California Chicken Salad
This creamy and crunchy California Chicken Salad is an easy meal with great flavor and loads of texture. Made with Greek yogurt and rotisserie chicken, it's high in protein, low in calories and delicious with everything.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 218kcal
Ingredients
- 1 rotisserie chicken, pulled from the bone 20 oz.
- 1 cup seedless red grades, quartered 150g
- 3 stalks celery, diced
- 1/2 red onion, chopped 100g
- 45 g chopped pecans, toasted
Poppy Seed Dressing
- 1 cup Fage Non Fat 0% Greek Yogurt 210g
- 2 Tbsp. Dijon Mustard
- 2 Tbsp. lite pancake syrup
- 2 Tbsp. 1 % milk
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. poppy seeds
Instructions
- Pre heat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and place the pecans on a baking sheet. Toast for 5 minutes while you prep the California Chicken Salad ingredients.
- Remove all the meat from the rotisserie chicken and discard the skin and bones. From a medium sized rotisserie chicken I removed 1 lbs. 4.7 oz. of meat. Shred, chop and place in a large bowl.
- Quarter the red seedless grapes, dice and chop the celery and red onion and add to the chicken.
- When the pecans are toasted, chop and add to the bowl with the chicken.
- In a small bowl mix the greek yogurt, dijon mustard, syrup, milk, salt and poppyseeds until fully combined. Pour in the dressing and mix together well to get everything evenly coated.
- Serve on bread, buns, lettuce cups, in a salad or wrap, or simply eat it by itself. Nutrition facts are for chicken salad only.
Notes
- All nutrition facts are estimates and will change with any substitutions.
- Use 50/50 greek yogurt and mayo for a richer salad.
- Add your chicken salad to wraps, pitas, sandwiches and salads. So many options!
Nutrition
Serving: 150g | Calories: 218kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 11g | Sodium: 984mg | Fiber: 0.7g
