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Healthy Chicken Salad Recipe
This chicken salad is healthy, easy to make and super delicious. This healthy chicken salad is high in proteins, low carb, keto-friendly and perfect salad for weight loss! If you like creamy salads, you will love this creamy chicken salad. One of the many benefits of this salad is that it goes well with sandwiches, so you can take this salad to school or work or just serve with your favorite dinner.
Healthy Chicken Salad Recipe
3.50 from 101 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
WORK TIME 20 minutes mins
DIFFICULTY Easy
Cuisine World
Servings 6 yields
Ingredients
For the chicken:
- 3 Chicken breasts skinless
- 1-2 tablespoons Oil
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ¼ teaspoon Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Paprika
- 1 teaspoon Dried oregano
For the salad:
- 2-3 Celery stalks chopped
- ½ Green apple chopped
- 3 Green onions chopped
- ¼ Red onion chopped
- 2 tablespoons Parsley chopped
- 4-5 leaves Lettuce chopped
- ½ cup 45g Almonds, chopped or any other nuts
- ½ cup 65g Dried cranberries/raisins
For the dressing:
- 4 tablespoons Mayonnaise low fat
- 1 tablespoon Greek yogurt low fat
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons Lemon juice
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
- DIRECTIONS
- In a bowl, mix oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, oregano and paprika. Place the chicken in the bowl and mix until full coated. Let marinate for 1 hour (optional).
- Heat a large pan or skillet over medium heat. Add marinated chicken and cook for 4-5 minutes on each side, or until fully cooked. Remove from heat and set aside to cool, while preparing the vegetables.
- To a large bowl add chopped celery, chopped apple, cranberries, chopped green onion, chopped red onion, chopped parsley, chopped almonds, chopped lettuce.
- Cut chicken breast into small pieces and add to the salad.
- Make the dressing: in a small bowl, mix all dressing ingredients and well combined.
- Add the dressing to the salad and mix.
- Serve!
I’ve made this and it wonderful! But what is the calorie count for the salad.
This salad is wonderful, it should have 5 stars!
Thanks for a healthy delicious salad
What great flavours. Thanks