The Best Chicken Salad
User Reviews
4.7
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Total Time
10 mins
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Servings
6
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Calories
440 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Lunch
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Cuisine
American
The Best Chicken Salad
Description
This chicken salad uses cooked chicken, finely chopped celery and onions for crunch, sweet grapes for freshness, and walnuts or pecans for a nutty texture. The dressing combines mayonnaise with seasonings including ground mustard, dill, black pepper, salt, and Worcestershire sauce adding subtle tang and herbaceous notes. Mixing all ingredients and chilling enhances the melding of flavors.
The salad offers a balance of creamy, crunchy, and juicy bites, well-suited as a sandwich filling or served atop greens. Optional toppings like cucumber, lettuce, and tomato can add extra texture and freshness.
Leftover grilled or rotisserie chicken offers a convenient protein base. This recipe allows for substitutions or additions such as apples, cranberries, or eggs to vary the flavor profile. Preparation time excludes cooking the chicken itself.
Ingredients
- 2½ cups chicken diced, cooked
- ½ cup celery finely chopped
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 1 cup grape halved or quartered, red, seedless
- 1 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped
- ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper or to taste
- ½ teaspoon ground mustard
- 1 teaspoon dill dry
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ¾ cup mayonnaise
Optional Toppings
- cucumber sliced
- lettuce
- tomato
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add all the ingredients together and toss well. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour.
- Serve in sandwiches or wraps.
Notes
- Use leftover grilled, roasted, or rotisserie chicken for convenience and flavor.
- Mayonnaise can be replaced with low-fat versions or Greek yogurt for variation.
- Feel free to add ingredients like sliced apples, cranberries, or hard-boiled eggs to customize the salad.
- This salad can be served as a sandwich filling, over greens, or eaten on its own.
- Preparation time does not include cooking the chicken.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 440 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1sandwich | |
| Calories | 440kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 9g | 3% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 38g | 58% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 23g | 135% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 56mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 436mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 323mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 103IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 39mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.7
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