Keto-Friendly Chicken Salad

I don't know what it is about the combination of chicken and mayonnaise that has always appealed to me, but I'm kind of obsessed; actually, mayonnaise on its own is pretty much perfection as far as I'm concerned. Luckily for me, I just so happened to chose what is possibly the only diet in the history of diets that allows for mayonnaise consumption, so of course I had to make something that exploited this fabulous privilege! Naturally, I chose chicken salad.

For this recipe you'll need:

- 2 chicken breasts (I strongly recommend organic as the flavor is significantly better)
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- salt (kosher works best)
- pepper
- 3 eggs, hardboiled
- 5 strips of bacon, cooked
- 1 avocado
- 6 oz of blueberries (optional)
- 3/4 cup of mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup chopped green peppers
- 1 lemon

Set oven to 350 degrees. Cover the chicken with a liberal amount of olive oil and sprinkle both sides generously with salt and pepper. Place in baking tray and bake the chicken for 20-25 minutes (this applies for organic chicken, non-organic chicken may need to be cooked longer).

While you're waiting for the chicken to cook, go ahead and hard boil your eggs. I personally have found that adding the eggs to already boiling water helps keep the shell from sticking, but everyone seems to have their own method.

Chop the eggs to desired consistency and add to mixing bowl. You will also want to start cooking the bacon until it is to a desired done-ness. I personally like both crunchy and fatty bacon bits, so I try to vary the level at which each piece of bacon is cooked. 

Mmm, bacon. 

Once the bacon is cooked, give it a rough chop and add it to the mixing bowl along with the eggs. 

All you need to do from here is chop up the onions, green peppers and celery and add them to the bowl as well. 

Oh, don't forget the avocado! 

You can chose to either chop the blueberries in halves or throw them into the salad whole - personally, I like to add them whole, but that really has more to do with me being lazy than it does taste. 

Once the chicken is cooked give it a good rough chop

Add all the chicken into the bowl, along with the mayonnaise

Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper, squeeze a little fresh lemon juice into the bowl, give a good mix and Voila! Delicious chicken salad is complete! 

The recipe should yield about 5 servings. Here's the nutritional breakdown per serving:

Calories: 468

Total Fat: 41 grams

Net Carbs: 11.3 grams*

Protein: 16.3

Enjoy! 

*If you want to reduce the carb count further, the best option is to eliminate the blueberries.