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Easy + High Protein Cucumber Chicken Salad

Name: Easy + High Protein Cucumber Chicken Salad
Ingredients: 340 g chicken breast, boneless skinless, raw; 15 g taco seasoning, dry; 550 g cucumber (mini/Persian), raw; 38 g onion, raw; 38 g avocado, raw; 47 g Greek yogurt, plain, nonfat, as sold; 4.5 g olive oil, as sold; 11 g fresh cilantro, raw; 30 g cotija cheese, as sold; 4.9 g fresh chili, raw; 3.4 g chile lime seasoning or tajin, dry

384 kcal46.6 g protein20.2 g carbs14.3 g fat2 servings

Ingredients (raw weights)

340 g chicken breast, boneless skinless, raw
15 g taco seasoning, dry
550 g cucumber (mini/Persian), raw
38 g onion, raw
38 g avocado, raw
47 g Greek yogurt, plain, nonfat, as sold
4.5 g olive oil, as sold
11 g fresh cilantro, raw
30 g cotija cheese, as sold
4.9 g fresh chili, raw
3.4 g chile lime seasoning or tajin, dry

Steps

1.Start by seasoning 12oz chicken with 1/2 pack of taco seasoning, or your favorite spice blend. You can cook this on your stove top or airfry it.
2.While that’s going, thinly slice 5-6 Persian cucumbers and add to a large bowl (or 2 jars) with 1/4 finely diced red onion and 1/4 cubed up avocado. When the chicken is cooked and finely diced, divide it up between the two.
3.Top your chicken with 3 tbsp of your favorite greek yogurt, 1 tsp olive oil, 3 tbsp finely chopped fresh cilantro, a couple squeezes of fresh lime juice, 2 tbsp crumbled cotija or feta cheese, 1 tsp red chili flakes, and 1/2 tbsp Chile lime seasoning or tajin.
4.Toss everything together really well, and enjoy!

Recipe by @shredhappens · original post. Creator states 400 kcal and 53 g protein per serving.

Macros per serving calculated from USDA FoodData Central using raw weights. Serving ≈ 492 g cooked (estimated – replace with your own weighed number). Log by weight: (your portion g ÷ total cooked batch g) × 2 servings.