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Chicken Salad Recipe

This recipe is made with classic ingredients. Also included is a list of easy and delicious ingredient substitutes for every occasion.
Prep Time45 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Salad
Servings: 4 -6
Calories: 341kcal
Author: Good Dinner Mom

Ingredients

  • Approximately 2 ½ cups of diced chicken from 1 rotisserie chicken, light and dark meat
  • 1 to 2 cups red seedless grapes, cut in half
  • 3 green onions, green stalk included, chopped
  • 2 stalks of celery, including leaves, chopped
  • 3 bread and butter pickles, diced
  • ¼ cup fresh dill, minced
  • cup fresh parsley, chopped
  • Good dash of whole mustard seeds
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • ½ cup plain Greek yogurt or sour cream
  • 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • Kosher salt to taste, about ½teaspoon
  • Fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

  • Dice pieces of chicken from the rotisserie into bite-size cubes, making sure to use dark meat as well as the breast meat. If you have a good amount of chicken leftover after cutting the pieces for this recipe, save the remaining chicken and bones to stew into chicken soup, or to make chicken stock.
  • Combine all other ingredients with the chicken in a large bowl and stir until well combined. Season with salt and pepper as needed. If you like your chicken salad wet, you can add more mayonnaise or even a little half and half.
  • Refrigerate at least 30 minutes before serving, or make the day prior. The flavors are even better the next day.
  • For variety, try the following:

Chicken Waldorf salad:

  • Add 1 cup chopped medium cheddar cheese, one crisp red apple,of your choice and 1 cup raisins. Omit pickles and dill for this variation.

Chicken Cashew Salad:

  • Replace walnuts with cashews, add cilantro and omit pickles and dill and parsley.

Chicken Tarragon Salad:

  • Add ½ to 1 teaspoon tarragon, a good dash of oregano and use pecans in place of the walnuts, omitting the dill.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 341kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 20g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 589mg | Potassium: 319mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 883IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 95mg | Iron: 1mg