Name: Bacon Ranch Chicken Salad Cucumber Boats
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tsp avocado oil; 15 oz (3 5 oz cans) canned chicken, drained, patted dry to remove excess moisture; 1 tsp dried dill; ¾ tsp dried parsley; ½ tsp garlic powder; ¼ tsp onion powder; ¼ tsp pepper; ⅛ tsp salt; ¼ cup + 2 tbsp (90g) sour cream; ½ cup (56g) shredded sharp cheddar cheese; ¾ cup (~50g, ~7-8 slices) crumbled cooked bacon; 1 tsp apple cider vinegar; 4 cucumbers, recommended that they be chilled in the refrigerator; Flakey sea salt; Freshly-cracked pepper

Description

These Bacon Ranch Chicken Salad Cucumber Boats are a quick and easy keto-friendly snack or lunch that can be whipped together in just 30 minutes. This recipe is nut-free, gluten-free, coconut-free, and egg-free.

Instructions

In a pan over medium heat, heat oil until glistening. Add canned chicken and cook for about 1 minute. Add spices and cook until spices are fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.
Transfer chicken to mixing bowl and add sour cream. Mix ingredients until well-combined. Add shredded cheddar, crumbled bacon, and apple cider vinegar and mix again.
Cover bowl with lid or foil and transfer to refrigerator to chill for 15 minutes.
While chicken salad chills, prepare cucumber boats by cutting cucumbers in half lengthwise, removing seeds with a spoon, and blotting dry with a paper towel.
Remove chilled chicken salad from refrigerator and spoon into cucumber boats. Sprinkle on flakey sea salt and crack pepper atop cucumber boats then serve.

Recipe Notes:

Cooked Chicken Substitution: Rotisserie chicken would work well here. Or, you can cook chicken breast or thighs at home and then shred the cooked meat.

Sour Cream Substitution: Mayonnaise or Greek yogurt will work here. Note that using either of these will change the resulting nutrition information of the recipe. If you use mayonnaise, the recipe no longer be egg-free.

Pre-Cooked Bacon: I buy this at the grocery store. My favorite is from Trader Joe’s, but there are other brands that will work great here too. You can also cook raw bacon, but that will add a little bit of cook time on to the recipe.

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