. Quinoa has a small amount of toxic substance on it that can cause you to develop an allergy to the grain as a whole if you ingest the substance a few times. I cannot eat quinoa any more because I did not know this. It is not on any packaging, and I found out after having several allergic reactions.
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Have you had any good recipes born from laziness or happy accident?
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Hi there. I'm Calee (pronounced CAL-e). If that's too hard, just call me Cal. Also known as chimes or the chimes. I'm 28ish, a designer, a runner, a self-proclaimed fitness queen, a craftster, a foodie, a music snob — some might call me a hipster. Here's the unabridged version.
YUM. I love chicken salad- and I love grapes in it! I’m a huge mustard fan too.
And the idea of adding quinoa- freakin’ awesome. I’ll be trying this out as soon as I’m motivated to cook some chicken breasts.
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I love this!! I always used to do chicken salad, mustard and grapes on a sandwich thin. I never thought of adding quinoa and greek yogurt. I am going to do this to top salads with soon
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