Keto Chicken Salad with BACON & ONLY 2 NET CARBS (2024)

August 23, 2022April 8, 2018 by Melissa

Everyone loves a good BLT, bacon lettuce and tomato sandwich, but have you tried BLTA Keto Chicken salad? It tops the list here as one of our most popular recipes! A family friendly keto recipe, This low carb chicken salad recipe is packed full of flavor with bacon and avocado. Our easy keto chicken salad can be whipped up in minutes and enjoyed all week.

Keto Chicken Salad

BLTA style, Bacon Lettuce Tomato and Avocado!

A favorite lunch in our house is chicken salad and it is something that can be made so easily either with leftover chicken, rotisserie or even canned chicken. It use to be that we stuck to the classic, old fashioned way of making chicken salad. Chicken, mayo and celery.

But Why put so much in chicken salad?

Years and years ago I remember seeing waldorf style chicken salad on a menu and thinking to myself "that is so crazy! Who puts all that stuff in chicken salad?". But, It wasn't until I expanded my palette grew up that I realized there was a reason for all of those mix ins. Because Flavor! Sweet tart, savory, crunchy and more.

The different ingredients touched each part of taste buds creating an amazing flavor combination. From that point on I started experimenting with different flavor profiles for our chicken salad. And that is why we put so many ingredients into our keto chicken salad!

Is This A Family Friendly Keto Recipe?

This recipe is great for everyone. Eating the keto way? This is keto approved! Low carb? Approved! Just like chicken salad? Check! Approved. Most people don't realize that a recipe can be keto or low carb and not have anything "funky" added to it or main ingredients omitted from it.

This recipe simply is a mix of amazing ingredients combined together to mimic a BLT with keto Chicken Salad combo. We added avocado for fun! So there you have it, a family friendly keto recipe everyone is going to love.

Making our Keto BLT A Chicken Salad

It is so simple you won't believe it. Full recipe card below

Makes 6-8 servings

Ingredients

• 1 rotisserie chicken, shredded and chopped
• 5 slices cooked bacon, chopped
• 10 cherry tomatoes, quartered
• 1 avocado, diced
• ⅔ cup mayonnaise
• ¼ teaspoon each garlic & onion powder
• Salt & pepper to taste
• Lettuce for wrapping
• Celery seasoning to taste (optional)

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine all dressing ingredients. Mix well.

Add chicken, tomatoes, bacon and avocado. Stir to combine.

Wrap in lettuce, enjoy! SIMPLE.

Note *Also tastes amazing in Greek gyro pita bread or on sweet hawaiian rolls. BUT ONLY IF YOU AREN'T KETO AND LOW CARB

What is A Lettuce Wrap?

Well, that is simple... a lettuce wrap is when you use lettuce leaves to wrap your yummy keto blt chicken salad or anything else in. The purpose is to add a fresh, crunch that is light and fresh. But the biggest reason is to reduce carbs in the meal.

How do I make a lettuce wrap?

To make a lettuce wrap follow these easy steps:

• Pick a lettuce such as green leaf, bib or romaine (remove the rib)
• lay it out on a flat surface
• add your filling in the bottom ¼ of the lettuce, the same as you would on a tortilla
• fold in the sides and start rolling
• don't worry if it starts to crack, chances are the next fold/roll will cover it and it won't fall apart.
• NOTE- crisper, crunchy parts of lettuce will break easy

New to using avocado? Here is some great info on Choosing A Ripe Avocado . Because it can be tricky to do !

Be sure to try our keto no bake cookies for dessert!

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Making a traditional Keto BLT

If you want to skip all the lettuce and go straight for a more hearty lunch or dinner, you can make this low carb chicken salad into a keto blt quite easily. Try using Joseph's Lavash bread or cloud bread. Because This should only add about 3 carbs to your meal depending on your low carb bread choice, it is a great way to bulk up your meal.

Making our Low Carb Chicken Salad Recipe

Try how simple this low carb chicken salad recipe is and then let us know what you think! And Don't forget to share to social media to save this delicious recipe.

Yield: 8 Servings

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Our blta chicken salad is the perfect mash up of the classic BLT with avocado and chicken salad!

Ingredients

• 1 rotisserie chicken, shredded and chopped
• 5 slices cooked bacon, chopped
• 10 cherry tomatoes, quartered
• 1 avocado, diced
• ⅔ cup mayonnaise
• ¼ teaspoon each garlic & onion powder
• Salt & pepper to taste
• Lettuce for wrapping
• Celery seasoning to taste, optional

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, combine all dressing ingredients. Mix well.
2. Add chicken, tomatoes, bacon and avocado. Stir to combine.
3. Wrap in lettuce, enjoy!
4. Note *Also tastes amazing in Greek gyro pita bread or on sweet hawaiian rolls.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 8Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 276Total Fat: 23gTrans Fat: 0gCarbohydrates: 4gNet Carbohydrates: 2gFiber: 2gProtein: 14g

Nutrition facts are auto- populated by the app for this recipe card, numbers may vary. For best results, input your exact brand ingredients into a recipe analyzer like Verywell or MyFitnessPal.

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