Description
Best Chicken Salad: A Classic Recipe Perfect for Any Meal that combines tender chicken, sweet grapes, crunchy pecans, and a creamy dressing.
Ingredients
Scale
4 cups cooked chicken
shredded
1.5 cups red grapes
halved
1 cup celery
diced
0.5 cup red onion
finely diced
0.75 cup toasted pecans
chopped
0.5 cup mayonnaise
0.25 cup Greek yogurt
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp honey
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tbsp fresh parsley
chopped
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the shredded chicken, red grapes, diced celery, red onion, and chopped pecans.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, honey, salt, and pepper until smooth.
- Pour the dressing over the chicken mixture and stir until well-coated.
- Add the chopped parsley and gently mix.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate for later use.
Notes
This chicken salad is perfect as a sandwich filling, served on a bed of lettuce, or enjoyed with crackers. Adjust seasoning to your taste.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes (if cooking chicken)
- Category: Dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 420 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg
Keywords: chicken salad, classic recipe, healthy meal, easy recipe, American cuisine