Chicken Salad
Use up your leftover chicken with this easy chicken salad recipe! A perfect balance of savory, sweet, meaty, & nutty, in a creamy dressing.
Servings: 8 1/2-cup servings
Calories: 296kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked chicken roughly chopped or shredded
- 1 cup red grapes halved
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 2 ribs celery chopped
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest (from about half a lemon)
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- kosher salt* to taste
Instructions
- Place the chicken, grapes, walnuts, celery, mayonnaise, lemon zest, onion powder, and black pepper in a large bowl and toss gently to coat.
- Taste, and add salt if needed.
Notes
*You may not need salt if your cooked chicken is already seasoned.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 296kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 16g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 230mg | Potassium: 241mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 89IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg