Healthy Chicken Salad made with tender chicken, Greek yogurt instead of mayo, crunchy celery, grapes, and sliced almonds for a delicious spin on a classic favorite!
Everyone needs a good chicken salad recipe in their arsenal and this healthier version tastes amazing! A classic combination of tender chicken, juicy grapes, crunchy celery, green onions and sliced almonds, but we’ve swapped out the mayo and used Greek yogurt along with some dijon mustard, fresh lemon juice and other seasonings! Quick and easy to throw together and can be served on slices of bread (or croissants!) as a sandwich, in a wrap or on a bed of lettuce as a salad. So flavorful and great for a crowd!
I feel like I grew up on chicken salad sandwiches, so much so that I actually stopped making them for the longest time. Now that I’m older, I love making them for parties or other gatherings and this healthier version is always such a hit! If you’re short on time and want to whip these up quickly, just get a rotisserie chicken and chop up the chicken. Not only is the chicken SO flavorful, but this salad is ready in minutes!
This is seriously SO simple to make. Just throw all your ingredients into a bowl and….MIX. That’s it! I do like to whisk the ingredients for the dressing in a separate bowl just to make sure that the flavors are evenly distributed, but you can definitely skip this step and just mix everything together at once.
This chicken salad can be stored in a sealed, airtight container in your fridge for up to 3-5 days so it’s really great for meal prep! This tastes best cold so make sure to chill the chicken salad for about 2 hours before serving right after making it.
Healthy Chicken Salad made with tender chicken, Greek yogurt instead of mayo, crunchy celery, grapes, and sliced almonds for a delicious spin on a classic favorite!
* This salad can be stored in a sealed airtight container in the fridge for up to 3-4 days.
Healthy Chicken Salad
Healthy Chicken Salad made with tender chicken, Greek yogurt instead of mayo, crunchy celery, grapes, and sliced almonds for a delicious spin on a classic favorite!
Prep: 10min
Total: 10min
Yield: 6
Serving Size: 1/6th of recipe
Nutrition Facts: servingSize 1/6th of recipe, calories 227 calories, Sugar 7.2 g, Sodium 1,357.8 mg, Fat 5.1 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Carbohydrate 9.9 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 41.4 g
Ingredients:
- 3 cups cooked chicken, chopped or shredded
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- 1 cup red grapes, halved
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced almonds
- 3 green onions, sliced
- 2 Tbsp parsley, finely chopped
- 3/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp celery seed
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cracked black pepper
Instruction:
- In a large bowl, mix together chicken, celery, grapes, almonds, green onions and parsley.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together Greek yogurt, dijon mustard, lemon juice, celery seed and salt/pepper. Drizzle the dressing all over the chicken mixture and mix well until all combined.
- Cover and store in the refrigerator until ready to enjoy. Serve with crackers, on slices of bread or in a wrap, or serve on lettuce as a salad.
Healthy Chicken Salad Recipe
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