Love chicken salad? In this post, we’re sharing our go-to healthy chicken salad recipe + 4 different chicken salad recipes for you to try using shredded chicken, a Greek yogurt sauce, and different add-ins.
If there is one thing our head recipe developer, Linley, has taught me — it’s that you should always make chicken salad with leftover chicken no matter the type of chicken. Grilled chicken legs – shred it and make chicken salad. Baked chicken breast – shred or dice up the leftovers and make chicken salad.
She truly is the queen of taking something boring and making it delicious. In this post, we’re sharing 4 ways to jazz up your boring old chicken salad. Of course, we put our healthy twist to it with a delicious Greek yogurt-based sauce and flavorful add-ins.
Classic chicken salad is typically made up of shredded chicken breast, celery, onion, grapes, mayo, and lemon juice.
Chicken salad is high in protein and typically low in carbohydrates making it a healthy recipe option.
It All Starts with Shredded Chicken
Every good chicken salad begins with shredded chicken. Feel free to make your own or buy store-bought or use rotisserie chicken (my favorite!).
If you make your own, make sure to chill the chicken before mixing it with the rest of the ingredients. If you’d like to make your own shredded chicken, we have a handful of tutorials to help you out:
What to Add to Your Chicken Salad
We are all about add-ins when it comes to chicken salad. Our classic chicken salad recipe calls for:
- apple
- red onion
- celery
- craisins
- sauce: our classic chicken salad sauce is Greek yogurt-based. It also calls for lemon juice, honey, a little garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
You can really add any and everything to your chicken salad. Try any of the following:
- bacon
- beans
- raisins
- buffalo sauce
- fresh herbs
- tomatoes
- cucubmer
- seeds
- pickles
How to Serve Chicken Salad
We love chicken salad because you can serve it in a variety of different ways to really keep mealtime interesting.
Store chicken salad in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
If you LOVE healthy chicken salad so much that you’re looking for more recipe inspiration, check out some other Fit Foodie Finds chicken salad recipes below!
Healthy Chicken Salad – 4 Ways
Keep reading to find 4 amazing healthy chicken salad recipes that are oh-so flavorful and super easy to make!
Love southwestern flavors? Try our healthier southwest chicken salad! It’s made with a citrus-infused southwestern yogurt sauce and a little bit of hot sauce to top things off!
Our Classic Healthy Chicken Salad with Apples is a classic recipe made with a healthy twist! It’s very similar to Waldorf Chicken Salad, but made with a delicious yogurt sauce, a little bit of honey, and lemon juice!
Please tell me you’re a BLT lover! This BLT Chicken Salad is so yummy and healthy too! The chicken salad sauce is so yummy and made with yogurt, a little bit of ranch seasoning (secret ingredient) and lemon juice!
Healthy creamy pesto chicken salad?! Uh, yes, please! Our pesto chicken salad is made with classic Caprese ingredients and a yogurt-based pesto sauce that you’re going to love!
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Place shredded chicken, green apple, red onion, celery, and dried cranberries into a large bowl. Mix and set aside.
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Create the sauce combining yogurt, lemon juice, honey, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
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Add sauce to the shredded chicken mixture and mix until combined. Serve and enjoy.
Calories: 195 kcal, Carbohydrates: 16 g, Protein: 28 g, Fat: 2 g, Fiber: 2 g, Sugar: 12 g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
