Stuffed Avocados with Chicken Bacon Salad
Quick and healthy stuffed avocados loaded with a delicious chicken, avocado, and bacon salad tossed in a refreshing lemon dressing. Perfect keto lunch idea!
Servings 6
Calories 215kcal
Ingredients
For the stuffed avocados:
- 12 slices low sodium turkey bacon (or low sodium bacon)
- 3 whole avocados, cut in half, pits removed
- ½ lemon
- 2 cups diced or shredded baked chicken breasts (or rotisserie chicken)
- 3 green onions, washed, trimmed, and sliced (keep the sliced green parts for garnish)
- plain nonfat yogurt or low fat sour cream (optional)
- dried parsley, for garnish (optional)
- cracked black pepper, for garnish (optional)
For the lemon dressing:
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
Instructions
For the stuffed avocados
- Cook the bacon to a desired crispness; when cool enough to handle, crumble it into a salad bowl.
- Cut the avocados, remove the pits, and carefully scoop out the flesh.
- Dice up the avocado flesh and add it to the salad bowl.
- Squeeze a bit of lemon juice over the diced avocados and the empty avocado shells to prevent from browning.
- In the salad bowl, mix in the diced or shredded chicken and the white part of the sliced green onions. Set aside.
For the lemon dressing:
- Whisk together all of the ingredients in a small bowl; adjust the seasonings to taste and pour it over the salad.
- Taste the salad and adjust the seasonings.
- Using a spoon, scoop out the prepared chicken bacon salad and fill the empty avocado shells.
- If desired, add a dollop of plain nonfat yogurt or sour cream.
- Garnish with sliced green onions, dried parsley and cracked black pepper.Serve.
Notes
| Nutrition Facts: | |
| Calories from Fat: 126 | Protein: 18g |
| Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 59mg |
| Total Fat: 14g | Sodium: 196mg |
| Total Carbohydrates: 2g | Potassium: 210mg |
