Easy Chicken Salad
Updated Oct. 20, 2025
- Total Time
- 20 minutes
- Prep Time
- 15 minutes
- Cook Time
- 5 minutes
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Ingredients
- ½cup mayonnaise (see Tip)
- 1tablespoon white wine vinegar
- ½teaspoon Dijon mustard
- Salt and pepper
- 3cups diced cooked chicken breast
- ½cup finely chopped celery (about 1 large stalk)
- ½cup seedless grapes, quartered
- ½cup toasted pecans, chopped (see Tip)
- ¼cup minced red onion (about ¼ small onion)
- 2tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- Toasted bread, lettuce cups or crackers, for serving
Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)
320 calories; 23 grams fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 8 grams monounsaturated fat; 11 grams polyunsaturated fat; 4 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 3 grams sugars; 23 grams protein; 300 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
In a large bowl, combine the mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard, ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper; whisk until smooth. Add the chicken, celery, grapes, pecans, onion and parsley and mix well. Season with more salt and pepper to taste.
- Step 2
Serve on toasted bread or lettuce cups, or with crackers. Chicken salad will keep for up to 5 days in the refrigerator.
- For a lighter version, substitute half of the mayonnaise with Greek yogurt. Toast pecans on a baking sheet at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.
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robert, that's the point! This is a great recipe for a basic chicken salad. As the chef suggests you can use this for the base and add other options to your liking. I like tarragon and celery. If you want to make a chicken curry salad just add some curry powder and grapes. So many of us now are afraid to cook.... Start with the basic recipe and add something that you like and think would be good. Walnuts, sliced almonds, dried cranberries, whatever. Just have fun and enjoy.
Can you substitute Greek Yogurt for the mayo to bring down the fat content?
If you omit the mustard and add an apple, this is a great Waldorf salad. Excellent in pita pockets, whole wheat, or in a wrap.
5 stars. Made with all yogurt (no mayo), left out mustard (only because I was out), chopped almonds, dried low sugar cranberries, chives, and green apple.
Outstanding!!! So good! I half the mayo, 2lb chicken breast, 2tsps dijon, and balsamic instead of white wine vinegar.
Substitute lemon juice for the vinegar, substitute (if you like) toasted walnuts for the pecans, and omit the onion. Heavenly! Nuts may be toasted in the microwave, in two-minute increments, stirred in-between, until they are fragrant. Enjoy!