Lollihop recently sent me a box full of goodies. Not familiar with Lollihop?

I love the concept. Basically, you can sign up to get a box full of goodies (8 to be exact) every month and they have different nutritional focuses. This month focused on Fiber, Protein and Vitamin C complete with a description of each and why we need them. Nutrition + Snacks = This Nutritionists Dream. :)

Want to try Lollihop yourself?

They have offered to send one reader a snack box full of goodies!

Ways to Enter: 

  • tweet about the giveaway, using @lollihop
  • like them on facebook 
  • let me know you did one or both of those things (in separate comments if you wish to increase your chances of winning)
You can also order Lollihop online and use this code: Emily-anutritionisteats (affiliate link)
I’ll choose a winner on Wednesday 9.28.11 at 6 pm. Good Luck!
Edited to Add: Congratulations Jill in Chicago, you are the winner! Please email me your mailing address: emily@anutritionisteats.com
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Chicken salad seems like one of those classic foods. Everyone has their own version, their own family recipe and their own specific proportions of what goes into it. I didn’t really grow up eating chicken salad so I’m not really partial to a certain ingredient or ingredients. I did have a lot of chicken in my freezer that needed to be used so I was searching on Foodily for what I could do with it. They presented me with this recipe from Real Simple. It was just the chicken salad I was looking for.

You see, I received about 4 pounds of Just Bare chicken breasts and tenders last week and I had precisely a week and a half to eat them up before we start the trek to CaliforniaJust Bare Chickens are fed natural feed and they are cage-free. You can also plug in a code on their website to find out what farm you chicken came from – mine was from a farm in Little Falls, MN. 

The chicken salad is great served over greens for a lunch or a light dinner but is also fantastic stuffed between ciabatta bread, and scooped with crackers for an easy snack.

Pesto Chicken Salad

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Yield: 2-3 servings

Recipe from Real Simple

Ingredients

  • 1 pound chicken breast or tenders
  • 1/2 cup mayonaise
  • 1/3 cup prepared pesto
  • salt & pepper

Instructions

  1. Cook chicken as desired. I poached mine in white wine, water and seasonings.
  2. Let chicken cool and shred.
  3. Combine chicken, mayonaise and pesto.
  4. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  5. Serve over greens, on bread or with crackers.
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