5 from 3 votes
Pesto Chicken Salad
A light and refreshing yet satisfying mayo-free chicken salad with pesto sauce and avocado for an amazing dish! Tangy sun-dried tomatoes and zingy red onion make this salad so dreamy!
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings:
4
Servings
Calories:
469 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 cups rotisserie chicken shredded*
- ½ cup red onion thinly sliced
- 1 large avocado sliced, ripe
- ⅔ cup sun-dried tomatoes
- ⅔ cup pesto sauce
- ¼ tsp black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Shred a rotisserie chicken (or cooked leftover chicken of choice) and add it to a large bowl along with the red onion, sliced avocado, and sun-dried tomatoes.
- Pour in the pesto sauce and toss until everything is well-combined and coated in pesto.
- Taste the chicken salad for flavor and add more pesto, some sea salt, and/or black pepper to taste.
- Enjoy immediately or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Use this as a delicious chicken salad sandwich recipe, or eat it as is or on top of a green salad.
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Notes
- Note: If you know you won’t be consuming the salad within 24 hours, wait to add the avocado until you actually go to eat the salad so that the avocado doesn’t get mushy.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1Serving (of 4)
Calories
469kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
41g
(82%)
Fat
30g
(46%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 469
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1Serving (of 4) | |
| Calories | 469kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 41g | 82% |
| Fat | 30g | 46% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.