Healthier Chicken Salad

A simple chicken salad recipe that’s a healthier version of the classic chicken salad. This recipe is creamy, crunchy and packed full of flavor!

I make this recipe ALL THE TIME and I typically make it over the weekend for brunch and make plenty for leftovers to last through the week. I intend for it to be a quick and easy lunch for the week ahead, but it rarely lasts through the weekend! It seems to disappear FAST every time I make it. It’s that good!

We eat it in croissants as a sandwich, we eat it in lettuce wraps for a low calorie, low carb option and we even eat it alone by the spoonful.

So what makes this a healthier version of a classic chicken salad recipe?

The creamy factor comes from plain, nonfat Greek Yogurt! I love using Greek Yogurt as a healthier substitute for many ingredients. It’s extremely universal.

This recipe also includes a lot of textures which also make for a nutritional meal – celery, grapes and walnuts!

But my favorite ingredient in this recipe is cumin! Jared always tells me to lay off the cumin in this recipe, but I LOVE the smokiness that it brings and it works great with the shredded chicken.

Whether you are looking for a light and easy brunch option or something to mix up your weekly meal prep, I encourage you to try this recipe. Let’s dive in..

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Healthier Chicken Salad

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Yield: 16 sandwiches

Serving Size: 1 sandwich

Ingredients

• 25 oz. shredded chicken, cooked
• 1 ½ cup red seedless grapes, halved
• 1 1/3 cup celery, diced
• 10 oz. plain, nonfat Greek yogurt
• 3 tbsp light mayonnaise
• 1 tbsp ground cumin
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp ground black pepper
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped
• Iceberg lettuce (optional)
• Croissants (optional)

Instructions

1. In a large mixing bowl, add shredded chicken (if using cubed chicken, use fork to shred), grapes and celery. Mix until well combined.
2. Add Greek yogurt, light mayonnaise, cumin, salt, pepper and walnuts. Mix again until well combined.
3. If using in a sandwich, cut croissants in half then top with chicken salad. Then add piece of iceberg lettuce before closing sandwich with croissant top.
4. Serve & Enjoy!

Notes

Keep chicken salad refrigerated. Keeps well for 4-6 days.

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