Dinner for 2

Green Goddess Chicken Salad

Name: Green Goddess Chicken Salad
Total time: 32 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 large avocado stoned; 1/2 tbsp olive oil; 1 lime zested and juiced; 1/2 jalapeño deseeded; 1/2 bunch basil torn; 1/2 cucumber sliced diagonally; 2 eggs; 3 little gem lettuces quartered; 50 g sundried tomatoes; 2 cooked skinless chicken breasts shredded; 2 spring onions shredded; 200 g cooked quinoa; 1 tbsp chopped pistachios

This no-cook salad combines shredded chicken, quinoa, vegetables, eggs, and avocado-basil dressing.

Typical price

$19.00for 4 servings

$4.75 per serving$19.00 for 4

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32 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
2servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Avocados$1.29 each typical	1	$1.29Typical price
Juice, soda and mixers$0.04/oz typical	1 oz	$0.04Typical price
Poblano and other fresh chiles$0.60 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical	0.5	$0.74Typical price
Cucumbers$0.89 each typical	0.5	$0.45Typical price
Eggs$0.30 each typical	2	$0.60Typical price
Romaine and salad greens$2.49 each typical	0.25	$0.37Typical price
Fresh tomatoes$1.99/lb typical	0.1 lb	$0.22Typical price
Chicken breast, boneless$3.49/lb typical	1 lb	$3.49Typical price
Green onions$1.19 each typical	0.25	$0.34Typical price
Quinoa, couscous, barley$0.20/oz typical	7 oz	$1.41Typical price
Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical	0.25 oz	$0.20Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$9.50

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oil

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

1 large avocado stoned
1/2 tbsp olive oil
1 lime zested and juiced
1/2 jalapeño deseeded
1/2 bunch basil torn
1/2 cucumber sliced diagonally
2 eggs
3 little gem lettuces quartered
50 g sundried tomatoes
2 cooked skinless chicken breasts shredded
2 spring onions shredded
200 g cooked quinoa
1 tbsp chopped pistachios

Steps

Mash the avocado with olive oil, lime zest, lime juice, jalapeño, and basil until mostly smooth.
Slice the cucumber, quarter the lettuce, chop the sun-dried tomatoes, and shred the spring onions.
Slice the fully cooked eggs and shred the cooked chicken into bite-size pieces.
Toss the lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, chicken, eggs, spring onions, and quinoa with the avocado dressing.
Check that the thickest part of the poultry reaches 165 F before serving.
Top the salad with chopped pistachios before serving.