This easy rotisserie chicken salad recipe makes a perfect healthy lunch! You can whip up four hearty servings worth in just under twenty minutes and the finished dish has a subtle honey mustard flavor vibe that my family just cannot get enough of. This salad combines shredded rotisserie chicken, crunchy celery, sweet grapes, and toasty walnuts that have all been enrobed in a simple dressing made of Greek yogurt, Dijon mustard, and fresh tarragon. Take back your lunch hour with this light and refreshing rotisserie chicken salad that you are sure to love!
Looking for an easy, healthy lunch idea? Try this Rotisserie Chicken Salad Recipe!
Simple ingredients, complex flavors
Grape Benefits
Celery Benefits
Walnut Benefits
Greek Yogurt Benefits
Fresh tarragon benefits
Looking for a healthy lunch or an easy dinner, quick? This Easy Rotisserie Chicken Salad recipe is for you!
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- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: serves 4
- Category: Lunch
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
¼ cup nonfat Greek yogurt
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 tablespoons finely chopped tarragon
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
½ teaspoon coarse kosher salt, plus more to taste
freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 pound shredded rotisserie chicken
½ cup chopped celery
2 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
1 cup seedless grapes, halved
¼ cup chopped toasted walnuts
Instructions
In a large bowl, whisk to combine the Greek yogurt, lemon juice, tarragon, salt and pepper.
Add the shredded chicken, celery, red onion, grapes halves, and toasted walnuts to the bowl. Toss to combine.
Serve over a bed of greens for a hearty salad or serve on a croissant or bread for a sandwich.
Notes
Make the flavor of this chicken salad your own by swapping up the fresh herbs!
Tarragon is great in this chicken salad, but herbs like basil, parsley, or rosemary would be delicious too!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 large scoop
- Calories: 273
- Sugar: 7.4 g
- Sodium: 347.2 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Carbohydrates: 11.5 g
- Protein: 29.2 g
- Cholesterol: 79.3 mg
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