Friday, August 14, 2009

lunch break: chicken salad salad


(or: why i'm willing to spend three and a half dollars on chicken in a can)

(or: we don't need no stinkin' grapes and walnuts)

(sorry, mom.)

in an effort to eat wonderful lunches that i totally love, like bill and his turkey & asiago sandwich, i'm trying new things which-- let's be honest-- has never been a strength of mine.


i actually DO love this lunch something serious and it's insanely easy.

ingredients:
  • two or three stalks of celery, chopped fine
  • 1 can of trader joe's canned chicken (packed in water)
  • a blob of mayo (er 1/4 cup?)
  • sea salt and fresh ground pepper
  • a bag of spring mix

prep:

  • drain & flake chicken (it's already pretty flaky, just jab at it with a fork some)
  • chop celery

actual cooking (okay, "actual" is relative, here):

  • combine celery, salt & pepper, chicken & mayo
  • divide into 2 or 3 small containers (one cupish)

in the morning:

  • toss some spring mix in an old take-out container (i like one from the olive garden-- a constant reminder that awful meals can come in nice containers) or something
  • grab a contain of chicken salad

at lunchtime:

  • dump chicken salad on spring mix
  • do the happy chair dance at your desk



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