Healthy Chicken Salad?

NaniKaila

I really love chicken salad. And I know it's pretty good for you minus the mayo. Does anyone have a really great tasting healthy recipe for chicken salad?

GroupXZ

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mckshowie

i use fage 2% greek yogurt, lemon juice and dill for mine! and some other seasonings to taste, but the greek yogurt seems to do the trick.

momof3and3

I don't have an actually recipe, but if you use plain 0% fat greek yogurt in place of may, it is a healthy alternative and tastes really good...

Add in a dash a vinegar ( or lemon juice), grapes, apple chuncks, celery...a little salt and pepper, chicken cubes of course...mix well...yummy!

chcoley

I made some yesterday with low fat mayo, celery, onion, and a few spices (garlic powder, pepper, a little salt). I put just enough mayo in it for it to stick together.

amazon75

I made chicken salad earlier this week. I used fat free sour cream and light mayo, mustard, onion, egg, relish and black pepper.

kiwi1855

I replace the mayo with the calorie wise kraft peppercorn ranch dressing. Adds a bit of flavour and cuts the cals (assuming you are using regular mayo) in half (approximately).

EDIT: cubed white meat chicken, pepper, about 0.5 tbsp of srirracha sauce, celery, bell pepper, cucumbers are other things that I add, depending on what is in the fridge. I have odd tastes.

zombilishious

diced chicken, sliced grapes, celery, walnuts and a TBSP of mayo (just enough to make it stick).

AmyLRed

i have also used roasted red pepper hummus in place of mayo- its wonderful!

SweetSammie

I usually replace half or more of the Mayo with Greek Yogurt. I use Spectrum Canola Mayo, which is thinner in consistency, which helps.

I have made tuna, egg and chicken salad this way.

NaniKaila

I don't have an actually recipe, but if you use plain 0% fat greek yogurt in place of may, it is a healthy alternative and tastes really good...

Add in a dash a vinegar ( or lemon juice), grapes, apple chuncks, celery...a little salt and pepper, chicken cubes of course...mix well...yummy!

Greek yogurt is a great idea. I will have to try that! Thank you

alabamaworley89

I use Kraft Fat Free Miracle Whip instead of mayo. Only 15 Cal/TBSP.

citydwellers

I just made some this week. I like to use Kraft Sandwich Spread 40 cal. per T. it's so good!! It's tangy. I use a couple of T. Sandwich Spread, 1 T. mustard, (to taste), grilled chicken breast chopped, chopped pear, and craisens. YUM-O!!

crazytreelady

I really love chicken salad. And I know it's pretty good for you minus the mayo. Does anyone have a really great tasting healthy recipe for chicken salad?

I just use lightly grilled chicken breast, diced apples, a few raisins and the super light mayo... And a dash of pepper.

LuckyAng

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Larry0445

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Wendyerickson

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brendafnp

Here's a Jillian Michaels recipe for Chicken Salad

16 oz of cooked, shredded, boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/4 cup chopped celery
1/3 cup toasted, chopped pecans
1 cup red seedless grapes, halved


Gently toss above ingredientts, then in a small bowl, mix the following dressing ingredients and pour over the chicken mixture and toss to coat.

1/3 cup fat free Greek yogurt
1/8 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp honey
1 tsp cider vinegar
1/4 tsp salt

Makes 4 servings

Calories: 118.6 per serving
Total fat: 5.1 grams
Sodium: 93.8 mg
Carbs: 5.6 grams
Protein: 12.9 grams

I haven't made this yet but it sounds great!

t8tersalad

Yummy ideas!