4.7 from 207 votes
Best Chicken Salad
This easy, classic Chicken Salad recipe with grapes and sliced almonds is the best I've ever had and makes the most amazing sandwich on a croissant ever. Perfect for a graduation parties, a ladies luncheon, brunches, bridal or wedding showers, baptisms, and pretty much any event you can think of!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 530 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts or 4 cups cooked, roughly chopped or shredded chicken
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups halved red grapes
- 1 1/2 cups chopped celery about 2-3 celery ribs
- 1 cup thinly sliced almonds
- 3 thinly sliced green onions both the white and green part
- 2 Tablespoons chopped fresh dill
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 8 croissant rolls optional for sandwiches
- green leaf lettuce optional for sandwiches
Instructions
- If using uncooked chicken breasts, preheat oven to 400°F. Rub chicken breasts with the olive oil and sprinkle with a little salt and pepper. Place the chicken on a baking sheet and bake for 22-26 minutes until the internal temperature reaches 165°F when tested with an instant read meat thermometer placed in the thickest part of the breast. Roughly chop or shred the cooked chicken.
- In a large bowl, add the cooked chicken, grapes, celery, green onions, almonds, and dill, then gently toss to combine.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
- Add the dressing mixture to the chicken mixture and gently stir until everything is evenly coated. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1-2 hours or even overnight.
- If making chicken salad sandwiches, slice each croissant in half and layer a piece of green leaf lettuce and a scoop of chicken salad on each roll. Or serve the chicken salad over a bed of mixed greens with sliced tomato and avocado.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
530kcal
(27%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
25g
(50%)
Fat
43g
(66%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
17g
Monounsaturated Fat
17g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
71mg
(24%)
Sodium
602mg
(25%)
Potassium
657mg
(19%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
246IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
109mg
(11%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 530
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 530kcal | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 25g | 50% |
| Fat | 43g | 66% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 17g | 100% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 71mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 602mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 657mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 246IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 109mg | 11% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.