Curry Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups

Creamy chicken salad with mild curry, celery, and pecans, spooned into lettuce cups.
30 min total · Easy · Makes 4 servings · includes 5 min resting or chilling
Nutrition per serving
Serving size: 1 serving (about 225 g)
Estimated nutrition per serving. Values are approximate and vary with ingredients, brands, quantities and preparation. Net carbs = total carbs minus fiber minus erythritol. Other sugar alcohols are not subtracted. This is a labeling convention, not a measure of your blood sugar or insulin response.
4 servings: 7.2 g net carbs and 1456 calories for the whole recipe
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ⅓ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp plain full-fat Greek yogurt
- 2 tsp curry powder
- 1 stalk celery, diced
- 2 sliced scallions
- ¼ cup chopped pecans
- 8 leaves butter lettuce
- salt and black pepper, to taste
Always check labels of packaged products if you have an allergy or intolerance.
Check the label of the products you use (curry_powder, mayonnaise) for added sugar or starch.
Steps
- 1
Poach the chicken in simmering salted water until it reaches 165°F inside.
- 2
Cool, then shred or dice.
- 3
Stir the mayonnaise, yogurt, and curry powder together. Fold in the chicken, celery, scallions, and pecans.
- 4
Spoon into the lettuce leaves.
- 5
Season with salt and black pepper to taste before serving.
Tips
- Use rotisserie chicken for a faster version and count about 1 lb of meat.
- Keeps 4 days. Leave off the nuts for a nut-free version.
Nutrition per serving
Serving size: 1 serving (about 225 g)
| Calories | 364 |
| Protein | 34.2 g |
| Fat | 23.4 g |
| Total carbs | 3.5 g |
| Fiber | 1.7 g |
| Net carbs | 1.8 g |
| Sodium | 200 mg |
| Saturated fat | 3.7 g |
Estimated nutrition per serving. Values are approximate and vary with ingredients, brands, quantities and preparation. Net carbs = total carbs minus fiber minus erythritol. Other sugar alcohols are not subtracted. This is a labeling convention, not a measure of your blood sugar or insulin response. Sodium counts the ingredients listed, not salt added to taste.
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