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7 Healthy Chicken Salad Recipes

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By: The Real Food Dietitians Updated: 8/25/21

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Keep lunches quick and easy with one of these 7 Healthy Chicken Salad Recipes!

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If you’ve been following us for a while, you know we have a love for chicken salads. Not only do the limitless possibilities taste amazing, but they’re simple and quick to whip up when you need a fast lunch for the week or when hosting a get-together. Even quicker if you already have chicken on hand like our Instant Pot Whole Chicken or Instant Pot Shredded Chicken. And when you’re really in a bind, you can pick up a rotisserie chicken at your local grocery store.
 
Want to make sure you’re choosing the best poultry for your family and budget? We clear the mud on all the confusing poultry labels in our post here.
 
And if you’re wondering how to make the perfect chicken breast…we’ve got you covered there too! Check out our step-by-step photo tutorial.
 

Here are 7 of our favorite Healthy Chicken Salad Recipes!

BLT Chicken Salad
Everyone loves a BLT sandwich, so it’s no wonder we combined all those flavors into this flavorful light lunch or dinner!
Plated chicken salad atop a lettuce leafs with tomato and avocado garnish with napkin and fork in the background
 
Blueberry Chicken Salad with Rosemary
Sweet and salty with the perfect amount of crunch, this salad is fancy enough for special occasions, yet simple enough for an everyday meal!
Chicken salad nestled in a lettuce leaves with blueberries. Bowl of blueberries and lemon slices on the side.
 
Waldorf Chicken Salad
Healthy eating is easy and delicious with this fan-favorite salad. Made with only 8 ingredients with room to sub ingredients if you don’t have it all on hand, this recipe is ideal for weekly meal prepping or hosting a small get-together with friends.
 
Chicken salad served on a plate of greens with cucumber, nuts, grapes and lemon garnish; checker napkin underneath plate.
 
Asian Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps
Fix up an easy, satisfying and slightly exotic lunch by making a few changes to your typical chicken salad. There’s no need to order takeout with flavors like these!
Asian chicken salad served on lettuce leaves on small plate with avocado and lime garnish
 
Curry Chicken Salad
There’s just something about the curry spices that transform an ordinary salad into something special. And that’s why we think you’ll love this cool and creamy chicken salad that has a boost of antioxidant-rich curry powder, crisp vegetables and crunchy cashews.
Chicken salad served in lettuce leaves on rectangular white plate with apple and lime accents
 
Avocado Chicken Waldorf Salad
The Classic Waldorf gets a healthy, fatty and delicious twist thanks to the additional creaminess of avocado. Plus if you’ve got extra you can multipurpose it for dipping veggies, slathering on a burger or even in your tuna salad!
Avocado chicken salad served on plate with utensils resting in it with walnut garnish. Half an avocado as an accent.
 
Strawberry Chicken Poppy Seed Salad
This salad is quick to make, made with less than 10 ingredients and is the perfect light, but satisfying lunch year round.
close up view of strawberry poppy seed chicken salad
 

Keep lunches quick and easy with one of these 7 Healthy Chicken Salad Recipes! Perfect for meal prepping and using up leftover chicken. @Whole30 friendly! Share on X

That’s a wrap! With so many chicken salads to choose from, what’s your favorite? Share with us below!

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