Garlicky Feta Chicken Broccoli Salad: A High-Protein Meal in Seven Minutes

Both Jacob and his wife found this recipe separately and both wanted to try it. That kind of independent convergence usually means the recipe is worth making. The result is a protein-packed, garlicky feta chicken salad that takes about seven minutes once you have your ingredients prepped.

The Ingredients

The sauce is built around feta cheese, roasted garlic, and non-fat Greek yogurt. When buying feta, look for the lowest calorie, highest protein option you can find. Jacob used pre-roasted garlic cloves to simplify the process.

For the chicken, you have options: buy it pre-shredded, use a rotisserie chicken, or grill and shred it yourself. The key is to use a lot of chicken, roughly equal parts chicken to broccoli, to push the protein count as high as possible. Broccoli adds the fiber and volume.

Assembly

Mix the sauce with the shredded chicken and broccoli. Jacob cooks in bulk, but this batch was only two servings because broccoli is such a high-volume food. The result is a massive bowl that looks like far more food than the calorie count would suggest.

Key Takeaways

• The sauce is feta cheese, roasted garlic cloves, and non-fat Greek yogurt blended together
• Use equal parts shredded chicken and broccoli for a high-protein, high-fiber result
• Pre-roasted garlic and pre-made shredded chicken cut prep time to under ten minutes
• Broccoli's volume makes two servings look enormous