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Chicken salad recipe with sliced grapes and a hint of fresh lemon. Perfect sandwich with Italian bread or on a bed of lettuce.

Chicken salad is one of those classic meals that feel like a lot of effort was put in, but really you can make this dish even easier if you use rotisserie chicken.

Enjoy it on fresh Italian bread, in a wrap, a simple bed of lettuce or even in a bowl on its own, and your lunch just went from boring to a bit fancy.

Enjoy it whichever way you like but the basics are the same. Chicken and mayonnaise. Everyone makes it a bit different after that. Grapes vs. no grapes. Celery vs. no celery. So here’s my version of the best chicken salad recipe.

CHICKEN SALAD RECIPE

Ingredients

2 cups cooked chicken. (I like to use rotisserie chicken)
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sliced grapes
juice of a fresh lemon (about 1 TBS)
1/4 cup diced red onion
2 tsp tarragon
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
salt and pepper to taste
- optional
- 1/2 cup apples
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/3 cup celery

Chicken salad on a bed of lettuce with sliced grapes.

Make sure chicken is fully cooked and cooled. Chop or shred chicken into pieces. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Serve chilled on your favorite bread, in a wrap or on a bed of lettuce.

LEFTOVERS

You can store leftover chicken salad in the refrigerator for up do 5 days in an air tight container. And be sure not to leave this dish on the counter for more than an hour before placing it back in the fridge.

These are just the simple basics. And once you learn the basics, you can break the rules. Not a red onion fan? Leave it out! Apples and cranberries are always amazing in chicken salad, but if you don’t have them on hand, even just the chicken salad basics are delicious for this lunch or dinner option.

Chicken salad lettuce wrap with homemade French bread on a rustic cutting board.

Print Recipe

Chicken salad recipe

Chicken salad recipe with sliced grapes and a hint of fresh lemon.

Prep Time15

Total Time15

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chicken, lunch

Servings:

Calories: 284kcal

Ingredients

2 cups cooked chicken
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sliced grapes
1 TBS lemon juice
1/4 cup diced red onion
2 tsp tarragon
1/4 cup chopped waltnuts
salt & pepper to taste

Optional

1/2 cup apples
1/4 cup dried cranberry
1/3 cup celery

Instructions

For this recipe we used rotisserie chicken.
Make sure chicken is fully cooked and cooled.
Chop or shred chicken into pieces.
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Mix.
Serve chilled on your favorite bread, in a wrap or on a bed of lettuce.

Notes

Apples and cranberries are always amazing in chicken salad, but if you don’t have them on hand, even just the chicken salad basics are delicious for this lunch or dinner option.

If adding in the optional apples, cranberries and celery, you may want to add an additional TBS or two of mayonnaise. Just enough to be creamy but not saturated.