Bookmark this recipe for any time you want a quick lunch or light dinner. It is a perfect warmer weather meal with a twist on an old favorite. We used leftover chicken from a roasted chicken we had the night before. Using leftover rotisserie, grilled, or canned chicken would work too. You can also use guacamole in place of avocado for another variation. Serve on toast, as a sandwich, with crackers, on a bed of lettuce, or eat it by itself.
Avocado Chicken Salad
Ingredients
– 2 cups cooked and shredded chicken
– 2 whole avocados
– 1 carrot shredded
– 1 stalk celery chopped
– 1/4 cup chopped red onion
– Salt and pepper
Directions
1. In a medium mixing bowl using the back of a spoon, smash the avocados.
2. Mix in the chicken, carrot, celery, and onion coating it all with avocado.
3. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve and enjoy!
I found a recipe like this a while back that used tuna instead of chicken, and added corn. It was pretty good! Avocado is SUCH a good replacement for mayo. I’ll have to give this a whirl 🙂
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Oh wow yes tuna would be great too. Thanks! We will try that next time.
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You have combined so many of my favorite things!!!! Mmmmm! I’m going to pin this!
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Let me know what you think or if you find any yummy variations.
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Oh, will do. I try to add avocado to everything lol.
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I respect that.
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Nice definitely will try this but I don’t like onions so I won’t add it, I will think up of something else.
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Hmmmm chives maybe?
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Probably, I like that one. Thanks.
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YUM! This sounds delicious ❤ I love the creativity of using avocados rather than mayo (and I think I'd like it better). I'm wondering that it would also be good to add a little stone ground mustard too. What do you think? So many blessings to you. Thank you for sharing.
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Reblogged this on Keep it Simple Foodie and commented:
I love avocado! This seems like a great lunch to bring to work!
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It is! If you try it out, let me know what you think. Also, thank you so so much for the reblog 🙂
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Chicken and Avocado….you cant go wrong!!
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Yum. I will be adding this to the summer Chicken rotation. Living in AZ and having LONG summers I need all the help I can get.
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Let me know what you think !
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Thanks I will.
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Such a good idea to use avocado for a creamy dressing in chicken salad for those who don’t like mayo!
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Thanks! It’s so easy and good 🙂
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