YES. This happened. We made some healthy BLT chicken salad and shoved it inside/heaped it on top of an avocado. When I say “we” made, I really just mean me. And Boone, who sat at my feet. And blitz, who kept trying to take bites of the lettuce. She loves her some lettuce. Her true obsession is kale, though. Kale is the cheese to her macaroni. The syrup to her waffles. The BLT chicken salad to her avocados (boom…see what I did there?).
Annnnnway, these stuffed avocados…obbbbssseesseeeddddd. I could seriously eat one two seven of these every single day for the rest of forever. I love, love, love, love, love them. Who knew chicken salad went so ridiculously well with avocado?? I didn’t, but now that I’ve tried it, the combination seems obvious.
A scoop of avocado + a bite of BLT chicken salad = the perfect, most delicious, healthiest thing evaaaaaa.
So…first of all…the chicken salad. There are so many delicious things going on here.
- NO mayo! Guess what our secret ingredient/mayo substitute is??? Guess! GUESS. Cottage cheese! It will blow your mind how well cottage cheese works as a healthy substitute in chicken salad and egg salad. Awesome discovery. Yum, yum, yum. Cottage cheese is to mayo what Greek yogurt is to sour cream. There’s an analogy for ya.
- Turkey bacon. If you have never made turkey bacon in the oven, you have never made turkey bacon. It is really the ONLY way to do it. Otherwise, it is impossible to get crispy. It just doesn’t happen in a pan, unfortunately. But if you bake it in the oven, it gets crispy just like bacon and is a healthier substitute.
- The lettuce and tomato…not much to say here. The addition of these two ingredients along with the bacon is what makes this chicken salad taste just like your favorite BLT ?.
Stir all that goodness together with some rotisserie chicken, and you have one delicious bowl of chicken salad.
Next…the avocado. Now, this recipe is titled “stuffed avocados,” but really, depending on your avocado, there isn’t technically much “stuffing” happening. The little pit where the seed was is relatively small sometimes. SO – stuff as much in there as you can, and just heap the rest on top. If you don’t want to deal with this at all, just have a bowl of chicken salad next to your avocado and take a scoop of one and then a scoop of the other. Just as long as you eat them together, you are good. Because the combination of flavors and textures is WONDERFUL.
Okay, people. Listen to this. So I take Boone to doggie daycare every week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (the place is called Howl-a-Dayz Inn, by the way. How dang cute is that??). I went in a few days ago to pick Boone up, and there was another dog behind the gate. He was FREAKING ADORABLE, and I went over to hang out with him for a little bit. His name is Ike.
I immediately noticed how his personality is an absolute clone of Boone’s before the lady who works there even said anything. He jumped up on the gate next to the front desk and was just licking me all over like I was a bowl of water and he was dying of thirst. It. Was. Adorable. I put my hands over his paws and he slid them out and put his paws on top of my hands. Such a sweet little dude.
Then the lady was like, “Okay, you seriously need to adopt him. He and Boone are best friends and they play ALL day when they are both here. Ike is too hyper for any other dogs to play with him [except Boone], and no one will adopt him because he is crazy [like Boone].” I asked her if he actually needed to be adopted, and she told me they rescued him recently and he is her foster dog on a temporary basis.
I have not been able to stop thinking about him since! I want to adopt him so bad. He and Boone would have so much fun together playing all day. A little buddy for my little man! He is a Greyhound Husky mix, and he is absolutely precious. I went in again today and played with him for a little bit, and he is such a sweet, loving, cuddly boy.
I told Seth about him and sent him pictures, thinking he would say we shouldn’t get him since we have a small house and already have a big dog, but he wants him so bad! He is pushing for this even more than I am. SO – we might be adding a sweet little (I keep saying little, but he’s the same size as Boone) dog to our family!!
Very exciting! Buuuuuutttt also cray cray. We will see what happens ?. I’ll keep you updated!
For you 21 Day Fix people, here are your container amounts:
- 1 red (chicken, cottage cheese, turkey bacon – really it’s a tad more than one red, because there are 7 red containers going into 6 servings, but I just count it as 1 because it’s so little extra. If you want to be exact, just add a little less chicken)
- 1 blue (avocado)
- 1/3 green (tomato and lettuce)*
*When I have “partial” containers like this, I just keep it simple and fill the rest of the container (in this case, 2/3) up with easy raw veggies like carrots, cucumbers, peppers, etc…*
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PrintBLT Chicken Salad Stuffed Avocados
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 12 slices of turkey bacon (3 reds)
- 1 1/2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken (2 reds)
- 2 roma tomatoes (1 green)
- 1 1/2 cups cottage cheese (or more depending on the consistency you prefer – 2 reds)
- 1 cup finely chopped romaine lettuce (1 green)
- 3 avocados
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees
- Lay 12 slices of turkey bacon out on a foil lined baking sheet
- Bake for 10 minutes, flip, bake for another five minutes, and lay the bacon out over several sheets of paper towels to cool
- Meanwhile, quarter your tomatoes, scoop out all the pulp and seeds with your fingers, and dice into small chunks
- Chop the romaine into small pieces
- In a large bowl, combine the chicken, cottage cheese, romaine, tomatoes, crumbled turkey bacon, and mix together
- Season to taste with salt and pepper
- Half your avocados, remove the pits, and season lightly with salt and pepper
- To serve, scoop 1/6 (approximately) of the chicken salad into each avocado half. Not a huge amount will fit inside the hole made by the pit, so you will heap a decent amount on top of the avocado, too
This recipe is gluten free
If you make this or any of my other recipes, be sure to Instagram it and hashtag #thegarlicdiaries!
In the mood for more avocado recipes? Check these out:
Spicy Shrimp and Avocado Lettuce Wraps
Blackened Tilapia with Cucumber Avocado Salsa
Pasta Salad with Creamy Avocado Sauce
I love egg salad (and potato salad!) and your recipe sounds great (not to mention it looks STUNNING). I’ve pinned it, and I’ll be looking for an opportunity to try it out!
Yesss, I hope you try it and love it, Lorrie!!
Thank you so much for the recipes and the 21 day fix breakdowns!!! they are absolutely a God send!!! I am really struggling with meal prep. i want to do it all on one day! your recipes and breakdowns make it so easy!! i just have one suggestion/ request / plee :) is there any way to put the contain breakdowns on the recipe print sheet?? it would be a huge help!
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I’m super excited to try this because it’s the first recipe that actually made my super-picky guy say, “hey, that looks good, let’s try that!” Here’s my issue, though: he’s trying to eat really healthy but poor guy is allllllways hungry. I know that the second i set it in front of him, he’s gonna assume it’s a side and ask me where the main dish is… any suggestions for what to serve with it that will fill him up but still be healthy?
I don’t actually stuff the avocados. I cut up avocados in the salad and then serve over a bed of lettuce, like a meal sized salad.
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What can i substitute the cottage cheese with? I am lactose intolerant and trying to limit dairy
I have never seen Chicken recipe with Avocados..i might be new to this..any ways..its super cool :)
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Try it – you’ll love it :)!
I just found this website and I absolutely love it!
I am thinking about doing the 21 Day Extreme Fit, but I’m so picky with food. These are some awesome recipes. Especially this one!
Thanks!
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Thank you so much, Tracy! I hope these recipes work out for you :). Your comment made my day!
Do you use a regular, reduced fat, or fat free cottage cheese in this recipe?
Good question, Peg! Any type will work, but I used reduced fat (2% to be exact).
Just letting you know that I featured this recipe in my weekly Low-Carb Recipe Love on Fridays; hope a lot of my readers will click over here and try the recipe!
Thank you SO much Kalyn! I really appreciate it :).
I think that avocado in one serving is 2 blue (it is 1/4 avocado for 1 blue) and I love the idea but its a bit of a cheat- man I wish there was more avocado allowed, I am still making it and going to love it :)
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Oh my goodness, I don’t think a day passed that I didn’t wish we were allowed more blue containers! I could probably eat ten avocados a day and be happy :). So, as for the measurements – I had read somewhere that it was either 1/4 of a medium avocado for a blue container OR however much you could mash and fit in there. And each time I made guacamole (which was a lot – I love guac), I was always able to fit an entire half in the blue container. So I always just count the half as 1 blue. Maybe avocados in Kansas are just tiny?! Good question, though! I think a good solution if you would like to use 1/4 avocado would be to scrape some of the meat out and save it for later, and stuff the chicken salad into that hole. Kind of like you do with a twice baked potato!
For someone who avoids dairy, mayo would be a better alternative than cottage cheese since mayo does not contain lactose and is dairy free. Are there any modifications you would suggest with a healthier form of mayo or a dairy free option?
The only healthier form of mayo I know of is the stuff made with olive oil, which still isn’t good for you but it’s a little better! Mayo in general just isn’t a very good healthy option. My suggestion would be to just use as little possible to make it slightly creamy. Moderation is always key!
Okay I am fellow dog lover and you won me over to your site just because I Boone and Ike, the chicken salad recipe was a plus. Good luck with the adoption of your new family addition. I will be waiting for more great recipes and stories about the adventures of Boone and Ike.
Yayyyyyyy for dogs!!! Sadly Ike had to go back after our trial week :(. It was heart breaking, but he and Boone went absolutely crazy together (literally playing until three am), and they were just too much for our tiny house. It was a sad decision – he was such a sweetie!
This looks delicious! A friend and I take turns bringing dinner to swim meets in the summer and this is going to be my first meal of the season. Wondering if you’ve made ahead and served cool?
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Yay!! I hope it works out well for you, Christine :). My only concern about making it ahead of time would be that the lettuce may become wilted and the bacon less crispy, but I still think it would be yummy. I made these and had them in my fridge for a few days, and they stayed very tasty!
Had to come back and update – I had this last Thursday for our swim meet and it was AMAZING!!! I mixed everything except the lettuce (and I chopped up the avocado and added it in diced). My plan was to mix it in with lettuce at the meet, but I forgot. It was seriously delicious. Thanks so much for the recipe!
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Yay!! I’m so glad it worked out for you, Christine!!! This makes my day :).
Just tried this recipe. I wasn’t sure about the cottage cheese because I generally don’t like it, but it worked really well. When mixed in with the other ingredients, you really couldn’t tell it was cottage cheese. Mayo would have been a lot heavier. I must admit I did use regular bacon though :) Really delicious and simple recipe. Thanks!
You really can’t tell that it’s cottage cheese! I’m so, so glad it worked out for you Elise! Regular bacon probably made it that much more delicious :).
You are blowing my mind with this cottage cheese revelation. I need to try this right now! These look flipping amazing. I think I could eat seven of them too! ?
Yesssss it is an AMAZING revelation! You must, must, must try it, Amanda :).
BLT’s are my favorite thing ever. BLT chicken salad in an avocado sounds just heavenly! Gotta try this!
Keri @ Fashionable Foods recently posted…Penne with Sun Dried Tomato Cream Sauce and Spinach
Me too – I LOVE them :). You have to try it, Keri!!
Ahh this post makes me so happy for so many reasons! First of all, avocados and BLTs are two of my favorite things. Second of all, yesss adopt Ike!!! And share lots of pictures here please :)
I’m sure you will love them as much as I do, then :). Because BLTs and avocado are two of my favorite things as well! We are prettttttyyyy much 99% doing it…I’ll share pictures :).