Chicken Salad
This easy homemade chicken salad recipe is creamy, flavorful, and packed with tender chicken, crunchy celery, juicy grapes, toasted pecans, and a perfectly seasoned dressing. Ready in just 15 minutes with simple pantry ingredients, it's perfect for sandwiches, wraps, crackers, lettuce cups, meal prep, picnics, brunches, and easy lunches. Whether you're using rotisserie chicken or leftover baked chicken, this classic chicken salad recipe is one you'll make again and again.
Ingredients
- 4 cups cooked chicken diced
- ¾ cup mayonnaise or Greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 2 stalks celery finely diced
- ¼ cup red onion finely diced
- 1 cup red seedless graped halved
- ½ cup chopped pecans toasted *optional
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ¾ tsp salt to taste
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
Instructions
- Dice the cooked chicken into bite-sized pieces.
- Finely chop the celery, onion, parsley, and pecans.
- Slice the grapes in half.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper.
- Add the chicken, celery, onion, grapes, pecans, and parsley. Fold everything together until evenly coated.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour. Taste and adjust seasoning before serving.
- Serve on croissants, sandwich bread, lettuce wraps, crackers, or over fresh greens.
Notes
Notes
- Rotisserie chicken is perfect for this recipe.
- Toasting the pecans adds incredible flavor.
- Chill before serving for the best texture.
- Add extra grapes if you prefer a sweeter salad.
- Substitute walnuts or almonds for the pecans.
- Greek yogurt can replace part of the mayonnaise for a lighter option.
- Fresh dill or tarragon makes an excellent flavor variation.
- Great for meal prep lunches all week.
Estimated Nutrition Information (Per Serving)
- Calories: 395
- Protein: 28g
- Carbohydrates: 7g
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Cholesterol: 92mg
- Sodium: 485mg
- Fiber: 1g
- Sugar: 5g