Savory Chicken Salad
If you’re a fan of the flavors of a Savory Chicken Salad, this one is right up your alley! It’s packed with protein and deliciousness!
Servings: 8 Cups
Calories: 275kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lb cooked chicken
- ½ cup finely diced celery
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- 2 tablespoon finely diced red onion
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoon dill or sweet relish
- 1 ¼ cups mayonnaise
- Optional: sugar or sugar substitute
Instructions
- To a large bowl, combine chicken, celery, pecans, red onion, dijon mustard, relish, and mayonnaise. Mix with a hand mixer until well combined. If your chicken isn’t pre-seasoned (like the rotisserie chicken used in the video), add salt, pepper, and whatever seasonings you’d like. (See Note)
- Store in the refrigerator in an air tight container until ready to serve.
Video
Notes
- Nearly any cooked chicken works in this recipe. We use freshly boiled in salt water or rotisserie chicken in ours.
- Walnuts or almonds can substitute pecans. Nuts can also be omitted.
- Green onions can substitute red onion.
- Get creative with the flavors by adding different fresh or dried herbs such as parsley, fresh basil, dill, dried curry, cinnamon, or garlic.
- Sugar or sugar substitute can be used if desired.
- Regular or light mayonnaise works in this dish.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Cup | Calories: 275kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 69mg | Sodium: 379mg | Potassium: 256mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 93IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg
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