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Chicken salad with grapes in a large silver bowl

Chicken Salad with Grapes

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This is the ultimate chicken salad with grapes! Positively packed with flavor, thanks to red grapes, celery, green apple, green onion, and toasted pecans, this is the last chicken salad recipe you'll ever need. Quick and easy to make, it's perfect for entertaining, like for potlucks, brunches, or showers.
Prep 15 minutes
Cook 5 minutes
Chilling Time (Optional) 1 hour
Total 1 hour 20 minutes
Recipe Makes (Approximate): 8 servings

Equipment

  • large mixing bowl with lid or plastic wrap to cover
  • large silicone spatula
  • small mixing bowl

Ingredients

  • 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 cup diced green apple (1 medium apple; optional)
  • ⅓ cup chopped green onion
  • ½ cup chopped pecans (toasted or raw, see Notes)
  • ¾ cup mayonnaise (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, ½ cup halved red grapes, ½ cup diced celery, 1 ¼ cup 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 mayonnaise, ½ teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper to small mixing bowl. Stir ingredients together until fully combined.
  • Transfer mayonnaise mixture to large mixing bowl. Gently fold chicken salad ingredients into mayonnaise 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.

Recipe Notes

  • Pecans: I really recommend toasting the pecans to bring out their flavor and enhance their crunch. Use my easy recipe for DIY Buttery Toasted Pecans - it's perfect for this chicken salad.
  • Make it Keto: This recipe is naturally low carb, but in general, grapes and apples aren't keto-friendly. Each serving of this chicken salad has just a small amount of the fruit, so you might decide it works for you, but you can leave out the grapes and apples to make it truly keto (and only 1g net carbs per serving).

Nutrition Information (Approximate)

Serving Size: 1 servingCalories: 338calProtein: 25gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 81mgSodium: 416mgPotassium: 520mgTotal Carbs: 6gFiber: 1gSugar: 4gNet Carbs: 5gVitamin A: 139IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 1mg
Recipe By: Cheryl Malik
https://mylifeinbalancegroup.com/chicken-salad-grapes/