Healthy Chicken Salad Recipe

A close-up of a bowl filled with a hearty chicken salad. It contains diced grilled chicken, chopped lettuce, red onions, celery, raisins, and is dressed with a creamy sauce. The vibrant colors and diverse textures of the ingredients are clearly visible.

5 from 9 votes

This healthy chicken salad is packed with protein, low in carbs, and perfect for a balanced meal. Creamy, flavorful, and loaded with nutritious ingredients, it's great for meal prep, sandwiches, or a light dinner!

Prep Time20

WORK TIME20

Course: Salad

Cuisine: World

Keyword: Chicken, healthy

Servings: yields

Calories: 292kcal

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 Almonds chopped or any other nuts
½ cup Dried cranberries optional

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

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Instructions

Cook the chicken:

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.

Make the salad:

To a large bowl add chopped celery, chopped apple, cranberries, chopped green onion, chopped red onion, chopped parsley, chopped almonds, chopped lettuce. *Read recipe notes
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!

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Notes

Watch the Video: For a better understanding of the recipe, I always recommend watching the video recipe, which includes a step-by-step guide to help you succeed.
FAQs: Make sure you read the FAQs for this recipe which are located below the recipe box for additional tips and troubleshooting! For extra tips and variations read the article.
Chicken salad for weight loss: in this recipe I used low fay mayo, if you prefer a lighter version, you can use the same amount of fat-free Greek yogurt.
Keto chicken salad: in this recipe, I included some dried cranberries, but if you prefer low-carb (keto) chicken salad, you can omit the cranberries. Same with apples.

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