Description

This Ultimate Chicken Salad is creamy, flavorful, and endlessly versatile—a lunchtime favorite packed with tender chicken, crunchy celery, sweet grapes, and a perfectly seasoned dressing. Perfect for sandwiches, wraps, or a simple salad plate, it’s easy to make ahead and guaranteed to become your go-to chicken salad recipe.

Ingredients

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For the Chicken Salad

3 cups cooked chicken breast, diced or shredded
2 stalks celery, finely chopped
1 cup seedless red grapes, halved
1/2 cup toasted pecans or walnuts, chopped
1/4 cup red onion, finely chopped
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

For the Dressing

1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

To Serve (Optional)

Lettuce leaves, for lining plates or sandwiches
Bread, wraps, or croissants

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Instructions

Prepare the Chicken: If you haven’t done so yet, cook and cool your chicken breast, then dice or shred it into bite-sized pieces. Rotisserie chicken is a great shortcut!
Chop the Add-ins: Finely chop the celery, halve the grapes, and finely dice the red onion. Toast the pecans or walnuts for extra flavor, then chop them roughly.
Make the Dressing: In a large bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper until smooth and well combined.
Assemble the Salad: Add the chicken, celery, grapes, red onion, pecans or walnuts, and parsley into the bowl with the dressing. Gently fold everything together until all the ingredients are evenly coated.
Chill: Cover the bowl and refrigerate the chicken salad for at least 30 minutes before serving. This helps the flavors meld.
Serve: Scoop the chicken salad onto lettuce leaves, inside a sandwich, in a wrap, or on its own. Enjoy!

Notes

Jazz it up with a sprinkle of curry powder or smoked paprika in the dressing.
You can substitute rotisserie chicken for extra convenience.
Add chopped apples or dried cranberries for a sweet twist.
To make it dairy-free, use only mayonnaise in the dressing.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 cup
Calories: 320
Sugar: 6g
Sodium: 420mg
Fat: 20g
Saturated Fat: 3.5g
Unsaturated Fat: 13g
Trans Fat: 0g
Carbohydrates: 10g
Fiber: 2g
Protein: 25g
Cholesterol: 65mg