Need a super quick meal that’s light yet filling, easy and tasty? I’ve got you covered with may-free Honey Roasted Chicken Salad!Â
Honey Roasted Chicken Salad is filled with fun flavors and textures like snappy grapes, crisp celery, crunchy almonds, and shredded chicken. The salad is mixed with a light dressing of plain Greek yogurt swirled with honey and Dijon mustard, that was inspired by my Chick-fil-A Chicken Bites’ honey mustard dipping sauce (which, as you may recall, I semi wanted to spoon-drink?!)
Awkward dressing-drinking urges aside, Honey Roasted Chicken Salad is awesome to make for a quick and easy lunch, or enjoy as a light and fresh supper with tons of dunkers and dippers to scoop it up with!
Start by poaching 1 large chicken breast in boiling water for 6-7 minutes. To see if it’s done, I usually pull the breast out with tongs, then cut into the thickest part with a knife. Once the chicken is cooked through, pull it out, let it cool slightly, then shred it all up.
Meanwhile, combine 3/4 cup halved red grapes with 2 stalks celery diced fairly small.
Add 1/3 cup honey roasted almonds that have been roughly chopped or plain sliced almonds if you prefer.
Next, mix together the dressing for the chicken salad, starting with 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt as the base. Greek yogurt is much lower in calories than mayo, which is what traditional chicken salads use, plus it’s packed with protein and has a cool, slightly tangy flavor.
Stir 1-1/2 teaspoons each Djion mustard and honey into the yogurt then season with salt and pepper.
Pour the dressing over the chicken, grapes, celery, and honey-roasted almonds, then season with more salt & pepper, and mix it all up.
Serve Honey Roasted Chicken Salad in a variety of ways, from sandwiching between toasted bread, piling on top of crunchy romaine lettuce, or scooping up with fresh apples and crackers!
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Honey Roasted Chicken Salad (Mayo Free!)
Description
Honey Roasted Chicken Salad is light and refreshing with a tasty, honey-roasted twist. Mayo free, too!
Ingredients
- 1 large chicken breast
- 3/4 cup red grape halves
- 2 ribs celery, diced small
- 1/3 cup sliced almonds OR honey-roasted almonds if dish does not need to be gluten-free
- For the dressing:
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1-1/2 teaspoons honey
- 1-1/2 teaspoons gluten-free Dijon mustard
- salt & pepper
Directions
- Poach chicken breast in boiling water until cooked all the way through, about 6-7 minutes. Remove to a plate and let cool slightly, then shred by hand. Mix with red grapes, celery, and almonds.
- Stir together Greek yogurt, honey, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper. Add to chicken mixture and mix well, then season with more salt and pepper if needed. Serve between toasted bread slices, on a salad, in pita bread, or scooped with crackers and fruit.
This recipe is courtesy of Iowa Girl Eats, http://iowagirleats.com.
Sometimes I like big tasting platters for dinner vs one portion of this, that, or the other. It’s fun to experiment with different flavor combos, plus, how you gonna hate on anything with the word “platter” in the description?
Ridiculously delish!
Maurine 04.20.2012
Made this tonight……DEEEEELISH! Thank you!
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Christy 04.15.2012
I made this tonight and took photos and shared on FB. It was THAT GOOD! I hunted high and low for the honey roasted almonds but couldn’t even find them at our “fancy” grocery store, so I toasted plain, slivered almonds and it was still sooooo yummy! I served it on a bed of baby spinach, with homegrown tomatoes, sliced apple and whole wheat crackers from 34 degree. Have you tried those crackers? They’re awesome tasting and only 35 calories for 9 crackers! Thanks for the great recipe!
Kenzie 04.12.2012
Thanks for this recipe! I doubled it and subbed honey mustard for the honey and mustard and my husband said he would eat it every week (if I would make it that often.)
Jen S. 04.07.2012
My mom and I made this for out Easter Eve dinner and it was wonderful. So light and flavorful!
Lauren 04.07.2012
woah your pictures make me want to eat my screen! def making this! have a great time in Jamaica!
Carey 04.07.2012
Um yeah, I made this last night for dinner! Love it! The only prob I had was that while shopping at Jewel, I thought I picked up honey roasted almonds, but there was an imposter! A lonely roasted almond was sitting atop the honey roasted ones and I just so happened to grab it and not realize it. So because of the saltiness the roasted almonds added, I put a little more honey in the mix. Bad idea! That made it tooooooo sweet. So today I’ll add a little more yogurt and mustard to hopefully balance it out. Other than that, it was awesome!
Maria 04.06.2012
This is how I make my chicken salad! I love your photos. Makes me want chicken salad…now. ;)
Ash 04.06.2012
I don’t even like chicken salad, but I think sans mayo I might actually really like it. I’ll have to try this!
Jennfier Pappas 04.06.2012
FYI, I “Pinned” this to my Recipes board and within hours all of my followers started re-pinning! You’re blowing up on Pinterest! Anyway, I made this recipe for myself last night, and it was honestly amazing. Such a fresh, healthy, and delicious spring/summer dish. Recently started following you via Google Reader and I really enjoy your blog. Keep the great recipes coming and thanks for all the fabulous, healthy info!
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jad18 04.05.2012
Looks great! They make wasabi almonds that are so addictive. I have to put the cannister on a high shelf, so I have to get a chair or bug my guy to get them down for me.
Brooke Flint 04.05.2012
Oh my! This looks delicious! Might have to make this for Easter!
molly 04.05.2012
This looks so delicious! I can’t wait to try this SOON! Sounds like a wonderful summer snack and a lot like my favorite sandwich at Panera. Thanks!
Amy @Macncheesenpeas 04.05.2012
Yumm! I am all for tuna and chicken salad recipes without mayo! This is a good healthy alternative!
Carrie @ Season It Already! 04.05.2012
Oh how yummy. I like the addition of honey-roasted almonds!
Emilie @ Emilie's Enjoyables 04.05.2012
I recently discovered that using greek yogurt and roasted grapes took my chicken salad to a whole new level-I love your dressing combo, it looks great!
Amanda - Small Home Big Start 04.05.2012
I normally don’t like chicken salad (not a big mayo fan), but I love greek yogurt dressings. Never even thought of using it to make a mayo-free chicken salad. Thanks for sharing!
Stephanie @cookinfanatic 04.05.2012
Love using Greek yogurt in chicken salad like this, it’s also great in Tuna salad as well w/ a touch of worcestershire & lemon (just did a recipe for that recently!) But hey missy, wherrrrre’s the Chobani ;) Kiddinggg, have a great Thursday!