Greek Chicken Salad in a Jar
The best healthy Greek-inspired chicken salad loaded with chickpeas, fresh veggies, feta, and kalamata olives. Toss this light and simple Greek chicken salad with a flavorful Greek dressing, layer in a mason jar, or put it in meal prep containers for the perfect weekday lunch!
Servings 1 serving
Calories 643cal
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Greek dressing*
- 1 tomato, diced
- 1/4 cup diced cucumber
- 1/2 cup cooked chickpeas
- 2 tablespoons diced red onion
- 1 cup diced or shredded grilled or baked chicken breasts* (see notes section for the perfect marinade)
- 1/4 cup pitted kalamata olives
- 2 tablespoons feta crumbles
- 1-2 cups chopped romaine
Instructions
- Make the mason jar salad by adding the ingredients to a 16 ounce mason jar (or equivalent) in the following order: dressing, tomato, cucumber, chickpeas, red onion, olives, feta, chicken breast, romaine. Store in the refrigerator for up to 2-3 days until you’re ready to eat. When ready to eat, simply pour ingredients into a bowl or onto a plate and enjoy! Feel free to double the recipe to make 2 mason jar salads.
Notes
*Feel free to use a store-bought greek dressing if you’d like.
**We also recommend marinating your chicken in the greek dressing before baking or grilling it.
Learn how to grill chicken here, how to bake it here, and see the full post for tons of different ways to customize this salad!
Nutrition
Serving: 1mason jar salad (with dressing) | Calories: 643cal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 50.4g | Fat: 29.5g | Saturated Fat: 6.4g | Fiber: 13.4g | Sugar: 4.7g