I love a good chicken salad recipe but sometimes finding a great-tasting and healthy chicken salad recipe is a challenge! Most of the recipes that I have come across taste really good but they are loaded with fat and calories and I hardly ever order chicken salad off of a restaurant menu as I know that they too are almost always packed with lots of mayo and hidden calories.
This recipe for chicken salad is definitely on the lighter side but it doesn’t skimp on flavor. This Skinny Chicken Salad recipe is packed with seedless grapes, crunchy pecans, and just the right amount of dressing. Feel free to add in additional fruit or chopped onions to make it your own.
Yield: 6 servings
Serving Size: 1 (3 oz)
Ingredients
- 3 cups shredded cooked chicken
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup chopped grapes
- 1/4 cup finely chopped green onion
- 3/4 cup reduced-fat miracle whip
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix chicken, celery, chopped grapes, and green onion.
- In a small bowl, mix together miracle whip, salt, black pepper, and onion powder.
- Cover chicken mixture with dressing and stir until well mixed.
- Cover and chill chicken salad until ready to serve.
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Yum! Perfect for the hot summer in Texas!
What is a good substitute for Miracle Whip? There is no such thing in England! Thank you!
Mayo
Plain Greek yogurt
I have made a similar one – but I do a 1:1 mixture of sour cream and mayo and then add a dash of sugar (less than 1 Tbsp). I also do almond slivers instead of pecans. Yum!
I made this today and LOVE it!! Thanks for sharing!
It’s good, but I feel like it’s missing something. Maybe some lemon juice or something. I don’t know because I’ve never made chicken salad before. Also adding an apple is good too. Thanks for the recipe. I will be making this again.
A little Dijon or grainy brown mustard gives it a nice kick, but it’s not overwhelming.
I use plain non-fat Greek yogurt instead of mayo, and add in some garlic and basil
Can you start providing nutrition facts with your recipes so we know how many calories, fat grams, carbs, are in each serving? Thank you!
Hi Julie,
Most of our recipes do have nutrition facts and WWP+ points. For our older recipes, we are in the process of going back to add all the nutrition info. Thanks for your question and hope you have a great day!
Good! Let us know how you like it!! XO