Chicken salad with Grapes is a delicious recipe for easy meal prepped lunches, but it’s also fantastic to take on picnics and to potlucks. Chicken Salad seems to be one of those things that a baby shower just can’t be without which I’m thankful for because I’m a serious chicken salad fanatic. I like to eat it on top of’a bunch’a lettuce, in a toasty roll or scoop it up with chips, crackers, celery, or spoon. I’ll take it anyway I can!
I make this Chicken Salad with Grapes version just lil healthier by mixing light mayo and non fat greek yogurt together. I like to add just a kiss of honey for sweetness instead of sugar. This recipe is absolutely full of amazing flavor, totally simple to make, and is totally some of the best chicken salad I’ve ever made! If you’re not a big fan of fruit in your chicken salad, I get it. I used to be that person too. Check out my original Skinny Chicken Salad it’s doesn’t have any bells or whistles, but it’s also top notch!
This makes a great salad for lunch, a light summer supper, and takes hardly any time to mix all together. When warmer weather hits, I almost always have a dishes of chicken salad, egg salad, and/or pasta salad in the fridge for grab and eat lunches that require zero work and no heating the kitchen up. I love eating it just with some lettuce or crackers, but it also makes for the best sandwiches and wraps.
How to make Chicken Salad with Grapes
You’ll need to prep just a few ingredients! Wash and slice red seedless grapes in half, dice celery, and grab some sliced almonds.
Toast your almonds!
Have you ever toasted almonds before? Super simple. I always grab sliced or slivered raw almonds (usually found in the baking aisle at the store) and toast them up before adding them into any recipe. Toasted almonds add a whole different level of flavor that you’ll sure appreciate when you take a bite.
Simply grab a pan and heat over medium heat. Add raw sliced or slivered almonds to the pan and shake the pan/stir almost constantly for about 3-4 minutes over medium heat. You’ll be able tell they’re toasty by the golden brown color and delicious smell.
In a bowl stir together 1/4 cup light mayo, 1/4 cup nonfat greek yogurt, 2 tsp apple cider vinegar, 1 tsp honey, 1/4 tsp celery salt, and 1 tbsp dried minced onion.
Wanna know a secret to really good chicken salad? Canned chicken breast. I don’t know why, but it just always tastes so much better. I forgot how much I preferred canned chicken breast in chicken salad until I was organizing my pantry and realized I had a lot of canned chicken because we bought some before the “lockdown” started back in Illinois.
Not a fan of canned chicken breast? No problem at all. Use some homemade shredded or diced chicken. You can always grab a rotisserie chicken from the store for ease too!
Add the celery, grapes, toasted almonds, chicken, and mayo/yogurt mixture and stir together real well.
And we’re done! Simple and satisfying!
I hope you enjoy, friends!
Chicken Salad with Grapes
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups chicken (chopped or shredded) (I like using canned chicken breast, but use whatever you prefer)
- 1/2 cup diced celery
- 1/2 cup red seedless grapes quartered or halved depending on size
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds (chopped pecans work well too)
- 1/4 cup light mayo
- 1/4 cup non fat greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp dried minced/chopped onion (you can find this with other spices in the stores)
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 tsp celery salt (can use regular salt if need be)
- 1 tsp honey
Instructions
- Toast almonds: In a nonstick pan over medium heat shake/stir sliced almonds until fragrant and light golden brown.
- In a bowl stir together mayo, greek yogurt, honey, dried minced onion, celery salt, apple cider vinegar, and honey then add diced/shredded chicken breast, diced celery, grapes, and almonds. Make sure it's combined well. Cover and store in refrigerator for at least 25 minutes before eating to let the flavors hang out and meld together (it also softens the dried onion).
- Enjoy chicken salad with lettuce, toasty bread, crackers, chips, or celery!
I made this so many times this year my kids now know to ask if the grapes are for a recipe or if they can eat them lol. For sure a #top2021 for me this year!
OBSESSED!! Literally the only chicken salad I will make. So easy and just gets better and better the longer it sits. Love it with crackers or on a bed of lettuce. #top2021
I made this for the first time today. This was amazing. I was skeptical about the canned chicken but I tried it and I was pleasantly surprised. It was very good. I did realize I forgot to add the minced onion but it was good even without it. Delicious! Will be making this again and again!
Made this today and it is delicious! Super simple and perfect for my lunches this week. I see this being on repeat often! Thanks for always having great recipe ideas and sharing with all of us! Highly recommend this one to anyone!
#top2021
Ever since finding this recipe I will never make chicken salad any other way!
Canned chicken really is the secret!