Apple & Pecan Chicken Salad

One of my gal pals at work, Brittany, is super fit & always telling me some tricks to keep her food healthy yet tasty. Last week, she let me try some of her homemade chicken salad & she filled me in on the trick of swapping mayo with plain Greek yogurt.

Here is my version of a high-protein but low fat, cal & carb chicken salad. It's a perfect dish to prep on a Sunday and bring for work all week. You could eat it alone, atop your favorite salad greens, or in a pita pocket. Either way, it's sure to fill you up & keep you satisfied to get through the second half of your workday.

INGREDIENTS:

- 2  13oz cans of all natural white meat chicken in water

- 3 hard boiled eggs, no yolk, chopped

- 1 medium Gala apple (or your favorite apple), cored & diced

- 1/4c pecan chips

- 1c plain Greek yogurt

- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar

- the juice of 1 fresh lemon

- 1tsp stone grain mustard

HOW-TO:
In a large bowl, put the chicken, egg whites, apple, and pecans. I'm a small bowl, mix together the yogurt, vinegar, lemon juice & mustard. Pour the yogurt mixture over the other ingredients & combine until evenly mixed. Salt & pepper to taste if you'd like.

TIPS:
- You could eat this by itself or serve it atop your favorite salad greens or in a pita
- Try subbing the apple for grapes for a different kind of flavor

Nutritional Info Per Serving (recipe yields about 6 servings):
Calories: 190
Fat: 5g
Sodium: 455mg
Protein: 26g
Carbs: 6g