Strawberry Chicken Salad

4 from 2 votes

Strawberry Chicken Salad

This easy Strawberry Chicken Salad is ready in minutes with rotisserie chicken, strawberries, and a creamy dressing. Great for croissants or sandwiches!

Prep Time15

Total Time15

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Total Cost: $11.05 recipe / $1.16 serving

Servings: (~1 cup per serving)

Calories: 291kcal

Author: Jess Rice

Equipment

Large Mixing Bowl
Small Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

1 rotisserie chicken shredded and diced, (about 4 cups) $5.97
1 ½ cup strawberries diced, 4-5 large strawberries $1.02*
1 cup red onion diced, $0.61
¼ cup walnuts chopped, $1.18
1 cup celery diced, $0.62
¾ cup mayonnaise $0.84
1 Tbsp fresh basil minced, $0.45
1 Tbsp white vinegar $0.02
1 tsp salt $0.04
1 tsp black pepper freshly cracked, $0.15
1 Tbsp balsamic glaze $0.15

Instructions

Gather ingredients. 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. Mince basil, dice strawberries, and celery, and chopped walnuts.
Add chicken, strawberries, onions, walnuts, and celery to a large mixing bowl. Set aside.
In a smaller mixing bowl, add the mayonnaise, basil, white vinegar, salt and pepper. Whisk to combine.
Pour dressing ingredients over the salad ingredients. Toss all ingredients together until evenly coated.
Drizzle with balsamic reduction and enjoy on a sandwich or on top of lettuce greens for a filling salad.

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Notes

*To use frozen strawberries, thaw them out and chop them up, then let them sit in a strainer for a bit to get rid of any excess moisture. It’s fine if they lose their shape a bit and get mushy…ripe strawberries are really the most important ingredient, fresh or previously frozen!

Nutrition

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