Apple Pecan Chicken Salad

This apple pecan chicken salad is perfect on sandwiches, crackers, lettuce cups and more! A delicious and protein packed meal or snack.

I love a good ultimate chicken salad, but was craving something a little more festive. The sweet apples and crunchy roasted pecans makes this feel a little more fancy to me. And it’s so good.

Here’s everything you’ll need and how to make it.

What You’ll Need

Equipment

• Large mixing bowl: Love this huge wooden one. Oversized for this recipe but I use it for tons of other things.
• Cutting board
• Cutting knives

Ingredients

• Chicken: To make this super easy, I use pre-cooked shredded chicken, or rotisserie chicken.
• Celery
• Honey crisp apple: Or apple of choice.
• Roasted pecans
• Green onion
• Light mayo
• Non-fat plain greek yogurt: This adds some protein and stretches the sauce a bit further.
• Dijon mustard
• Honey
• Apple cider vinegar
• Salt & pepper

How To Make It

1. Prep the veggies: Wash and dry the celery, apple and green onions.
2. Chop it all up: Chop or shred the cooked chicken. Finely chop the celery, apple, and thinly slice the green onion. Roughly chop the roasted pecans.
3. Make the dressing: Whisk together the mayo, yogurt, mustard, honey, apple cider vinegar, salt and pepper in a small bowl or glass measuring cup.
4. Stir it all up: In a large mixing bowl, add everything together and stir until combined. Season with any more salt and pepper to taste.

Tips

• Texture: Make the celery and apple chunks as big or small as you want. I love very finely chopped celery and apple to get a little in every bite.
• Add herbs: Adding dill, chives, parsley or other herbs will give this salad a flavor boost.
• Chill: I love this salad most cold, after it’s sat in the fridge for a least a couple hours.

To Make Your Own Roasted Pecans

Wanna make your own roasted pecans instead of buying them already roasted? Just add raw pecans to a parchment lined baking sheet, toss with a small drizzle of olive oil, big pinch of sea salt and bake them at 350 F for 9-12 min (until toasted and smelling delicious). You could also use the stove to toast them for about 3-5 minutes, until toasted and fragrant.

To Serve

Enjoy this chicken salad in a wrap, croissant or sandwich for a more filling meal, or as a snack with some crackers or lettuce cups. I bet this would also be delicious on some slider buns.

To Store

Store extra apple pecan chicken salad in an airtight container in the fridge up to 4 days.

Similar Recipes

• Ultimate chicken salad
• Egg salad with bacon and cottage cheese

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Apple Pecan Chicken Salad

5 from 5 votes

This apple pecan chicken salad is perfect on sandwiches, crackers, lettuce cups and more for a protein packed meal or snack.

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Prep Time:30 minutes mins

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Servings: 6

Calories: 212kcal

Ingredients

• 1 lb cooked chicken breast (16 oz) chopped or shredded
• 3/4 cup celery (75 g) finely chopped
• 1 medium honey crisp apple (182 g) finely chopped
• 1/3 cup roasted pecans (40 g) roughly chopped
• 1/4 cup green onion (18 g) thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup light mayo (60 g)
• 1/4 cup non fat plain greek yogurt (57 g)
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar (15 g)
• 1 tbsp dijon mustard (15 g)
• 1/2 tbsp honey (10 g)
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper

Instructions

• Add all ingredients from chicken to green onion in a large bowl.
• Make the dressing by whisking together all ingredients from mayo to pepper.
• Pour the dressing over everything and stir until fully combined. Season with any more salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy!

Notes

• I like to finely chop the celery and apple for even texture and to get a little in every bite.
• If you’d like to make your own roasted pecans, add raw pecans to a parchment lined baking sheet, toss with a small drizzle of olive oil, pinch of sea salt and bake at 350 F for 9-12 min until toasted and fragrant. You could also use the stove to toast them for about 3-5 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 153g | Calories: 212kcal | Carbohydrates: 8.2g | Protein: 24.6g | Fat: 9.8g | Fiber: 1.7g

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