Bacon Ranch Chicken Salad Cucumber Boats

5 from 6 votes

Bacon Ranch Chicken Salad Cucumber Boats

These Bacon Ranch Chicken Salad Cucumber Boats are a quick and easy snack or lunch that features chicken salad made with ingredients like canned chicken, bacon, and cheese that is scooped into hollowed-out cucumber halves.

Prep Time10

Cook Time5

Total Time30

Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: bacon ranch chicken salad cucumber boats, chicken salad cucumber, chicken salad cucumber boats

Servings: cucumber boats

Calories: 261kcal

Author: Sara Nelson

Ingredients

2 teaspoons avocado oil
15 ounces (3 5-ounce cans) canned chicken drained, patted dry
1 teaspoon dried dill
¾ teaspoon dried parsley
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon onion powder
¼ teaspoon pepper
⅛ teaspoon salt
6 Tablespoons sour cream
½ cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
¾ cup (~7-8 slices) crumbled cooked bacon (I use pre-cooked store-bought bacon here)
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
4 cucumbers peeled or unpeeled, based on your preferences (recommended that they be chilled in the refrigerator)

Garnishes:

Flakey sea salt
Freshly-cracked pepper

Instructions

Prepare Chicken: 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.
Prepare Chicken Salad: 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.
Chill Chicken Salad: Cover bowl with lid or foil and transfer to refrigerator to chill for 15 minutes.
Prepare Cucumbers: 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.
Prepare Cucumber Boats And Serve: Remove chilled chicken salad from refrigerator and spoon into cucumber boats. Sprinkle on flakey sea salt and crack pepper atop cucumber boats then serve.

Notes

Refrigerator Storage: You can store the prepared cucumber boats in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 day.

Meal Prep Instructions: Store the chicken salad and cucumber boats in separate airtight containers in the refrigerator. Once you're ready to serve them, spoon the chicken salad into the hollowed-out cucumbers. This will ensure the cucumbers remain crunchy and the chicken salad tastes fresh.

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