High Protein Chicken Salad
So delicious, this high protein chicken salad has 30+ grams of protein and is loaded with crisp apples, crunchy pecans, and juicy grapes. Perfect for busy weeknights or kids' lunches.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts fully cooked, shredded or chopped into bite-sized pieces - approximately 4 cups
- ½ cup red grapes halved
- ½ cup celery diced
- 1 ¼ cups green apple diced - 1 medium apple, optional
- ⅓ cup green onion chopped
- ½ cup pecans chopped - toasted or raw, see Notes
- ¾ cup Greek yogurt up to 1 cup if desired
- ½ teaspoon salt more or less to taste
- ½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper more or less to taste
Instructions
- Add 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts (fully cooked, shredded or chopped into bite-sized pieces, approximately 4 cups), ½ cup halved red grapes, ½ cup diced celery, 1 ¼ cups diced green apple, ⅓ cup chopped green onion, and ½ cup chopped pecans to large mixing bowl.
- Stir ingredients together until well blended. Set aside.
- Add ¾ cup Greek yogurt, ½ teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper to small mixing bowl. Stir ingredients together until fully combined.
- Transfer Greek yogurt mixture to large mixing bowl with chicken and vegetables. Gently fold chicken salad ingredients into yogurt mixture until all ingredients are mixed and well coated.
- Cover mixing bowl with lid or plastic wrap. Place bowl in refrigerator and chill salad at least 1 hour. Immediately prior to serving, remove salad from refrigerator and uncover. Gently stir salad again if needed and serve chilled.
Notes
Taste and adjust the seasoning before serving.
Use the stated cooking times as a guide and check doneness as described.
Store leftovers in an airtight container following the article guidance.
Use the stated cooking times as a guide and check doneness as described.
Store leftovers in an airtight container following the article guidance.