Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad

Our protein-packed Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad skips the mayo in favor of fat free Greek yogurt. We stir in celery, almonds, grapes, and red onion for crunch and flavor!

No more boring lunches, thank you.

Light, Creamy, and Packed with Protein!

Let’s talk chicken salad and how I love it so much that I might sometimes buy the weird plastic triangle gas station chicken salad sandwich as a snack on a road trip.

I mean, chicken salad is a classic for a reason. It’s creamy, crunchy, and completely satisfying.

I adore mayo (like, more than should be legal to be honest), but today, we’re giving it a makeover. No mayo, no heaviness, just light, creamy perfection that tastes as good as it makes you feel.

Meet your new favorite lunch: Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad.

We’re skipping the mayo in favor of protein-packed, fat-free Greek yogurt. It’s every bit as creamy but with a lighter, tangier vibe that’ll keep you coming back for more.

We balance out the dressing with a touch of honey and then we toss in crunchy celery, toasty almonds, juicy grapes, and zippy red onion.

This is a riff on our classic chicken salad with grapes that I love so much. We just lightened it up a bit and packed in extra protein!

♥ 3 Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe:

1. Protein Packed: Not only does the shredded chicken pack in loads of protein, the Greek yogurt is doing double duty as a creamy flavor bomb + adding protein. You won’t go hungry with this one.
2. Versatile: You can serve this Greek yogurt chicken salad in so many ways! Stuffed in tomatoes or bell peppers, with lettuce wraps, on a croissant, sandwiched between toast or bread, or as a dip for crackers!
3. Fresh and Flavorful: The mix of crunchy, juicy, and creamy textures keeps every bite exciting.

Ingredient Notes:

This recipe for Greek yogurt chicken salad couldn’t be easier or more customizable! Let’s break it down into two parts!

For the salad:

Cooked Chicken – We’re starting with already cooked shredded chicken to make this recipe go a little quicker. A rotisserie chicken from the store would also work well! If you use canned chicken, look for low sodium.

Celery – Chop this up fairly small to add a little crunch.

Slivered Almonds – We like the size and texture of slivered almonds. Another great option is chopped pecans.

Red Onion – We love the bite of red onion. You can mellow it out by soaking in cold water for 10 minutes. You could also swap this for green or yellow onion.

Grapes – These are a must have for chicken salad as far as I’m concerned! The grapes add a sweet, juicy component to the salad that just works. I like the sweetness of red grapes, but green grapes are also tasty.

Parsley – We also mix in freshly chopped parsley.

For the dressing:

Greek Yogurt – You’ll want fat free unsweetened Greek yogurt for this recipe.

Lemon Juice – The lemon juice helps to balance out some of the flavors in the dressing and it brightens things up. You can use freshly squeezed or bottled lemon juice for this.

Honey – We like to sweeten the dressing up with some honey! This is more to balance out the tang of the yogurt than to make the dressing sweet.

See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.

How To Make Chicken Salad With Greek Yogurt:

Add the cooked chicken to a bowl with the chopped celery, red onions, grapes, slivered onions, and parsley.

Prepare the dressing by whisking together the Greek yogurt, lemon juice, honey, salt, and pepper.

Pour the dressing over the chicken salad ingredients and stir to combine.

Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.

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