4.7 from 98 votes
The Best Chicken Salad
The Best Chicken Salad combines diced cooked chicken with crunchy celery, grapes, nuts, and a creamy mayonnaise-based dressing spiced with dry mustard and dill. This salad blends sweet, savory, and textured components, making it versatile for sandwiches, wraps, or a refreshing salad topping that can be customized easily.
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings:
6
Calories:
440 kcal
Course:
Main Course, Lunch
Cuisine:
American
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.
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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
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%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 440
% 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.