Best Healthy Chicken Salad Recipes

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HEALTHY CHICKEN SALAD



Healthy Chicken Salad image

A protein-packed alternative to the normal chicken salad. This one is healthier, quick, and easy to make. I peeled my apple, personal preference, but feel free to add it unpeeled.

Provided by Yoly

Categories     Salad

Time 15m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 (6 ounce) container fat-free Greek yogurt (such as Fage®)
½ cup low-fat cottage cheese
½ cup chopped celery
½ cup diced apple
¼ cup sweetened dried cranberries (such as Craisins®)
2 tablespoons chopped onion
2 tablespoons chopped pecans
½ tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 ¼ cups cubed, cooked chicken
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Combine Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, celery, apple, cranberries, onion, pecans, and Dijon mustard in a bowl; stir until well combined. Mix in chicken and season with salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 168 calories, Carbohydrate 12.9 g, Cholesterol 28.5 mg, Fat 6.3 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 14.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 247.6 mg, Sugar 9.9 g

HEALTHY WALDORF CHICKEN SALAD



Healthy Waldorf Chicken Salad image

Chicken salad is one of the most versatile sandwich fillings. You can go bold by adding in hot sauce and celery with carrots, you can go sweet with grapes and oranges, or even go exotic with curry. The one factor is generally mayonnaise, and while creamy and delicious, it packs excess fat and calories. My Waldorf chicken salad lightens up with Greek yogurt. Savory Spice Shop® Park Hill maple pepper is a match made in heaven with this recipe.

Provided by thedailygourmet

Categories     Salad     Waldorf Salad Recipes

Time 5m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 ounces plain Greek yogurt
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
⅛ teaspoon poppy seeds
2 teaspoons maple pepper seasoning (such as Savory Spice Shop® Park Hill)
salt to taste
6 ounces chopped, cooked chicken
½ cup chopped Honeycrisp apple
¼ cup chopped toasted walnuts
1 tablespoon milk, or as needed

Steps:

  • Stir together yogurt, vinegar, poppy seeds, maple pepper seasoning, and salt in a bowl. Add chicken, apple, and walnuts; mix to combine. If mixture seems too thick, add milk until desired consistency is reached

Nutrition Facts : Calories 179.3 calories, Carbohydrate 6.2 g, Cholesterol 38.2 mg, Fat 12.4 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 13.1 g, SaturatedFat 3.1 g, Sodium 83 mg, Sugar 2.9 g

HEALTHY NAPA CHICKEN SALAD



Healthy Napa Chicken Salad image

Provided by Danielle Sepsy

Categories     main-dish

Time 20m

Yield 3 to 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/3 cup nonfat or 2-percent Greek yogurt, such as Fage
1 tablespoon whole grain mustard
2 teaspoons honey
2 teaspoons sherry vinegar
1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh tarragon leaves
1/4 teaspoon celery seed
Fine table salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 breasts rotisserie chicken, cut into small cubes or shredded (About 1 1/2 pounds)
1/2 cup red grapes, halved
1/3 cup lightly toasted slivered almonds
1/3 cup diced celery
2 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
Butter lettuce, cucumber slices, rice cakes or your favorite bread, for serving

Steps:

  • For the tarragon yogurt dressing: Put the yogurt, mustard, honey, vinegar, celery seed and tarragon in a small bowl. Season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and about 1/8 teaspoon pepper and whisk to combine.
  • For the chicken salad: Combine the chicken, grapes, almonds, celery and onion in a medium bowl. Add the dressing to the chicken mixture and toss until evenly coated.
  • Serve the chicken salad on top of butter lettuce, cucumber slices, rice cakes, your favorite bread or even by itself!

HEALTHY TROPICAL CHICKEN WALDORF SALAD



Healthy Tropical Chicken Waldorf Salad image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings (about 1 cup)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/3 cup 2-percent Greek yogurt
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 teaspoon honey
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup 1/4-inch chunks of pineapple
2 small cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 small Granny Smith apple, cored and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
1/3 cup cashews, roughly chopped
4 leaves Bibb or iceberg lettuce

Steps:

  • Whisk together the yogurt, mayonnaise, honey, ginger, lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Add the pineapple, chicken, apples and three-fourths of both the cilantro and the cashews. Toss to combine and serve right away or refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.
  • Arrange the lettuce leaves on a platter and top each with a scoop of salad. Sprinkle with the remaining cilantro and cashews and top with a few grinds of pepper.

EASY & HEALTHY CHICKEN SALAD



Easy & Healthy Chicken Salad image

This is a super easy chicken salad recipe using canned chicken. It is simple, yet has a great flavor to it. The secret is in chilling it for a few hours before serving!

Provided by Violet789

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 10m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 (10 ounce) cans white meat chicken
3/4 cup fat-free Miracle Whip
1/2 onion, chopped
2 celery ribs, chopped
2 teaspoons dried dill weed
2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
salt (to taste)
pepper (to taste)

Steps:

  • Optional: I usually shred the pieces of chicken with a fork.
  • Mix all ingredients in large bowl. Vary amount of Miracle Whip to your preference.
  • Chill for at least two hours before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 141.4, Fat 2.4, SaturatedFat 0.6, Cholesterol 62.8, Sodium 252.7, Carbohydrate 4.9, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 3, Protein 23.9

HEALTHY MEAL-PREP CHICKEN SALAD POCKETS RECIPE BY TASTY



Healthy Meal-prep Chicken Salad Pockets Recipe by Tasty image

Here's what you need: chicken, fat free plain greek yogurt, celery, sweet relish, dijon mustard, scallion, garlic powder, paprika, salt, pepper, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, pita breads

Provided by Camille Bergerson

Categories     Lunch

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

12 oz chicken, shredded
⅔ cup fat free plain greek yogurt, or low-fat
½ cup celery, finely chopped
1 ½ tablespoons sweet relish
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
1 scallion, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon paprika
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
4 leaves lettuce
20 cherry tomatoes
4 pita breads

Steps:

  • In a bowl, mix all ingredients except for the pita, tomatoes, and lettuce.
  • Portion the chicken salad into 4 containers
  • Lay the lettuce on top of the chicken salad and add the tomatoes.
  • Refrigerate up to 4 days.
  • Serve inside a pita. (You can also toast your pita first for an added touch!)
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 361 calories, Carbohydrate 42 grams, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 37 grams, Sugar 11 grams

MAGGIE'S SUPER HEALTHY CILANTRO LIME CHICKEN SALAD PITA SANDWICH



Maggie's Super Healthy Cilantro Lime Chicken Salad Pita Sandwich image

I threw this together on a warm night when I didn't feel like cooking and wanted something cool and healthy but also filling. I was amazed at how low calorie this turned out and also how much I enjoyed it. I hope you do, too! You can easily substitute the pitas with tortillas to make these more like wraps, and there's plenty of flexibility to add or subtract ingredients (like maybe red onion or fresh basil for example - warmed up with a little feta cheese melted inside is not at all bad, either, I've learned). With the 4 servings, each serving will either stuff a half of a pita super full or be just enough for 1 whole pita cut in two filled not quite so full. Your choice.

Provided by Maggie

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 15m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 (12 1/2 ounce) can chunk chicken, drained (reserve liquid if desired for future use as broth)
10 sprigs cilantro, chopped (to taste)
1/2 medium lime, juice of
1/4 medium cucumber, chopped
1 medium tomatoes, seeded and chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
4 -8 pita pockets (whole wheat if you can find them)

Steps:

  • Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl.
  • Refrigerate an hour or so, if desired. This is optional but does help the flavors set.
  • Spoon mixture into 1 or 2 pita pocket halves, depending on how stuffed you'd like them.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 341, Fat 9.6, SaturatedFat 2.3, Cholesterol 54.9, Sodium 772.2, Carbohydrate 37, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 2.1, Protein 25.4

HEALTHY LEMON CHICKEN SALAD



Healthy Lemon Chicken Salad image

Healthy Lemon Chicken Salad is a simple, delicious, low fat meal idea. Ready in just 20 minutes and packed with lean protein, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, this is a great dinner for a busy weeknight!

Provided by Cleanfreshcuisine

Categories     Chicken Breast

Time 20m

Yield 3 Large Servings, 3 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 large boneless chicken breasts
1/3 cup olive oil
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons dried rosemary
2 tablespoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
5 cups lettuce, torn into bite sized pieces
8 multi colored sweet peppers, cut into strips
1 cup dried cranberries

Steps:

  • Heat oven to broil.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice and spices.
  • Add chicken breasts and turn to coat. Let stand 10 minutes.
  • Place on broiler pan and broil 5 to 6 minutes per side, basting with extra marinade, until lightly browned and meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the breast registers 180 degrees. Remove from oven and set aside.
  • Rinse lettuce and tear into bite sized pieces. My go to lettuce is typically endive or leaf lettuce, but you can use any. Drain and place in large bowl.
  • Rinse and clean peppers. Cut into thin slices and add to bowl.
  • Add dried cranberries.
  • Drain olives and add to the bowl.
  • Drain black beans and add to bowl.
  • Cut chicken into 1″ cubes and add to bowl.
  • Toss and serve with dressing of your choice.
  • 2 to 3 Large Servings.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 610.9, Fat 39, SaturatedFat 7.5, Cholesterol 92.8, Sodium 124.8, Carbohydrate 31.8, Fiber 11.2, Sugar 16.3, Protein 35

HEALTHY CHICKEN SALAD



Healthy Chicken Salad image

This healthy chicken salad recipe with apples and grapes is a quick and easy lunch idea for fall.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Meat & Poultry     Chicken     Chicken Breast Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 pound (2 small whole breasts) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
3/4 cup plain nonfat yogurt
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons freshly chopped chives
1 tablespoon freshly chopped tarragon
1 Granny Smith apple
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 cup finely diced fennel
1/2 cup finely diced celery
2 cups red seedless grapes, cut in half
6 slices pumpernickel bread
1 bunch watercress, tough stems removed
Olive-oil cooking spray

Steps:

  • Combine salt and pepper in a bowl. Heat a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Coat with cooking spray. Sprinkle chicken with some of the salt mixture; place in saute pan. Reduce heat to medium; cover. Cook until chicken is cooked through, about 12 minutes (flip halfway through cooking time). Remove from pan; set aside.
  • In a bowl, combine yogurt, mustard, chives, tarragon, and remaining salt mixture. Core the apple, and cut into 1/4-inch dice. Place in a medium bowl with lemon juice, and toss to combine. Add fennel, celery, and grapes. Cut reserved chicken into 1/2-inch pieces. Add to salad with yogurt dressing; stir to combine. Serve on pumpernickel bread, open-faced, with watercress.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 238 g

HEALTHY SUMMER CHICKEN SALAD



Healthy Summer Chicken Salad image

Chicken salad can taste good and be low fat too (only 4 points plus per 1/2 cup serving). I love chicken salad but don't like how much fat and calories are usually in it. So I came up with this slimmed down version that's good on a bagel, pita pocket, wrap or even on a leaf of lettuce.

Provided by susan simons @imbossmare

Categories     Chicken Salads

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 cup(s) boneless skinless chicken thighs, baked and diced
1/4 cup(s) walla walla sweet onion, finely diced
1/2 cup(s) celery, finely diced
1/4 cup(s) sweet pickle relish
1/2 cup(s) fat free mayo
1 ounce(s) fat free herbed feta crumbled with tomato and basil
1 1/2 teaspoon(s) cj's seasoning (posted on my recipes), or blackened seasoning
1/4 cup(s) fat free sour cream
1/4 teaspoon(s) jd 's bacon salt (optional)

Steps:

  • Mix all ingredients well cover and refrigerate for a couple of hours before serving allowing the flavors to blend.
  • Note: You can add more feta crumbles to taste, just add 1 ww points plus per ounce of FF feta.

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