Chicken Salad with Eggs
Chicken Salad with Eggs is filled with tons of protein with the shredded chicken and hard boiled eggs mixed with fruits, veggies, herbs.
Serving4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- ⅓ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
- ½ Tablespoon honey
- ½ Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 4 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 2 cups red grapes, halved
- ¼ red onion, diced
- 2 Tablespoon chopped fresh dill
- ¼ cup Tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- ⅓ cup slivered almonds
Equipment
Instructions
- Prep. Preheat the oven to 415°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roast the chicken. Rub the chicken with salt, pepper, and olive oil. Arrange it in a single layer on the baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until the internal temperature of the largest piece reaches 165°F.
- Rest and chop. Allow the chicken to rest for 10 minutes before chopping it into cubes.
- Make the dressing. Whisk together the mayo, sour cream, Dijon, honey, and apple cider vinegar. Set aside.
- Assemble. Combine the chicken, eggs, celery, grapes, onion, dill, parsley, and almonds in a large mixing bowl. Add the dressing and toss to coat all of the ingredients thoroughly.
- Chill. Cover the bowl and chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
- Serve. Serve cold between two slices of your favorite bread or in lettuce wraps.
Notes
- We recommend serving this chicken salad the following ways: oer a bed of lettuce for a simple salad, on toast or English muffin, in a croissant for chicken salad sandwiches, on a bagel, on cucumber slices, as is with fresh fruit, or on a lettuce wrap.
- Place any leftover chicken salad in an airtight container and store it in the fridge for up to 5 days.
- Other additional add-ins to this salad to customize your salad include the following: green onions, garlic powder, pickle juice, sweet relish or dill pickle relish, celery seed, crispy bacon, ripe or creamy avocado, or red bell pepper.
- You can follow the recipe as is to make your own chicken and get the best tender chicken to make a healthy chicken salad. Or if you want to keep it super simple, you can also get a rotisserie chicken to make this classic chicken salad recipe.
- Another option is if you have any leftover chicken from a previous recipe you could use that too and skip to step 4 of the recipe.
- You could also switch out the freshly cooked chicken for canned tuna or canned chicken for this southern style chicken salad.
Nutrition
Calories: 430 kcal · Carbohydrates: 22 g · Protein: 34 g · Fat: 23 g · Saturated Fat: 5 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 5 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 10 g · Trans Fat: 0.02 g · Cholesterol: 271 mg · Sodium: 979 mg · Potassium: 747 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 16 g · Vitamin A: 461 IU · Vitamin C: 5 mg · Calcium: 86 mg · Iron: 2 mg