Chicken Salad (Traditional)

Overhead view of chicken salad in a bowl.

5 from 3 votes

Chicken Salad (Traditional)

This Traditional Chicken Salad is creamy, tangy, and full of tender shredded chicken. It's like having a taste of the deli counter at home!

Prep Time15

Total Time15

Course: Salad

Cuisine: Amercian

Total Cost: $11.12 recipe / $1.39 serving

Servings: servings, 1 cup per person

Calories: 328kcal

Author: Jess Rice

Ingredients

1 rotisserie chicken, about 4 cups of meat $5.97
1 cup seedless red grapes, quartered $1.69
1 cup red onion, diced $0.61
1 cup celery, diced $0.62
¼ cup chopped walnuts $1.18
¾ cup mayonnaise $0.84
1 Tbsp white vinegar $0.02
1 tsp salt $0.04
1 tsp freshly cracked black pepper $0.15

Instructions

Remove all white and dark meat from one rotisserie chicken. This will yield about 4 cups of meat. Shred meat with 2 forks and set aside.
Gather the quartered grapes, diced red onion, diced celery, and chopped walnuts.
In a small mixing bowl, add the mayonnaise, white vinegar, salt and pepper.
Whisk all dressing ingredients to combine.
Pour dressing ingredients over the shredded chicken, grapes, celery and walnuts.
Toss all ingredients together until evenly coated. Enjoy on a sandwich or on top of lettuce greens for a filling salad.

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Nutrition

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