This healthy chicken salad recipe is lightened up with the help of Greek yogurt and creamy mashed avocado for an added boost of protein plus good for you fats that make this salad so tasty no one will ever miss the mayo.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword chicken salad, healthy
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 10 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Calories 359kcal
Ingredients
1cupplain Dannon® Oikos® Greek Nonfat Yogurt
1avocado, mashed
1-2tablespoonsfresh lemon juice
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2cupsshredded chicken, (from about 16 ounces of skinless, boneless breast)
¾cupcelery. (about 2 ribs), chopped
½cupred grapes, halved
⅓cuppecans, chopped
⅓cupred onion, chopped
⅓cupdried cranberries, (optional)
2tablespoonschopped fresh tarragon
Instructions
In a small bowl, mix the nonfat Greek yogurt with the avocado mash and add lemon juice to taste. Season with kosher salt and fresh ground pepper and set aside.
Add the shredded chicken to the chopped celery, grapes, pecans, red onion, tarragon and cranberries (optional) to a large bowl. Add the yogurt avocado sauce to the chicken mixture and toss until well combined, then season with more salt and pepper to taste.
Serve the chicken salad as a sandwich, salad, or as the filling for an appetizer.
Notes
I use my Instant Pot pressure cooker to quickly cook my shredded chicken perfectly every time. You can make things just as simple by use store-bought rotisserie chicken instead.