Chicken Salad with Blue Cheese

blue cheese

🥗Healthier: feta cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Feta provides a tangy flavor with fewer calories.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: smoked paprika

Turkey bacon reduces fat content while adding smoky flavor.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is more budget-friendly and has a neutral taste.

dijon mustard

🥗Healthier: whole grain mustard

💰Cheaper: yellow mustard

Yellow mustard is more affordable and still adds tang.

Butterfly the chicken breast so it cooks evenly.

Drizzle the chicken with olive oil.

Season the chicken with nutritional yeast, red pepper flakes, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, kosher salt, black pepper, and smoked paprika.

Massage the seasoning into the chicken thoroughly.

Let the chicken marinate for about 1 hour (or overnight if preferred).

Line a sheet tray with parchment paper and lay the marinated chicken breast on it.

Cook the chicken breast in the oven at 350 degrees for about 20 to 25 minutes.

Let the chicken rest after cooking to retain juices.

Dice the cooked chicken into pieces and place it in a bowl.

Add chopped onion, celery, dill, mustard, mayo, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, and blue cheese to the bowl with the chicken.

Mix all the ingredients together until well combined.

Spoon the chicken salad onto a croissant.

Place the other half of the croissant on top to complete the sandwich.

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