Pesto Chicken Salad Croissants

Name: Pesto Chicken Salad Croissants
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 c. plain yogurt; 1/4 c. pesto; 2 tsp. lemon zest plus 1 Tbsp juice; Kosher salt; Pepper; 3 c. shredded rotisserie chicken; 1/3 c. sliced toasted almonds; 6 croissants, split and toasted; Baby arugula and sprouts, for serving

By The Good Housekeeping Test KitchenPublished: Jun 21, 2018

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Mike Garten

Yields:

6 serving(s)

Total Time:

20 mins

Cal/Serv:

435

Once you add pesto to your chicken salad, you'll never want the plain stuff again.

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Ingredients

1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/4 cup pesto
2 tsp. lemon zest plus 1 Tbsp juice
Kosher salt
Pepper
3 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
1/3 cup sliced toasted almonds
6 croissants, split and toasted
Baby arugula and sprouts, for serving

Directions

1. Step 1In large bowl, whisk together yogurt, pesto, lemon zest and juice and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Fold in chicken and almonds.
2. Step 2Divide arugula and chicken salad among croissants and top with sprouts.

Nutritional information (per serving): About 435 calories, 30 g fat (10.5 g saturated), 20 g protein, 705 mg sodium, 31 g carb, 3 g fiber

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