🥗 Why You’ll Love This Recipe
This light, creamy, high-protein Greek yogurt chicken salad is the perfect healthy meal you can make in minutes. It’s made with juicy chicken breast, crunchy celery, sweet grapes, and a tangy yogurt-lemon dressing—a refreshing, low-calorie meal that still tastes rich and satisfying.
Perfect for meal prep, weight loss, quick lunches, wraps, sandwiches, or lettuce cups. No mayo needed—unless you want to add a little for extra creaminess!
A creamy, delicious chicken salad made with Greek yogurt, grapes, celery, almonds, and lemon for a light and refreshing protein-packed meal. Ready in minutes and perfect for healthy lunches all week.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes (uses cooked chicken)
Cook Temperature: No cooking required
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Chicken Salad
- 2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded or diced
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt (nonfat or low-fat)
- 1 cup seedless red or green grapes, halved
- ½ cup celery, finely diced
- ¼ cup red onion, finely diced
- ¼ cup sliced almonds or chopped pecans
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley or dill
Optional Add-Ins
- 1–2 tablespoons light mayo (for extra creaminess)
- ¼ cup dried cranberries
- ½ cup diced apples
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives
Directions
- Prepare the chicken
Add cooked, shredded, or diced chicken breast to a large mixing bowl. - Make the Greek yogurt dressing
In a small bowl, whisk together Greek yogurt, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. - Add veggies & mix-ins
Stir in celery, red onion, grapes, almonds, and fresh herbs. - Combine everything
Pour the dressing over the chicken mixture and gently fold until evenly coated. - Taste & adjust
Add more salt, pepper, mustard, or lemon to your preference. - Chill (optional but recommended)
Refrigerate for 20–30 minutes to allow flavors to blend. - Serve
Enjoy in lettuce cups, wraps, sandwiches, on crackers, or over a big green salad.
Recipe Notes & Variations
- Make it creamy: Add 1–2 tablespoons mayo for a richer texture.
- Make it sweeter: Add dried cranberries or diced apples.
- Make it crunchier: Add extra nuts like pecans or walnuts.
- Meal prep tip: Keeps well in the fridge for 3–4 days.
- Lower calorie version: Use nonfat yogurt and skip nuts.
- Savory version: Add chopped dill pickles or a spoonful of ranch seasoning.
🍽️ Nutrition Information (Per Serving)
(Assuming the recipe makes 2 servings — values shown below are for 1 serving)
- Calories: 310
- Protein: 38g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Dietary Fiber: 1g
- Total Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 4g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g
- Cholesterol: 110mg
- Sodium: 520mg
- Sugar: 5g
- Vitamin A: 8% DV
- Vitamin C: 12% DV
- Calcium: 12% DV
- Iron: 6% DV
- Potassium: 520mg
Tools You’ll Need
- Mixing Bowls — For combining ingredients — Get on Amazon
- Sharp Knife — For chopping veggies & chicken — Get on Amazon
- Cutting Board — For prepping ingredients — Get on Amazon
- Spatula or Spoon — For mixing the salad — Get on Amazon
