Freshly made chicken salad is stuffed into hallowed out cucumbers to make cups. Topped with a cherry tomato, these resemble savory cupcakes and are low-carb friendly.
Now that the unofficial start to summer is pretty much here, easy dinner options are a must! Our family typically does a lot of salads in the Summer, and this year is no exception.
That was a main motivator to make these Keto Friendly Stuffed Cucumbers with Grilled Chicken Salad. I knew by making them look like cupcakes, my kids would be more apt to eating them.
Stuffed Cucumber Cups with Grilled Chicken are pretty foolproof, and easy to construct. You can fill them with grilled chicken salad (my favorite) tuna–pretty much any mayonnaise based salad would do!
If you prefer the skin to stay intact on your cucumbers, you could leave it too. My kids are little picky eaters and do not care for the skin so I peeled and composted it before constructing my cups.
Having a sharp knife, and melon baller will help make forming the cucumber cups much easier. You want to try divide and cut as evenly across the cucumber as possible.
Doing so allows the cucumber cups to stand on their own without the risk of them falling over. The cherry on top of these Cucumber Cups Stuffed with Grilled Chicken Salad was a choice addition to make them resemble little cupcakes.
Are Cucumbers Keto Friendly?
Cucumbers make the perfect keto food because they contain negligible carbohydrates. In fact, you can incorporate cucumbers daily into your keto menu!
They will keep you hydrated and help you fight the possible keto flu! We love them because they are inexpensive, can be grown at home, and their mild flavor pairs well with proteins like chicken.
Best Keto Chicken Salad
My favorite spin on keto-friendly chicken salad is by using grilled chicken breast. I season them with salt & pepper, and grill fully.
I cook two large chicken breast to which I add 1/4 cup chopped white onion, and 1 celery stalk. Shred the chicken, and then combine that with 1/3 cup of maybe or so, and you have the tastiest chicken salad!
Grilled Chicken Salad Filled Cucumber Cups:
Ingredients-makes 9 cups
3 large garden cucumbers
1 pound of chicken salad ~I grilled my own, and shredded it up.
1/3 cup Kraft Mayo
chopped celery
chopped onion
cherry tomatoes for the toppers.
Directions:
Wash, and peel your three cucumbers-cut off the very ends.
As even as possible cute your cucumbers into three even pieces.
Using a melon baller, or knife, carefully scoop out about an inch inside the cucumbers.
Fill them with the chicken salad mix {tuna would also work}.
Cucumber Cups Stuffed with Grilled Chicken Salad
A fun summer recipe that was inspired by having one too many cucumbers growing in our New England garden.
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Servings 3people
Calories 347cal
Author Amy Desrosiers
Ingredients
1lbchicken breasts
1/3cupmayonnaise
1/4teaspoonsalt
1/4teaspoonpepper
1/4teaspoononion powder
3wholecucumbers
1/2cupcherry tomatoes
Instructions
Grill you chicken breasts until clear juices run freely from them.
Shred chicken, and mix with your mayo and spices.
Chill chicken until you are ready to stuff your cucumber cups.
To make cucumber cups, cut your cucumber into three pieces. You will want to slice them evenly across so that they sit level on a plate.
Using a melon baller, scoop out about 1 1/2 inches of melon.
Fill cups with desired amount of chicken salad, and then top with a cherry tomato.
These are really adorable party foods, and are perfect for “cupcake themed” parties.
I will have to try this recipe. We have a gas stove in our new house, which I love, but it makes the kitchen a sauna in the summer. So I love cold meal ideas like this one.
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This recipe looks delicious. Everything about it just sounds so good. The cool of the cucumber with that nice grilled chicken salad stuffing.
I love this idea! Great way to eliminate the carbs from a meal.
Oh me oh my! LOVE!! Definitely going to make for my hungry Mom attacks..my kids are picky too..and they’re teens!
Have a blessed week!
Fantastic idea. This is a great idea for gettogethers this summer.
What a really great idea to make cucumber cups! Very nice! I’m trying this!
That sounds good, minus the mayo I could have this on paleo!
These look cool and refreshing for summer! Thanks for sharing this recipe!
I LOVE these! It is just such a cute presentation.
What a great idea! Those cucumber cups are so cute! Definitely trying this!
That’s such a nice combination. I think that would be a hit!
Yummy, and I love how they look, I think my kids would enjoy this thanks!
These look fantastic! They look very simple to make but really delicious!
Wow these look like the perfect summer lunch option.
This is a great idea for Summer lunch. I’m going to try making this for my girls.
Oh my goodness. As soon as I opened this post and saw the photo, my mouth started to water :) Can’t wait to try these out, thank you.
Mmmm! These look super yummy. I love cucumbers.
Wow these are the cutest little salads EVER! So summer! Will definitely be making some of these :)
This looks like it tastes amazing and it looks simple enough for me to make without screwing it up. Thanks for sharing.
That looks good! I love cucumbers. Very refreshing for summer.
I love chicken salad! These would be great for a summer picnic!
I will have to try this recipe. We have a gas stove in our new house, which I love, but it makes the kitchen a sauna in the summer. So I love cold meal ideas like this one.
Those are very summery and I love that they are relatively easy to make!