Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad
Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad is the perfect healthy lunch or dinner. High in protein, low fat and low carb - it's great for weight loss, easy and delicious!
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 184kcal
Ingredients
- 2.5 cups cooked shredded chicken about 1 lb
- 1/2 cup plain nonfat greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped finely
- 1/2 cup celery diced finely
- 1 cup apples chopped
- 1/4 cup pecans chopped
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Cook chicken. Bring a pot of water to a boil and boil chicken for 10-14 minutes. You can also cook chicken in the instant pot, crockpot or buy a rotisserie chicken and shred it.
- While chicken is cooking, chop parsley, celery, apples and pecans.
- Once chicken is cooked, shred the chicken by pulling apart with 2 forks.
- Add chopped ingredients, spices, greek yogurt and shredded chicken in a bowl.
- Toss together using a spatula until all ingredients are thoroughly coated with yogurt.
- Serve on a sandwich or over a salad.
Notes
Liz's Tips:
-Buy a rotisserie chicken and shred it to save time instead of cooking your own chicken!
-Meal prep this! It lasts in the fridge for up to 4 days (if you don't eat it all before then!)
Chicken - You can sub chicken for tuna if you'd like. We also have a Greek Yogurt Tuna Salad recipeI have not tried canned chicken in this recipe but I think it would work. You can use a rotisserie chicken that you shred to save time!
Substitutions:
Yogurt - I like to use plain, unflavored, non-fat greek yogurt in this recipe. You can use 1%, 2%, or full fat yogurt if you like. We don't recommend using a flavored/sweetened yogurt in this recipe.
Fruit- You can omit the fruit if you'd like to. Apples can also be subbed for grapes or berries. If you're going to use a dried fruit like raisins or dried cranberries - I'd recommend cutting the amount in half.
Pecans - Feel free to omit or substitute with your favorite nut. Some people like shaved almonds in their chicken salad.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.75cup | Calories: 184kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 274mg | Potassium: 483mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 191IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 1mg
