Simple to make, packed with 22 grams of protein and tons of flavor, this Healthy Chicken Salad will be your new favorite dish. Crunchy apples, walnuts, dried cranberries and creamy Greek yogurt, this chicken salad has a new healthy twist!
Disclaimer: I was compensated by Pacific Foods to create this recipe. However, like always, the opinions are entirely my own. Promise 🙂
Move over boring chicken salad loaded with unhealthy mayo, this healthy version is packed with protein, crunchy walnuts and apples and tart dried cranberries.
I know many of us are trying to incorporate more protein in their daily diet and it can be difficult at times. Just one serving of this healthy chicken salad has 22 grams of protein in it!
If you are looking for more salad recipes, you will love this Arugula Pear Salad, Apple Pecan Bacon Salad, Buffalo Chicken Cobb Salad and BLT Egg Salad.
These would be extra delicious with some Apple Chai Latte, Eggnog Latte, Low Carb Bulletproof Hot Chocolate or even some Spiked Apple Cider!
Also, my cookbooks are both on sale now and would make a great gift! The Everything Wheat Free Diet Cookbook and The Greek Yogurt Cookbook are both the lowest prices I have seen!
Food Insecurity in the United States
Did you know that more than 49 million Americans struggle with hunger and 1 in 5 kids is food insecure. What exactly is food insecure?
Whether they live somewhere where healthy, fresh food is scarce or they just don’t have the financial means to afford it, they aren’t getting the proper nutrition they need. Pacific Foods is on a mission to donate 50,000 meals to families in need under their new program, #NourishEveryBody, by donating one meal for every post tagged @pacificfoods and #NourishEveryBody and shared on Instagram, Twitter or directly to their Facebook page.
Everyone deserves access to good nutrition, right? It seems like most people these days are taking pictures of their meals, why not use Pacific Foods products (which I already do) and simply use the hashtag NourishEveryBody?
For every picture with that hashtag, Pacific Foods will deliver a healthy meal to a family that's food-insecure. I love that Pacific Foods wants to help those in need and I am thrilled to be a part of it.
Pacific Foods is also donating 3-day Nourish Every Body food boxes to schools in some of Portland's neediest communities. Check out all of the goodies in those boxes!
Why You Should Make This Healthy Chicken Salad
Shelf-stable Pacific Foods Organic Diced Chicken Thigh Meat make this so there is no cooking required.
There's no mayonnaise in it! All of the creamy goodness comes from plain Greek yogurt which also adds lots of protein.
It might look unhealthy, but it's extremely nutritious.
This healthy chicken salad is will be ready in minutes and is perfect for meal prep day. Just make this on a Sunday and have lunch or dinner for the week.
Easy, healthy and delicious. There's so much to love here in this chicken salad. Apples are in-season right now and cranberries are very fall-like, aren't they?
My husband eats his chicken salad on a sandwich or on crackers.
Me? I love it in a big bowl of spinach!
How To Make This Healthy Chicken Salad
When I told you this was super easy, I was not exaggerating.
Chop the celery, onion and apples and place in a bowl. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.
Mix all of that together and voila! You get this bowl of deliciousness...
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Ingredients
- 6 ounces plain Greek yogurt
- 11.8 ounces container Pacific Food Diced Chicken or 2 cups cooked chopped chicken
- 1 stalk celery diced
- ¼ cup onion diced
- ¼ cup walnuts chopped
- ¼ cup dried cranberries unsweetened
- 1 apple diced
Instructions
- Mix all of the ingredients together in a large bowl until thoroughly combined.
- Serve immediately or store in an air tight container for up to 4 days in the refrigerator.
Colleen (Souffle Bombay)
I am a sucker for chicken salad...Love all that you have going on in yours and all of the crunch! Now I HAVE to have chicken salad today!!
Melissa from Hungry Food Love
Love the picture of the deconstructed salad. It really shows how good all the ingredients are.
lauren.kelly
Thanks Melissa!
Susan
What a great cause from Pacific Foods! Oh and this chicken salad is right up my alley, yes to the greek yogurt and all the add ins you have going on.
lauren.kelly
Thank you Susan!
Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles
I love chicken salad, and especially like tweaking my favorite creamy salads with Greek yogurt. I've never seen that chicken before - will keep my eyes out for it!
lauren.kelly
Thank you Brenda!
Gerry @ Foodness Gracious
Totally my kinda salad!!
Mandy @Mandy's Recipe Box
I love chicken salad and I love that you made a healthier version!
Lori @ Foxes Love Lemons
Take photos of my food (which I already do), use Pacific products (which I already do), and it's for a good cause? Done and done. Sweet-savory chicken salad like this is one of my favorite lunches!
Erin @ Texanerin Baking
1 in 5 is crazy. And sad. Emily's Table sounds like such a great line! Such a great concept behind it. And this salad looks perfect!
Heather / girlichef
This is totally my kind of chicken salad. I love your additions of flavor and texture, and of course the Greek Yogurt - so tasty! What a an awesome thing for the company to do - I wish more could be like that.
Cookin+Canuck
What a great program by Pacific Foods! Pacific Foods products are regularly in our pantry and fridge and it's good to know that they are going the extra mile to deal with childhood hunger. This chicken salad looks like the perfect lunch option!
Lana | Never Enough Thyme
Love what this company is doing! And I love this chicken salad. I've always liked a little sweetness in my savory salads and the apples and cranberries provide that very nicely.
Neil
OK this just made my day! I eat chicken salad sandwiches about four days a week because I love it so much and find it to be a great post workout meal. And always on toasted wheat. Knowing that I can substitute greek yogurt for the mayo never even crossed my mind. Brilliant! (I probably should pick up your greek yogurt cookbook) Anyway cant wait to make this. And kudos to Pacific Foods for their compassionate and generous program. Very nice indeed.
Amanda Paa
wow, i had no idea that Pacific Foods made shelf stable chicken! what a great way to make something like this delicious salad in a flash. and i'm a fan of greek yogurt, so kudos for using it here!
Kristen+@+A+Mind+Full+Mom
AWESOME!! I am so excited to see that big companies are embracing the hunger in this country and creating products that are healthy and more affordable and raising awareness. What an honor to be promoting this, Lauren!
Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness
I seriously LOVE this campaign and Pacific Foods, and I am so pumped that you're helping raise awareness about hunger! This chicken salad looks so perfect, AND it's for a good cause. NAILED IT. Pinned!