Add some refreshing heat to your chicken cucumber salad! This keto Jalapeno popper version is so fresh that you’ll happily dig in.
Jalapeno Popper Salad
Jalapeno poppers are the ultimate appetizer or snack – and there are a ton of ways to play with the ingredients and flavors. The main ingredients and flavors that always stand out are jalapenos, cheese, and bacon.
From there, you can add all sorts of ingredients and make different kinds of recipes. And this salad has the main jalapeno popper ingredients, plus a lot more!
This is a vibrant, powerfully-flavored salad. It’s more than just chicken and veggies!
You’ve got the cucumber, green onions, jalapenos, and bacon for the texture. Chicken for the protein and then the creamy dressing with both cream cheese and plain Greek yogurt.
All together, it’s a salad that stands out from all the rest!
Chicken Cucumber Salad
There are only 4 grams net carbs in each serving of chicken cucumber salad. It’s my go-to salad for lunch when I need something light that will keep me feeling full until dinner.
Cucumbers are some of the most keto-friendly veggies that you can eat. There are only 1-2 grams of net carbs in a cup of chopped cucumber.
That’s why I use cucumbers in so many of my salad recipes! I’ve used it with chicken before when I made Keto Sliced Cucumber Chicken Salad.
This time, I took that idea and made it taste like jalapeno poppers. I love how it turned out!
Keto Chicken Cucumber Salad
Even though this is one of the easiest recipes that you’ll make, I have a few tips that will make it even easier. First tip is one of the most important ones.
Make sure you chop up the ingredients into tiny pieces. This includes both the cucumbers and the bacon.
The smaller pieces are easier to mix with the chicken and a lot easier to eat.
Next, let the cream cheese soften before you mix it with the Greek yogurt. Cold cream cheese is really difficult to mix but you can make it a lot easier to mix if you use an electric mixer or a stand mixer.
Final tip: used canned chicken. It’s tender, tasty, and will save you a lot of money.
What To Eat With Salad
This is the perfect salad to prep for the week ahead. It stands out as as a tasty salad for lunch.
You can eat it with a fork. Or use some homemade keto flatbread or keto cloud bread and eat it like a dip or sandwich.
Or serve this on the side with your dinner. It will taste delicious with a serving of Low Carb Air Fryer Chicken Sausage and Peppers – especially with the peppers. Or make some low-carb sweet chili chicken for dinner with the light salad.
If you’re going to eat it for lunch, then serve it with keto Dorito dip. It’s amazing with some Quest Dorito-inspired chips.
How To Store Chicken Salad
Since there isn’t any lettuce in it, this salad is easy to make ahead in your meal prep. Store your jalapeno popper chicken cucumber salad in an airtight food storage container.
Keep it in the refrigerator and eat it within three days.
The dressing might separate a bit as it sits in the fridge. This is totally normal.
Just give it a good stir and it will taste as good as new!
Keto Jalapeno Popper Chicken Cucumber Salad Recipe
Below are the ingredients (and step by step pictures) that you’ll need to make this keto jalapeno popper chicken cucumber salad recipe. Exact measurements and instructions are in the printable recipe card, just a little further below.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Servings: 4
Net Carbs: 4 net carbs per serving
Ingredients:
- Cucumber sliced
- Chopped or canned chicken
- Jalapenos finely diced
- Cream cheese softened
- Plain Greek yogurt
- Shredded cheddar cheese
- Ranch seasoning
- Garlic powder
- Green onions chopped + additional for garnish
- Bacon cooked and crumbled
Instructions:
Blend together the cream cheese, Greek yogurt, ranch seasoning and garlic powder until well combined.
Add the remaining ingredients to the mixing bowl with the cream cheese mixture, and toss to combine well before serving.
Serve garnished with additional green onions.
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Keto Jalapeno Popper Chicken Cucumber Salad
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 Cucumber chopped
- 12.5 ounces Chopped or Canned Chicken
- 2 Jalapenos finely diced
- 3 ounces Cream Cheese softened
- 2 tbsp Plain Greek Yogurt
- 1/3 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- 2 tsp Ranch Seasoning
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/4 cup Green Onions chopped + additional for garnish
- 1/3 cup Bacon cooked and crumbled
Instructions
- Blend together the cream cheese, Greek yogurt, ranch seasoning and garlic powder until well combined.
- Add the remaining ingredients to the mixing bowl with the cream cheese mixture, and toss to combine well before serving.
- Serve garnished with additional green onions.
Notes
Chicken Salad Recipes
If you enjoyed this keto jalapeno popper chicken cucumber salad recipe, here are some more chicken salad recipes you should try next. All of them are low-carb and so good for you.
