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Greek Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups

April 4, 2016 by Danae 10 Comments

A new twist on my favorite Greek salad! These Greek Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups are low in carbs, high in protein and perfect for a light, fresh weeknight dinner or lunch! 

Greek Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups | These Greek Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups are low in carbs, high in protein and perfect for a light, fresh weeknight dinner or lunch!What a great weekend it was! The sun and warm weather finally came back and almost all of the snow is melted, well except for the 10 foot tall pileups of black icy sludge still sitting in the parking lots…those will be there for another month I’m sure. My husband and I took full advantage of the perfect weather and spent a lot of time outside. Saturday we went walking at our favorite south Denver park, Washington Park, and Sunday we went out on some of the trails near our house. With the exception of one day this week, it looks like the Colorado weather I love will be sticking around.

Greek Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups | These Greek Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups are low in carbs, high in protein and perfect for a light, fresh weeknight dinner or lunch!With warmer weather hopefully sticking around for a while, it’s time to start thinking about lighter, fresher meals. After all, warmer weather means swimsuits and more skin showing and if you’re like me there might be a couple pounds of winter weight that needs to be shed. It served it’s purpose during the cold months keeping us warm, but now it’s time to say “bon voyage”!

Greek Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups | These Greek Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups are low in carbs, high in protein and perfect for a light, fresh weeknight dinner or lunch!Some of the things I do to lose that pesky winter weight are drink more water, eat more protein, limit my desserts to the weekend, keep up with my running (that’s really never been an issue for me), spend a little more time in the gym working on weight lifting and core workouts and cutting back on carbs. Since I do run so much a carb-free diet would never work for me and in the long run I don’t think it works for anyone nor should anyone be attempting it. However, cutting back on them for a few meals every week won’t hurt. One of my favorite dinners or lunches to make that is low on carbs is lettuce cups.

Greek Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups | These Greek Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups are low in carbs, high in protein and perfect for a light, fresh weeknight dinner or lunch!Instead of the usual salad, which after so many of them it starts to get old, I switch it up and load a lettuce cup with whatever filling I’m currently in the mood for. In this case I decided to take one of my favorite salads and make these Greek Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups. I’ve eaten many Greek salads over the years. When we go out to eat and I’m in the mood for a salad I always go with Greek. I’ve had some really good ones and some really terrible ones. These Greek Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups were my way of taking all the toppings I love (feta, roasted red pepper, artichokes, cucumbers and kalamata olives) and putting it all together in one delicious, healthy and easy to make meal! These lettuce cups are not only new way to eat Greek salad, but low in carbs, high in protein and perfect for a light, fresh weeknight dinner or lunch!

Greek Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups

Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

Chicken Seasoning

  • 1 pound chicken breasts
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • Kosher salt and black pepper to taste

Greek Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups

  • Cooked chicken breasts, diced
  • 1/2 cup English cucumber, diced
  • 1/2 cup roasted red peppers, chopped
  • 1/4 cup red onion, diced
  • 1/4 cup chopped defrosted frozen artichokes, jarred may also be used
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
  • 2 ounces feta cheese, cut into cubes
  • 8 Kalamata olives, chopped
  • Butter or romaine lettuce for serving the chicken salad in

Red Wine Vinaigrette

  • 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

  1. Season the chicken breasts with the spice mixture and bake, grill, or sautè them.
  2. Let the chicken cool then dice it into bite sized pieces and place in a large bowl.
  3. Add all of the remaining ingredients for the Greek Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups, except the lettuce to the bowl.
  4. In a small bowl whisk together all of the ingredients for the red wine vinaigrette.
  5. Pour the desired amount of vinaigrette over the chicken salad and toss together.
  6. Serve the chicken salad in the butter or romaine lettuce cups.
Nutrition Information:

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1106.77 Total Fat: 85.85g Carbohydrates: 39.16g Protein: 43.85g
© Danae

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Comments

  1. Catherine

    April 4, 2016 at 4:46 am

    Dear Danae, lettuce cups are one of my favorites...these look fabulous! What a light but satisfying salad. Perfect anytime of day! xo, Catherine
    Reply
  2. Rachel @ Baked by Rachel

    April 4, 2016 at 5:00 am

    I love how bright and cheery these are! Definitely makes me want to reach out and grab one :)
    Reply
    • Danae

      April 9, 2016 at 3:11 pm

      Thanks Rachel! Darn computer screen is always preventing me from grabbing a bite!
      Reply
  3. Marye

    April 4, 2016 at 6:29 am

    Wow, these are so colorful and they look so yummy!
    Reply
  4. Kellie @ The Suburban Soapbox

    April 4, 2016 at 8:24 am

    I think this is going to be my dinner tonight! They sure look full of flavor!
    Reply
  5. Melissa Falk

    April 4, 2016 at 8:42 am

    Hi, Danae! I could eat a Greek salad everyday and never tire of it. Next to soup, it's my favorite food. Love your change up on this classic recipe.
    Reply
    • Danae

      April 9, 2016 at 3:10 pm

      Thanks Melissa! I'm always in the mood for Greek food, it's so light, fresh and flavorful!
      Reply
  6. Patricia @ Grab a Plate

    April 4, 2016 at 8:20 pm

    It really is amazing how drastically different weather across the country can be at the same time! This salad in those gorgeous and bright lettuce cups! So pretty - this will put you in a good mood, for sure! Love this!
    Reply
  7. Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction

    April 6, 2016 at 7:45 am

    I love all these flavors! I wish this is what I had waiting for me for lunch!
    Reply
  8. Keith @ How's it Lookin?

    April 12, 2016 at 1:07 pm

    This looks so good. I love lemon pepper, thanks for sharing
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