Weight Loss Chicken Salad Recipe - Oil Free Skinny Recipes - Low Calorie Healthy Meal Plan/Diet Plan

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in calories and fat while providing protein.

walnuts

🥗Healthier: pumpkin seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Pumpkin seeds are nutritious and lower in calories than walnuts.

Marinate 300 grams of boning chicken breast with 1/4 TSP black pepper powder, 1/4 TSP pink Himalayan salt, and the juice of half a lemon. Mix well and let it sit for 10 to 15 minutes or overnight in the fridge.

In an iron kadai or pan, add the marinated chicken pieces and a little water, just enough to cook the chicken. Add 5 to 6 sliced garlic cloves for flavor.

Cover and cook the chicken on low to medium flame. After 1 to 2 minutes, turn the chicken over and cover again to continue cooking.

Once the chicken is cooked, lightly roast it in the pan for about a minute, then turn off the heat and allow it to cool down.

Chop a handful of spring onion, 3 romaine lettuce leaves, half of a red capsicum, 2 small apples, 1 medium sized onion, and 1 medium sized cucumber, and keep them aside.

Slice the cooled chicken into small cubes and add to a bowl along with the chopped capsicum, apples, romaine lettuce leaves, spring onion, and chopped onion.

In another bowl, add the chopped garlic cloves, 1 cup of thick homemade curd (or Greek yogurt), 1/2 teaspoon pink Himalayan salt, 1 finely chopped green chilly, a pinch of black pepper, and 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar. Mix well to create the dressing.

Pour the dressing over the salad mixture and mix well. Add 1 tablespoon of raisins (or other sweet options like grapes or pomegranate seeds) and 3 tablespoons of crushed roasted and salted peanuts for healthy fats. Optionally, add 1 tablespoon of roasted sesame seeds and mix everything together.

Transfer the salad to a serving bowl. Serve on iceberg lettuce leaves for a low-carb option or wrapped in whole-wheat roti or multigrain gluten-free roti.

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