This Chicken Salad will turn your lunch from boring to spectacular! It’s packed with flavor and are really quick and easy to make. In 10 minutes you can be enjoying this chicken salad in sandwiches, tortilla wraps or even lettuce wraps!
Let’s talk chicken salads, shall we? Doesn’t it make for the best lunches? This particular salad however is to die for, not that I’m biased or anything.
It’s crunchy because it has chopped walnuts and then there’s a sweet little hit from the grapes. I think adding these two ingredients to a traditional chicken salad totally turns this filling into a star. It’s perfect for when you’re in a rush and need to pack a lunch or you can always have it for dinner when you don’t feel like cooking.
What Makes This Salad Such A Knockout?
Now you might be a little skeptical about combining sweet grapes with savory chicken and mayonnaise, but believe me it is a marriage made in heaven. I used nice crunchy chopped walnuts and tons of dry dill to make this filling scrumptious and to add lots of texture and dimension to this dish. I can’t wait for you all to try this stellar sandwich, it’ll be your new favorite!
Ingredients
Detailed measurements and instructions can be found on the printable recipe card at the bottom of the page.
- Chicken – Cooked chicken that has been diced. It’s a good way to use up some left over chicken.
- Veggies – We’re just dicing up some celery and slicing up 1 small onion to go in the filling.
- Nuts – You can either chop up walnuts or pecans for this sandwich filling.
- Grapes – Red seedless grapes either halved or quartered.
- Spices – I used ground mustard today for a flavor punch, if you don’t have any on hand feel free to substitute regular mustard.
- Herbs – Dry dill is all we’re using today, if you have fresh on hand just keep in mind that 1 teaspoon dried equals 1 tablespoon fresh.
- Condiments – We want mayo and Worcestershire sauce today.
- Seasoning – Salt and pepper.
How To Make Chicken Salad
- Combine everything together: In a medium sized bowl combine all ingredients together.
- Chill: Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour.
How To Serve This
This recipe is versatile! You can spoon this filling between any kind of bread you’d like, a favorite of mine is combining this with croissants. If you’re trying to cut down on carbs these also make perfect lettuce wraps!
How Do You Make Chicken Salad Healthier
Chicken salads are great because they can be made as healthy as you want. Skip the mayo and add a good plain Greek yogurt instead. You’ll still get the tanginess but less calories. Load it up with more veggies like sliced radish, shredded carrot, spinach, shredded red cabbage, apples, bell pepper, the sky is the limit!
How Do I Turn This Into A Meal?
Best way is to serve this salad on sandwiches and you’ve got yourself the most satisfying meal, but if you are looking to whip up a whole spread, here’s some perfect accompaniments to go along with it!
- Creamy Cucumber Salad
- Mediterranean Orzo Salad
- Mexican Street Corn Slaw
- Zucchini Patties
- Greek Salad
- Italian Roasted Mushrooms And Veggies
Leftovers
Refrigerate your chicken salad in an airtight container and it should last for 3 – 5 days. You can freeze chicken salad too! It will only stay fresh for up to a week and must be stored in small batches in airtight containers.
Craving More Chicken? Try These Delicious Recipes:
- Loaded Chicken Salad Sandwiches with Guacamole
- Avocado Chicken Croissants
- Easy Chicken Salad Sandwiches
- Garlic and Paprika Chicken
- Mediterranean Grilled Chicken Salad
- Korean BBQ Chicken
- Chopped Mexican Chicken Salad
- Cilantro Lime Chicken
- Firecracker Chicken Meatballs
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The Best Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups cooked chicken diced
- 1/2 cup celery finely chopped
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 1 cup red seedless grapes halved or quartered
- 1 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
- 1 teaspoon dill dry
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
Optional Toppings
- cucumber sliced
- lettuce
- tomatoes
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add all the ingredients together and toss well. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour.
- Serve in sandwiches or wraps.
This is the best chicken salad ever. So full of flavor. So delicious! So wonderful!
It’s my go to recipe for chicken salad.
Yum, yum 😋
So glad you like it!
This is my favorite recipe to use if I’ve got leftover chicken. Every time I make it and someone new tries it, they ask for the recipe. It really is the BEST chicken salad. I don’t change a thing.
I’m so glad you like it!
This is absolutely incredible, so delicious with an amazing mix of flavours and so right that leaving it overnight in the fridge helps the flavours meld really nicely. I didn’t have any mustard powder so just did the same amount of dijon mustard. Definitely a new favourite.
So glad you enjoyed it!
This is so delicious!!!!! It really is THE BEST chicken salad. Quick and easy to make and with just a few pantry ingredients, this chicken salad recipe can be a “my grandma’s secret” recipe. LOL
Perfect!! So glad you liked it 🙂
made it and put into sandwiches for my daughter’s bridal shower/kitchen tea. Got lots of comments on how great the sandwiches are! And yes I thought they were yummy too
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this chicken salad (without onions). I make a VERY similar version with 1/2 c. mayo, 1/2 c. Miracle Whip and 1/2 c. sour cream. While it is delicious the first day, it is even better after the flavors meld for 24 hours. I can’t keep this at home, because my fiancee’ devours it. He works in the heat, so when it is hot outside, he won’t eat a hot dish. This salad??? Gone in 60 seconds!
What can I use in substitute for Celery? I dont have any on hand and live 30 minutes from grocery store! Excited to try it tonight!!!
The celery is there to provide a bit of crunch to the salad, so you could totally just skip it or if you did want a bit of crunch you could always use finely chopped cabbage.
Totally delicious! Thanks so much for the awesome recipe Jo.
My pleasure, glad you liked it!
It’s amazing and so easy! I look forward to eating it every time I bring it for lunch!
This recipe is ah-mazing! Absolutely delicious! I’m making it again tonight for lunches tomorrow – if the fam doesn’t eat it all in the process!