Chickpea & Chicken Salad

eatingwell.com

Chickpea & Chicken Salad

This high-protein chicken and chickpea salad includes mashed chickpeas, Greek yogurt and pecans for a creamy, satisfying twist on a classic.

Prep

Cook

Total

20 min

Serves

4

Instructions

  1. 01

    Place rinsed chickpeas in a large bowl; use a fork or potato masher to mash the chickpeas until mostly mashed with some whole pieces remaining. Add 3 tablespoons yogurt, 3 tablespoons mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons vinegar and 2 teaspoons mustard; stir until well combined.

  2. 02

    Add 1½ cups chicken, ½ cup celery, ¼ cup pecans, 1 tablespoon chives, ½ teaspoon garlic powder and ¼ teaspoon each salt, pepper and cayenne; fold until evenly mixed.

  3. 03

    Gently fold in ¼ cup pomegranate arils (or grapes or apples).

Nutrition

per serving

Calories
366
Protein
20g
Carbs
35g
Fat
17g
Fiber
9g
Sugar
16g
Sat. fat
3g
Sodium
328mg
Cholesterol
35mg

Free · No ads

Save this recipe to your own library.

iCook.ing is a free recipe library. Create an account in 10 seconds to save this recipe, plan your week, and head to the store with one shopping list.

  • Save from anywhere

    Paste a link from a recipe blog, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, or Pinterest — we pull the ingredients, steps, and photo.

  • Plan your week

    Drag recipes onto a weekly plan, scale for the number of people you're feeding, and never wonder what's for dinner.

  • One shopping list

    Your plan rolls up into a single, de-duplicated shopping list — sorted by aisle so the store run is faster.

  • Cook, don't scroll

    Big, screen-stays-awake cook mode with built-in timers. No ads. No life story above the recipe.