Main Dishes

Easiest Chicken Salad

Sarah Hauser

Kendra Adachi (a.k.a. The Lazy Genius) talks often about having “brainless crowd pleasers” in your recipe repertoire. These are the dishes you can make in a pinch, you know from memory, and at least most everyone enjoys them (I know, I know, there’s always that one extra picky child). 

This chicken salad is one of those brainless crowd pleasers. I can whip up a batch for my husband and me in just a few minutes, and if I serve it over greens with diced avocado, I’ve got a filling, PRO-packed lunch. (Bonus: This is a great dairy-free alternative to many yogurt-based chicken salad recipes!)

Ingredients

SERVINGS:
6

2 (12.5 ounce) cans of chicken (or about 3 cups of chopped cooked chicken)

8-10 ounces red grapes, halved (about 1 ½ - 1 ¾ cups when halved)

1 ½ cups chopped celery

¼ cup mayonnaise

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Arugula, diced avocado, and balsamic vinegar (optional)

Directions

If using canned chicken, drain the chicken. In a large bowl, mix together the chicken, grapes, celery, and mayonnaise. Season with salt and pepper to taste. 

For a “chicken salad salad,” serve a couple spoonful's over a bed of arugula. Add diced avocado, drizzle with balsamic vinegar, and enjoy!

Trainer, nutrition coach, and Christian mom — in a culture that’s obsessed with “gym-selfies” and a number on the scale, I’m passionate about helping moms discover what it feels like to actually love their bodies and thrive in them.
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