Chicken salad has always been a spring and summer food to me but we’ve been making this one year round!
Even though I don’t like mayonnaise, miracle whip, or anything similar…Scott’s mom always made an amazing chicken salad. This was my first attempt to make a clean chicken salad and I’m proud to say that IT IS AMAZING! Everyone in my family loved it – even those who don’t care about healthy eating!
Part of this recipe involves shredded chicken. We usually boil ours but you could also cook it in a pressure cooker or use rotisserie chicken.
How to Cook Chicken
PrintClean Eating Chicken Salad
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
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Ingredients
- 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts (approx 2 pounds)
- 1 1/4 cup Greek yogurt
- 4 Tbsp unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1 cup celery
- 1 cup onions
- Bunch of organic grapes (approx 2 cups)
- Sea Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
- Onion powder (optional)
- Pecans or Walnuts (optional)
Instructions
- Boil your chicken breasts until cooked through. This is a very important step. I boiled ours as listed here with organic chicken broth, minced garlic, sea salt, and pepper. It is very important to not over-cook your chicken! Boiling instead of baking the chicken for the recipe makes a huge difference!
- Dice celery and onion. Place aside. You could also half or quarter your grapes.
- Let chicken cool to room temperature. Once cooled, shred (I just used my hands) or cut into pieces.
- Combine Greek yogurt and unsweetened almond milk using a whisk.
- Add chicken to a large bowl and cover with Greek yogurt/almond milk mixture. Stir.
- Add grapes, sea salt, black pepper, and onion powder (optional). Stir.
- Garnish with pecans or walnuts (optional, this will add healthy fats).
- Refrigerate for 30-45 minutes before serving.
Notes
- The longer this stays in the fridge the better it is! It is really good the next day
- The nutrition facts below do not include any walnuts or pecans
Whitney Carlson says
COMMENTS FROM PREVIOUS WEBSITE (ADMIN):
This is a great recipe. Instead of grapes I used green apple and blueberries. It was very delicious. Thank you for this recipe. This is my first meal prep.
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Just made this today. It is so yummy.
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Just finished making this for the week. I can’t believe how good it is. I was skeptical at first but it really is as good as the regular fattening type. Thank you for the recipe!!
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This is delicious!!
I have made once a week, every week, since you posted the recipe. It has become a lunch staple.
Thank you!
★★★★★