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Healthy Chicken Salad with Apples includes cubed chicken breast, grapes, apples, walnuts, and blue cheese. This recipe includes a house salad dressing that you can toss the lettuce in as well, or you could just opt for your favorite dressing instead.
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This recipe for healthy chicken salad with apples is a great way to incorporate apples into a dish. Typically, apples are used in sweet dishes, which I love, but they are also great in savory dishes too.
Apples and grapes give this salad the perfect amount of crunch and tartness.
What Should I Serve With Chicken Salad With Apples?
A variety of sides would be delicious with chicken salad. Including seasonal fruit, crusty bread, croissants, pita bread or chips.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Delicious homemade dressing.
- Great crunch from the apples, grapes and walnuts.
- Perfect as a side dish or main entree.
Ingredients You'll Need
- Chicken Breast
- Green Apple
- Red Grapes
- Mayo
- Vegetable Oil
- Apple Cider Vinegar
- Sugar
- Black Pepper
- Spring Mix
- Chopped Walnuts
- Blue Cheese Crumbles
Step-By-Step Instructions
Step 1:
Heat a small skillet over medium heat and cook the chicken breast for 8 minutes, then flip and cook for an additional 4 minutes, or until cooked through. Once finished, cut into cubes.
Step 2:
While the chicken is cooking, dice the apple and cut the grapes in half.
Step 3:
Add the mayonnaise, vegetable oil, apple cider vinegar, sugar, and black pepper to a small bowl and stir well, until completely combined.
Step 4:
When ready to serve, add the lettuce to a large bowl, and drizzle the dressing, and mix it all together.
Step 5:
Add the chicken, apples, grapes, walnuts, and blue cheese, and toss. Serve, and enjoy!
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What Can I Add To Chicken Salad With Apples?
If you are looking to bulk up your chicken salad, you can add a lot of different things to spruce it up. Dried cranberries, almonds, green onions, boiled egg, and a variety of herbs are some other ingredients to add to your chicken salad.
How Do I Store Leftover Chicken Salad?
Place chicken salad in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for about 3 days.
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Healthy Chicken Salad With Apples
Healthy chicken salad with apples includes cubed chicken breast, grapes, apples, walnuts, and blue cheese. This recipe includes a house salad dressing that you can toss the lettuce in as well, or you could just opt for your favorite dressing instead.
Ingredients
For Dressing
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
For Salad
- 4 cups spring mix
- 8 ounces boneless, chicken breast
- 1 green apple, diced
- ½ cup red grapes, cut in half
- ¼ cup chopped walnuts
- ¼ cup blue cheese crumbles
Instructions
- Heat a small skillet over medium heat and cook the chicken breast for 8 minutes, then flip and cook for an additional 4 minutes, or until cooked through. Once finished, cut into cubes.
- While the chicken is cooking, dice the apple and cut the grapes in half.
- Add the mayonnaise, vegetable oil, apple cider vinegar, sugar, and black pepper to a small bowl and stir well, until completely combined.
- When ready to serve, add the lettuce to a large bowl, and drizzle the dressing, and mix it all together.
- Add the chicken, apples, grapes, walnuts, and blue cheese, and toss. Serve, and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Amount Per Serving: Calories: 320Total Fat: 26gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 207mgSodium: 207mgCarbohydrates: 12gFiber: 2gSugar: 8gProtein: 11g
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Harriet
I love how you've used yogurt instead of mayonnaise in this recipe, its so much healthier.
Ai | Ai made it for you
Looks delicious! I love chicken salad with apple! So yum!
Beth
This salad looks simple, flavorful and refreshing. The combination of the Dijon mustard and the yogurt must really wake up the taste buds and balance the sweetness of the apples. Yum!
Jacqueline Debono
I can imagine how creamy and crunchy this apple chicken salad is. I also like using apples in savoury dishes, especially salads. I often add them to my coleslaw!
Simone
I love the fact that you added variations for people to use in this recipe, which looks delicious by the way!
Sonila
I love salads that have apple and your apple chicken salad seems so easy and so perfect. Can't wait to try it:)
Nart | Cooking with Nart
I love Granny Smith apples . Seeing you also use Greek yogurt in your dressing I can already tell this salad won't disappoint!
Mean Green Chef
Such a delicious healthy chicken salad! Love that you replace mayo with Greek Yogurt it's one of my favorites and makes everything so tangy and creamy 🙂
Lathiya
I haven't had chicken salad but this one looks good. With apples and simple dressing, this recipe sounds perfect for me.
Emily
This apple chicken salad is so good! Love how it uses yogurt in it!
Erin
I can’t believe I’ve never put crunchy apple in my chicken salad. I think my kids would love this!!
Beth
My favorite apple would be cortland, my kids LOVE green apples! This looks so tasty and I like the suggestion of adding dried cranberries!
Beth
This is so fresh and fun! With the yogurt added, I could even eat this for breakfast! Yum!
Sapana
Such a delicious salad to take to work and one that will fuel the rest of your afternoon. Thanks!