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How to Make Healthy Chicken Salad

April 4, 2020 By Sarah Hardy 15 Comments

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This easy healthy chicken salad with Greek Yogurt and grapes makes a great chicken salad for meal prep. This recipe is also great or for easy lunches and light dinners.

This Healthy Chicken Salad recipe is low fat, sugar free, gluten free, and can be either a Trim Healthy Mama E Fuel or Full Pull!

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Is Chicken Salad Healthy?

This particular low fat chicken salad is very healthy! 

Using Greek yogurt to replace the mayonnaise also adds another great source of protein to this Light Chicken Salad. 

Is chicken salad good for losing weight?

This easy chicken salad contains a great amount of protein, which keeps you feeling full longer. 

In fact, 2 cups of Kirklands brand 0% Greek Yogurt (the brand I use from Costco) has 46 grams of protein!

The chicken breast is also a good protein source, so this Healthy Chicken Salad recipe becomes a powerhouse of protein!

Plus this recipe is naturally low in fat and is great for those trying to lose weight!

Low Fat and Low Calorie Chicken Salad

Since Greek yogurt is much lighter in calories than mayonnaise, this healthy chicken salad is naturally low fat and much lower in calories.

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What can I substitute for mayonnaise in chicken salad?

Have you ever wondered how to make chicken salad without mayonnaise?

When trying to lower your fat or calorie intake, you can easily sub 0% Greek Yogurt for the mayonnaise in chicken salad.

Of course you can use regular Greek Yogurt as well, but in this recipe I chose to use the 0% to lower the calorie and fat count even further.

Ways to Serve Healthy Chicken Salad

If you are eating keto or low carb, you may want to omit the sliced grapes and serve your low calorie chicken salad in lettuce wraps, or as a salad on a bed of lettuce.

If you are a Trim Healthy Mama, you may be interested in turning your Fuel Pull Chicken Salad into an E Fuel.

To do this, simply add 2 Cups of sliced grapes and eat it with sprouted bread, or another healthy carb source.

With the 2 cups of grapes spread out over 8 servings, you could easily have your salad on sprouted bread for a delicious E meal!

You could also replace the grapes with an apple for a healthy chicken salad with apples!

I made this Chicken Salad for picnics last summer, along with my Sweet Potato Salad.

healthy chicken salad on lettuce

The Best Chicken Salad with Grapes

You’re going to start with your pre-cooked chicken. Use your Instant Pot to easily meal prep chicken breasts, or you can also use canned chicken.

Dice your celery and onion and slice the grapes.

Next, mix up your dressing for this chicken salad. Remember, this is a healthy chicken salad recipe with no mayo, so we are going to use 0% Greek Yogurt.

When the chicken is shredded or chopped, the vegetables and grapes are diced and the dressing is made, simply toss all the ingredients together in a large bowl.

Then cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours for the flavors to meld together!

How long does chicken salad last in the fridge?

As with most things, this healthy chicken salad with grapes can be stored in the refrigerator for 3-5 days for maximum freshness.

Use an air-tight container for storage, and you can be sure it will taste great!

If this chicken salad is left out of refrigeration for over two hours, it would be best to toss it (especially if it is in the heat of summer). 

Other Greek Yogurt Recipes

Plain 0% Greek Yogurt can be a very versatile protein source, and I use it often in my kitchen.

Here are a few other ways you can use Greek Yogurt in recipes:

  • Rohnda’s Best Ranch Dressing
  • Power Yogurt Bowl 
  • Oatmeal Cookie Frozen Yogurt

Other Healthy Chicken Salad Recipes

  • Southwestern Chicken Salad
  • Caprese Chicken Salad
  • Caesar Salad Recipe with Chicken

Healthy Chicken Salad

This easy healthy chicken salad with Greek Yogurt and grapes makes a great chicken salad for meal prep. This recipe is also great or for easy lunches and light dinners.
5 from 4 votes
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: healthy chicken salad
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories: 109kcal
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Ingredients

  • 3 Cups Shredded Cooked Chicken
  • 4 Stalks Celery Diced (About 1 Cup)
  • ¼ Cup Chopped Onion
  • 2 Cups Sliced Grapes optional, this would make it closer to an E fuel
  • 2 Cups 0% Greek Yogurt
  • 1 Tablespoon Gentle Sweet
  • 1 Teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 1 Teaspoon Salt
  • ⅛ Teaspoon Black Pepper

Instructions

  • Mix all your ingredients together in a large bowl, and refrigerate for 2 hours for best results.

Notes

For an awesome E meal, eat this Healthy Chicken Salad on Sprouted Toast!
 
If you do not have Gentle Sweet, you can make my DIY version, or use 1/2 Tablespoon Pyure.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5Cup | Calories: 109kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 1g
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  1. Judy

    May 14, 2018 at 8:14 am

    5 stars
    Love your recipes. I have used grapes & Greek yogurt in my chicken salad for years, (before THM), but this has a couple of ingredients I haven’t used so this is a keeper for me! Thank you for being so generous with your good recipes!!

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  2. Jolene

    May 14, 2018 at 2:49 pm

    So awesome that you came up with this! Thanks for making so many family favorites healthy!😍

    Reply
    • Sarah Hardy

      May 14, 2018 at 9:59 pm

      Yay, send me some more to make-over, okay? 🙂

      Reply
      • Brittanie

        May 31, 2021 at 6:00 am

        Chicken salad is our favorite in the summers. I usually would add sweet pickles and pecans to our Mayo original recipe… we are dairy free so I have to use almond or coconut yogurt. Leaving out the sweet pickles amd pecans, but if I do this and add the dairy free yogurt and a dill pick would It still keep it in e mode?

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        • Sarah Hardy

          May 31, 2021 at 1:14 pm

          Yes, I would think so!

          Reply
  3. Connie V

    May 15, 2018 at 6:10 am

    5 stars
    I love this idea so much, not sure why I never thought of it myself! Thanks

    Reply
  4. Ruth

    May 15, 2018 at 11:28 am

    Just what I needed today thank you!

    Reply
  5. Laura

    May 15, 2018 at 12:53 pm

    What brand yogurt do you use?

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    • Sarah Hardy

      May 15, 2018 at 11:35 pm

      I use the Kirklands brand from Costco, but any brand of plain 0% Greek yogurt should work fine.

      Reply
  6. Kimberly Baxter

    May 16, 2018 at 4:23 am

    This salad is gorgeous! I can’t wait to make it for family.

    Reply
  7. Andrea

    June 11, 2018 at 6:49 pm

    Can you eat anything else with this? Or maybe an extra half sandwich if you are really hungry?

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    • Sarah Hardy

      June 11, 2018 at 7:09 pm

      Oh yes. I like to eat raw vegetables with it, or you could add a FP muffin. Or yes, even an extra half a sandwich to stay in E mode!

      Reply
  8. Heather Gray

    September 28, 2020 at 11:41 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious!! I did sneak a bit of garlic powder and cayenne.

    Reply
  9. kalysam @ Jango Recipes

    April 25, 2021 at 3:03 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious! So easy and yummy! Thank you for another great recipe!

    Reply

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