Jennifer Aniston Salad

I have made this trending Jennifer Aniston Salad Recipe dozens of times and never get sick of it. We add chicken for more protein and use it for easy, macro friendly meal prep.

So what is the Jennifer Aniston Salad you ask? It is a viral salad recipe with a quinoa or bulgar wheat base that Jennifer Aniston was said to have eaten every day while filming on the set of Friends.

Jennifer Aniston Salad

The real reason I believe this quinoa salad recipe took off like it did is because it is healthy, protein packed, full of flavor and easy to meal prep. Who doesn't love a light and fresh meal that is also filling and macro-friendly?

Do you love to meal prep like I do? If so, here are a few of my other favorite recipes to eat all week long!

White Chicken Chili - Buffalo Chicken Bowls - Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps

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Jennifer Aniston Salad Ingredients

Here's everything you need to make this easy quinoa salad:

• Uncooked Quinoa or Bulgar Wheat
• Water or Chicken Broth
• Chicken (I use Rotisserie Chicken Meat)
• Cucumber
• Fresh Parsley
• Fresh Mint
• Red Onion
• Pistachios
• Chickpeas
• Feta Cheese

Jennifer Aniston Salad Dressing Ingredients

• Lemon Juice
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Honey
• Salt and Pepper

How to Make Jennifer Aniston Quinoa Salad

Assembling your salad is actually pretty simple and quick to throw together. Here are the easy steps.

1) The first step is to rinse and drain your quinoa. Next, add quinoa and water or broth into a small pot and bring your water to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to low and cover. Cook for fifteen minutes. Once done, stir quinoa and let cool for ten to fifteen minutes.

While quinoa is cooking, get a large bowl and assemble your remaining ingredients.

2) Chop chicken into small bite sized pieces and add to your bowl.

3) Add feta, pistachios, and drained and rinsed chickpeas. Dice cucumber and red onion and add them in as well (I use a vegetable chopper to do this). Chop mint and parsley and add to bowl.

4) Grab a small mason jar and add all ingredients for dressing in. Shake well.

Tips For Meal Prepping Jennifer Aniston Salad

The macros on this salad are so good it is a staple in our meal prepping rotation. After the salad is finished but before I top it with dressing I portion it out into these four cup glass bowls with lids from Amazon.

I use this two cup measuring cup to portion them out, and then add the reminder by spoonful until the salad is evenly distributed between your glass bowls.

Top with lids and store in the fridge for up to a week. I use these small plastic containers to portion out salad dressing.

Jennifer Aniston Salad FAQ's

Here are a few frequently asked questions we get about this recipe.

Can I Make Jennifer Aniston Salad Vegan?

Yes! Simply use water not chicken broth to cook your quinoa, and eliminate chicken and feta cheese. You can also sub in avocado.

Did Jennifer Aniston Actually Eat This Salad Everyday?

Close! Jennifer actually clarified later online that the version she actually ate was more of a Cobb spinoff with egg and turkey bacon.

How Many Calories are in Jennifer Aniston Salad?

The macros in the recipe are fantastic. If you follow my recipe exactly and separate it into six meal sized portions here are the macros.

For the salad: Calories - 436, Fat 17.3 grams, Carbs 39.4 grams, Protein 32.3 grams.

For two tablespoons of dressing: Calories - 60, Fat 6.6 grams, Carbs - .5, Protein 0 grams.