Everybody needs to know how to make a delicious and Easy Chicken Salad. This Easy Chicken Salad is so good that it can be eaten plain, in a salad, in a lettuce wrap, or in a sandwich; the options are endless!
When I’m indulgent, I love eating it with a fresh croissant, but when I want to save some carbs and calories, I opt for a lettuce wrap – YUM! The chicken salad itself is SUPER easy to make!
How to make Chicken Salad:
- Start by preparing all the ingredients. Make shredded chicken or you can also use a rotisserie chicken and shred that. Prepare the vegetables and fruit by washing and chopping everything.
- Using a medium/large bowl, add the chicken, apples, grapes, celery, walnuts or pecans, mayonnaise, salt, pepper, and olive oil. Stir gently to combine everything and mix well.
- Cover and place in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes to let the flavors meld together.
How to serve Chicken Salad:
- Spoon over a bed of lettuce and enjoy plain.
- Add Chicken Salad to a fresh croissant and top with lettuce and tomato!
- Use romaine or bib lettuce and spoon the chicken salad into lettuce wraps.
- Using your favorite sandwich bread, make a chicken salad sandwich and top with lettuce and tomato.
- Eat with Ritz crackers!
The chicken salad will keep in the fridge for a week!
Easy Chicken Salad
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
10
minutesCooking time
30
minutesCalories
46
kcalIngredients
4 cups shredded chicken
1/2 cup chopped fuji or honey crisp apples
1/2 cup red seedless grapes, cut into 1/4ths
1/2 cup chopped celery
2 TBS chopped walnuts or pecans
1 cup mayonnaise (reduced fat is fine)
1/2 tsp olive oil
1/4 tsp salt or garlic powder
1/4 tsp pepper
hot sauce to taste
Directions
- Using a medium/large bowl, add the chicken, apples, grapes, celery, walnuts or pecans, mayonnaise, salt, pepper. Stir gently to combine everything and mix well and drizzle with olive oil.
- Cover and place in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes to let the flavors meld together.
- Serve and refrigerate when not serving. Will keep in fridge for up to 1 week.
