Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
High-Protein Cottage Cheese Chicken Salad
High-Protein Cottage Cheese Chicken Salad is made with cottage cheese, chicken, and mayo.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 5 min
- Total
- 10 min
- Original yield
- Serves 2
- Ingredients
- 4 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Lunch
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cuisine
- American
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
- Dish type
- Salads
A few quick notes
1. Start with the first step
Set out what is needed for the first preparation step.
Get to know the ingredients
chopped chicken (grilled, rotisserie, etc.)
In the method: Add all salad ingredients to a large bowl.
cottage cheese
In the method: Add all salad ingredients to a large bowl.
mayo
In the method: Add all salad ingredients to a large bowl.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 2. Original quantities shown.
Check ingredients as you prepare them. These checks stay on this page.
Ingredient note
Source: 2 cups chopped chicken (grilled, rotisserie, etc.)Ingredient note
Source: ⅔ cup cottage cheeseIngredient note
Source: 2 tablespoons mayoIngredient note
Source: 2 tablespoons chopped dill (or herb of choice)
How to make it
0 of 2 steps completeMake room for High-Protein Cottage Cheese Chicken Salad
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Finish as directed
Serve on toast, in a wrap, on top of greens, with crackers, etc.
A few questions you might have
What should I prepare first?
Start with this step: Add all salad ingredients to a large bowl.
Which preparation step should I plan for?
Set out what is needed for the first preparation step.
What happens at the end?
Serve on toast, in a wrap, on top of greens, with crackers, etc.
How do I plan the ingredient amounts?
This version serves 2. Use the ingredient amounts listed for that yield. If you change the number of portions, check equipment and the full method as well as the shopping quantities.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: simplyquinoa.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.
