Healthy Chicken Salad

• servings: 6 servings
• active time: 20 minutes
• total time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

3 cups chopped cooked chicken (see note 1)

3/4 cup thinly sliced celery (2–3 stalks)

1/3 cup thinly sliced green onions (5 green onions)

1 cup seedless red grapes (halved)

1/2 cup sliced almonds (see note 2 for toasting)

1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley (optional)

3/4 cup Greek yogurt (see note 3)

1 lemon

1 tablespoon honey

1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

Serving suggestions (see note 4)

Directions

Juice Lemon

Zest lemon with zester to get 1/2 teaspoon zest. Juice using a citrus juicer to get 1 tablespoon juice.

Cut Ingredients

Shred and chop chicken to get 3 cups. Slice the celery, green onions, and grapes. Finely chop parsley, if using. If desired, toast the almonds (see note 2).

Whisk

In a large bowl, whisk yogurt, lemon zest and juice, honey, mustard, salt, and pepper.

Stir

Add chicken, celery, green onions, grapes, almonds, and parsley (if using) to the dressing. Gently stir until well mixed. Taste and adjust seasonings.

Serve

See note 4 for serving suggestions.

Nutrition

• Calories: 260 kcal
• Total Fat: 21.1 g
• Cholesterol: 37.1 mg
• Sodium: 156.6 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 7.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.7 g
• Total Sugars: 4.7 g
• Protein: 11.2 g