Fitness Layered Chicken Salad

This fitness layered chicken salad is meal prep that actually excites you. Tender chicken, crisp lettuce, juicy tomato, and hard-boiled egg are stacked in pretty layers with creamy Greek yogurt and a shower of grated cheese — think of it as the fresh, no-cook cousin of our high-protein chicken and mushroom salad. Like our super protein chicken and bean salad, it keeps you full for hours without weighing you down.

Ingredients

• 100 g (3.5 oz) chicken fillet, cooked
• 25 g (1 cup) lettuce leaves
• 70 g (2.5 oz) tomatoes, diced
• 1 egg, hard-boiled and diced
• 20 g (0.7 oz) light cheese, grated
• 120 g (1/2 cup) Greek yogurt
• Salt to taste

Instructions

1. Layer in a bowl or glass: chicken fillet, a spoonful of Greek yogurt, lettuce leaves, tomato, egg, more Greek yogurt, then the grated cheese.
2. For extra flavor, stir a little mustard or minced garlic into the yogurt.

Tips

• Cook the chicken just until done and slice it thin so every spoonful gets a bit of everything.
• Assemble the layers right before serving to keep the lettuce crisp.
• For reliably juicy chicken, the technique guides at Serious Eats are worth a read — and for another light lunch idea, try our refreshing egg, cucumber and radish salad.

Nutrition: per 100 g: 112 kcal, protein 11 g, fat 4 g, carbs 2 g.