Low Fat Ranch Chicken Salad - uses everyday simple ingredients to create either a ranch dressing for chicken salad or a creamy dip for veggies, chips or crackers.
Course
Appetizer, Lunch, Party Food
Cuisine
North American
Keyword
butter chicken, low fat, salad
Prep Time15minutes
Servings4to 6 servings
Calories189kcal
AuthorBarry C. Parsons
Ingredients
3 - 4cupsdiced cooked chicken
½cupfinely diced celery
½cupfinely diced bell peppers
For the Ranch Dressing
1cuplow fat or fat-free yogurt
1clovesgarlic, very well minced
1tbspbasil, very finely chopped
1tbspfresh dill, finely chopped
3tbspapple cider vinegar
1tbspWorcestershire Sauce
1tbspdijon mustard
½tbsphoney
pinch kosher salt
½tspfreshly ground black pepper
3tbspminced green onion
Instructions
Mix together all of the dressing ingredients and let the dressing sit in the fridge for several hours or overnight for the flavour to fully develop.
Toss the dressing with the diced chicken, celery and red peppers.
Serve on sandwiches or as a delicious addition to a mixed garden salad for a complete meal.
Recipe Notes
TIP: Strain 2 cups of yogurt for several hours in a colander lined with coffee filters and use the resulting thick yogurt in the same recipe as a delicious dip for vegetables or spread for crackers or crusty bread. A terrific party food idea.
The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.