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Home / Recipes / Small Meals / Lunch / Apple Pecan Chicken Salad

Apple Pecan Chicken Salad

30 minutes mins
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Jump to Recipe 05/05/20 | Updated: 05/05/20 | by Nora
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A quick and easy sandwich filling made with grilled chicken, celery, apple and pecans!
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Recipe details

Prep 15 minutes mins
Cook 15 minutes mins
Total 30 minutes mins
Difficulty Easy
Servings 4
Nutrition 241 kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 4 tablespoons mayonnaise OR yogurt or more to taste
  • 2 tablespoons chopped pecans
  • 1 apple cored and diced
  • 1 stick celery diced
  • ½ red onion diced
  • 1 green onion chopped
  • dried or fresh dill to taste
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Season chicken with salt and pepper. Grill until cooked through, about 6-8 minutes per side.
  • Once chicken is cool enough to handle, chop evenly.
  • Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Add more mayo/yogurt and seasoning to taste. Stir well. Serve cold.
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NOTES

Cooking tips

Feel free to bake or poach the chicken instead of grilling. Grilling the chicken definitely adds the most flavor to the salad though!

Ingredient notes

  • Chicken: Rotisserie chicken can be used instead of cooking your own chicken. Cooked turkey works, too.
  • Pecans: Feel free to leave out the nuts. Otherwise, walnuts or slivered almonds work, too.
  • Mayo or yogurt? Mayo makes for a richer salad, yogurt for a lighter/healthier. You can also use a combination of both.

Storage

Keep the salad covered in the fridge for up to 1 day.

Nutrition

Calories: 241kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 17gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 184mgPotassium: 373mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 92IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 14mgIron: 1mg

Chicken salad is such an easy lunch! It’s one of our favorites to make when we’re short on time and want something quick and fresh.

It’s also great on croissants for brunch – Mother’s Day, anyone?! For lunch I usually serve it on rye or on bagels. So good!

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When I got married to my professional chef husband, I realized I had to step up my game in the kitchen. Now I share my favorite foolproof family recipes here on Savory Nothings: Chef-approved, kid-vetted and easy enough for everyday home cooks like you and me!   Learn more.

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