This Chicken and Apple Walnut Salad Pita is the perfect meal prep lunch or any meal on the go! You can serve it as a pita, or you can eat it on its own, as a dip with your favorite crackers, as a topping to your salad, or spread it on your favorite bread…whatever your heart and macros desire!
Ingredients to make Chicken and Apple Walnut Salad Pita:
- 2 cans Chicken Breast Meat in Cans (14 ounces)
- 1 bulb Fennel sliced thin, (35 grams)
- 2 Granny Smith Apple diced, (300 grams)
- ½ cup Walnuts chopped, (35 grams)
- 1 Lime Juiced
- ¾ cups Non-Fat Greek Yogurt (6 ounces)
- 2 tbsp Light Mayo (30 grams)
- ¼ tsp Sea Salt
- ¼ tsp Black Pepper
- 1 cup Arugula (85 grams)
- 3 Pita
Instructions:
- Start by draining the liquid from the cans of chicken.
- Place the chicken into a large bowl and break up the large chunks with a fork. Then add the fennel, apples, walnuts, juice from the lime, yogurt, and mayo.
- Stir together until the yogurt is evenly distributed throughout the chicken and apples.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Serve by stuffing inside of your pita, with your arugula.
- You can also enjoy this salad on its own, use it as a dip with your favorite crackers, or spread it on any bread your heart and macros desire!
Chicken and Apple Walnut Salad Pita
Ingredients
- 2 cans Chicken Breast Meat in Cans (14 ounces)
- 1 bulb Fennel sliced thin, (35 grams)
- 2 Granny Smith Apple diced, (300 grams)
- ½ cup Walnuts chopped, (35 grams)
- 1 Lime Juiced
- ¾ cups Non-Fat Greek Yogurt (6 ounces)
- 2 tbsp Light Mayo (30 grams)
- ¼ tsp Sea Salt
- ¼ tsp Black Pepper
- 1 cup Arugula (85 grams)
- 3 Pita
Instructions
- Start by draining the liquid from the cans of chicken.
- Place the chicken into a large bowl and break up the large chunks with a fork. Then add the fennel, apples, walnuts, juice from the lime, yogurt, and mayo.
- Stir together until the yogurt is evenly distributed throughout the chicken and apples.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Serve by stuffing inside of your pita, with your arugula.
- You can also enjoy this salad on its own, use it as a dip with your favorite crackers, or spread it on any bread your heart and macros desire!
Nutrition
Macro Adjustments:
Below outlines the items in each macro group that are easily adjustable to meet your specific macros.
Fat:
The fat in this recipe comes from the mayo and the walnuts. You can increase the fat easily by increasing either of these. You could also choose a higher-fat-content greek yogurt. If you wanted to decrease the fat you could reduce or remove the mayo and/or walnuts.
Carbohydrates:
The majority of the carbs in this recipe come from the pita. You could increase the carbs by serving the salad on bread. Additionally, you can reduce the carbs by eating the salad either on it’s own or with as many of your favorite crackers that allow you to meet your macro needs.
Protein:
The protein in this recipe comes from the chicken and the Greek yogurt. Either are easily adjustable to change the protein macros.
Meal Prep:
Yes. This recipe can be meal prepped. This salad will last up to 6 days.
Freezer Friendly:
No, this recipe is not a good freezer prep. The yogurt can get really watery when it is defrosted.
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