Cooking Mommy: Light Chicken Salad

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Light Chicken Salad

I have started making this for my lunches a lot now, and I love it!

Ingredients

10oz can white chicken, drained well (I actually like to rinse my chicken too to get more of the fat off it)

1 large celery stalk, diced

2 Tbsp green onion or chives, chopped (I didn't have that much for this picture)

2 Tbsp + 2 tsp light mayonnaise (I like Hellmann's)

1 Tbsp Parmesan cheese (optional)

pinch of salt, to taste

Directions

Put chicken in a bowl and shred with the back of a fork. Add remaining ingredients and mix well.

I like to serve this on bread as a sandwich.

Weight Watcher Points: 1/2 of the total recipe is only 3 points!

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Allergies and Intolerances

My son, Daniel previously had allergies to egg whites and peanuts. I am lactose intolerant. My nephews have allergies to many foods. I will try my best to label things to help those with allergies since I know it's difficult finding recipes sometimes when someone in your home has common food allergies. Make sure you check labels yourself. If it's marked soy-free or nut-free, it only means it doesn't have the soy or nut protein in it, not necessarily the oils. Look for dairy-free, egg-free, gluten/wheat-free, nut-free, and soy-free labels.

Egg replacements

If you need an egg free recipe, I have some great egg replacements. Now these really won't work in recipes that require a lot of eggs, like a meringue or cheesecake, but they do work well in most recipes I've ever tried.

Egg replacement #1: use 1 Tbsp ground flax seed and 3 Tbsp of water in place of 1 egg. Why this works? I don't know, but flax seed is extremely healthy for you, full of lots of omega fatty acids, so this is my preferred substitute.

Egg replacement #2: Boil 1 cup of water and 1 packet of unflavored gelatin together. In it's liquid state, use 3 1/2 Tbsp of this in place of 1 egg.

I have found sometimes one works better than the other. The flax seed seems to work better overall, I believe, but my mother-in-law made Christmas cookies with the gelatin and you couldn't even tell the difference.