Healthy chicken salad with walnuts and dill
A healthy chicken salad that's perfect for a light and easy lunch. This healthy chicken salad is made with a delicious Greek yogurt dressing.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breast see notes
- 1/2 red onion chopped
- 1 cup walnuts chopped
- 1/2 cup fresh dill chopped
- 1 cup green onions chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh tarragon chopped
- 5 stalks celery chopped
- 1/2 cup raisins optional
Greek yogurt dijon dressing
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
- 2 tbsp dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F, line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and coat it with non stick spray.
- Sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides of the chicken breast and place it on the baking sheet.
- Bake in the oven for 25 minutes or until the internal temperature registers at 165F.
- Let the chicken breast cook and then shred it using two forks.
- Place the shredded chicken in a bowl and add in chopped red onion and walnuts.
- Add in fresh dill, green onions, tarragon, celery and raisins (if using). Mix all the ingredients together.
- To make the dressing, mix Greek yogurt, dijon mustard, paprika, cumin and salt in a bowl.
- Mix the dressing with the chicken salad. Taste and add more salt if needed.
Notes
- Use red grapes instead of raisins if you're not a fan of raisins.
- For a sweeter sauce, use honey dijon instead of dijon.
- If you like your chicken salad creamier, double the dressing recipe.
- You can use rotisserie chicken instead of chicken breast to save time or make instant pot poached chicken.
- Serve the salad as is, on lettuce or as a sandwich using pita or lavash bread.
- To make healthy chicken salad recipe with Greek yogurt, I usually use 1% yogurt but you can also use whole milk yogurt or non fat yogurt as well. You can also make your own yogurt using my instant pot yogurt recipe.
- You can add other vegetables to this healthy chicken salad such as chopped bell pepper or avocados.
Nutrition
Calories: 429kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 573mg | Potassium: 1102mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1218IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 161mg | Iron: 4mg