Dill Pickle Chicken Salad (High Protein Meal Prep)
A tangy, high-protein chicken salad featuring dill pickles, celery, and a creamy light mayo-dijon dressing. Perfect for meal prep with a satisfying, pickles-forward flavor and easy cleanup.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 10
- Total Time: 25
- Yield: 5 servings 1x
- Category: High Protein Lunch
- Method: Stir
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: High Protein
Ingredients
18 oz boneless skinless chicken breast, cooked and cubed
3 hard-boiled eggs, diced
5 tablespoons light mayonnaise (75g)
1/2 cup low-fat cottage cheese (110g)
1/2 cup celery, diced (100g)
1 cup dill pickles, diced (150g)
4 green onions, diced (35g)
1 tablespoon fresh dill, minced
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon pickle juice (from jar)
1/2 teaspoon salt
Pepper, to taste
Instructions
Cook chicken: Season boneless skinless chicken with salt and pepper. Cook in a skillet over medium heat (6-9 minutes per side) until fully cooked, then cube.
Chop ingredients: Add hard-boiled eggs, celery, pickles, and green onions to a large bowl.
Make dressing: In a separate bowl, mix mayonnaise, cottage cheese, Dijon mustard, pickle juice, and fresh dill until smooth.
Combine salad: Add dressing to chopped ingredients, mix well, and fold in cubed chicken.
Store: Portion into 5 meal prep containers and refrigerate up to 4 days.
Notes
For higher protein: Substitute 2 tablespoons mayonnaise with plain Greek yogurt
Use rotisserie chicken for convenience
Add grapes or apple for sweetness and crunch
Freeze chicken mixture (undressed) for 3 months and assemble fresh before eating
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 340
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 36g
- Cholesterol: 280mg