Healthy Avocado
Chicken Salad....
I could eat a whole bowl!
But before I talk about this totally yummy,
lightened up
Chicken Salad,
I must ask a very,
very,
important question...
Do you think my light is ugly?
My mom (who shall remain nameless but who may or may not be known as
"Mother Theresa") said my light was ugly.
"Mother Theresa") said my light was ugly.
Well, in all fairness, Ma didn't actually call this light "u-g-l-y",
but she did point to it on the wall and asked why I took it with us when we moved into the new house.
Sounds like she was calling it ugly to me.
but she did point to it on the wall and asked why I took it with us when we moved into the new house.
Sounds like she was calling it ugly to me.
I don't think my light is ugly.
Quirky? maybe.
Dirty? yyyyyes. I suppose. Depends on your definition of "dirty."
But ugly?
Does this look hideous to you???
Be honest.
No, don't be honest, I was just making conversation.
Be honest.
No, don't be honest, I was just making conversation.
How could such sparkly prisms be ugly?
Maybe it's the blue
bread wrapper tie that my Ma finds so offensive.
bread wrapper tie that my Ma finds so offensive.
Or could it be because the top never gets any cleaner than this and you can usually write top secret messages in the grime?
Maybe my Ma thinks the red jeweled keychain randomly attached, is tacky?
Maybe horses with wings creep her out?
Or maybe she thinks the white clover sticker looks weird?
Or the sparkly birdie over on the left should fly away?
She actually pointed to Old Dusty Birdie and asked all hoity-like, "And who put THAT on there?"
Yeah, right. Like the average person wouldn't want a dirty, greasy, fake bird in their house.
Anyway, I think secretly my mom wants this light and is playing a mind game with me,
hoping I will ultimately give it to her.
Dear Ma,
I am keeping this light for myself.
Love, Angie
I do plan on hooking up a big flashing neon light to it that flashes
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!
I am keeping this light for myself.
Love, Angie
I do plan on hooking up a big flashing neon light to it that flashes
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!
:):):):):)
Okay, all kidding aside, let's get back to this
Healthy Avocado Chicken Salad.
Okay, all kidding aside, let's get back to this
Healthy Avocado Chicken Salad.
See! Not a ton of ingredients here!
You may have most of these ingredients
already in the house.
This is from the Family Fresh Meal website.
You may have most of these ingredients
already in the house.
This is from the Family Fresh Meal website.
Healthy Avocado Chicken Salad
Adapted slightly from www.familyfreshmeals.com
Serves: 4-6 Angie’s note: Serves more like just 4 people
Ingredients
2 cups shredded chicken
1 avocado
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
2 tsp lime juice
1 tsp fresh cilantro
¼ cup mayo
¼ cup plain Greek Yogurt
¼ cup finely chopped orange bell pepper
¼ cup or less of finely chopped red onion
Chicken stock to boil the chicken breasts in on top of the stove. About 2 cups.
Instructions
Adapted slightly from www.familyfreshmeals.com
Serves: 4-6 Angie’s note: Serves more like just 4 people
Ingredients
2 cups shredded chicken
1 avocado
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
2 tsp lime juice
1 tsp fresh cilantro
¼ cup mayo
¼ cup plain Greek Yogurt
¼ cup finely chopped orange bell pepper
¼ cup or less of finely chopped red onion
Chicken stock to boil the chicken breasts in on top of the stove. About 2 cups.
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate for at least 20-30 minutes.
- Serve on your favorite bread, crackers, pita pocket or on a bed of lettuce.
So these are the fixins
for this Healthy Avocado Chicken Salad recipe!
for this Healthy Avocado Chicken Salad recipe!
I boiled the chicken breasts in chicken stock instead of water.
Tastier.
Tastier.
This is my favorite brand of chicken, beef and vegetable stock.
After the chicken is boiled,
shred it up.
Add in the mayo and yogurt.
OH!!! I WANTED TO MENTION that you could use
JUST yogurt only and skip the mayo.
I think Ima do that next time.
JUST yogurt only and skip the mayo.
I think Ima do that next time.
Now get your next ingredients ready. Finely dice up the red onion and orange pepper. I finely chopped the cilantro too. Dice up the avocado and get your lime ready.
By the way, I tripled the recipe.
By the way, I tripled the recipe.
Now here's where I didn't know if I should chop up the avocado and slowly fold it into the chicken mixture or just
SHMUSH everything together.
I just shmushed everything together.
Seemed like the easier thing to do.
Add in the salt, pepper
and garlic powder....
Don't forget the cilantro.
The original recipe does not call for diced red onion or orange bell pepper,
BUT several people commented that they added those items into the dish
and it was delish.
BUT several people commented that they added those items into the dish
and it was delish.
Don't forget
to add the lime juice into the dish too!
to add the lime juice into the dish too!
Apparently my lime squeezing aim is pretty poor, because my friend, who was standing next to me, had her leg spritzed up with lime juice pretty good.
It's hard to cook and talk at the same time, sometimes!
Oops, sorry Jenn :)
It's hard to cook and talk at the same time, sometimes!
Oops, sorry Jenn :)
And that's it!
Look at this creamy, tasty result!
So I ate this Healthy Avocado Chicken Salad in a whole wheat pita pocket.
It would be fantastic just on lettuce though.
Or definitely some whole wheat crackers!!!
Or definitely some whole wheat crackers!!!
Both my daughter "Sweetness" and I
LOVED this chicken salad.
Sweetness liked the orange bell pepper and said she could still the taste the chicken, she said the other ingredients did not overwhelm the chicken taste.
I loved it because it's so creamy and that avocado gives it an unexpected taste twist to the normal chicken salad.
I would and will definitely make this again, maybe even bring it as an appetizer with crackers to a party.
LOVED this chicken salad.
Sweetness liked the orange bell pepper and said she could still the taste the chicken, she said the other ingredients did not overwhelm the chicken taste.
I loved it because it's so creamy and that avocado gives it an unexpected taste twist to the normal chicken salad.
I would and will definitely make this again, maybe even bring it as an appetizer with crackers to a party.
Here's the recipe in document form.
I guess you can click on the big document or the little tiny gray download file thingie and print from there.
| healthy_avocado_chicken_salad.docx |
OH OH! I want to share a picture of one of
Tim's vintage race track sets from c1970!!
Tim is showing Little Boy Blue and LBB's mom and dad how kids USED TO PLAY back in the day, before the com-pu-ters.
Shockingly, the little slot cars still work, too!!!
I think Tim was the most shocked by that :)
Okay, tis all I got for today. Everyone have a good weekend
and we'll talk at ya soon!!!!
