Healthy Italian Chicken Salad

This Healthy Italian Chicken Salad recipe is a family favorite!  It’s loaded with tender bites of chicken breast, red bell pepper, red onion, artichoke hearts, kalamata olives, celery and fresh herbs (basil, oregano and parsley), then it’s all tossed in a creamy dressing for a fun twist to a  classic chicken salad.

This version of chicken salad gets a light and fresh update with a slight Mediterranean twist.

To make this salad we start out by cooking the chicken. But if you want to make things easy on yourself, you can use a store-bought rotisserie chicken.  If you’re cooking the chicken at home, it really matters not whether it’s baked, poached, roasted or grilled.  Just make sure it’s tender!  The dressing for this healthy chicken salad is mix of mayo, yogurt, Dijon mustard and lemon juice.

Healthy Chicken Salad Recipe

When you make this easy healthy chicken salad recipe, be especially generous with the fresh basil! The added fresh herbs really make this salad pop with flavor.  I like to squeeze a little extra lemon juice over the top my chicken salad with some freshly cracked pepper. 

• Cooked chicken, chopped (store-bought rotisserie works)
• Celery, chopped
• Artichoke hearts
• Red bell pepper
• Greek olives
• Red onion
• Garlic, finely 
• Fat-leaf parsley
• Fresh basil
• Oregano, also fresh

Find printable recipe with the measurements below.

For the Dressing

Whisk the ingredients together in a bowl until well blended.

• Greek yogurt
• Olive oil mayonnaise
• Dijon mustard
• Lemon juice

How to Make Italian Chicken Salad

1. Chop your ingredients and place them in a large bowl and toss.
2. In a small bowl combine the yogurt, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard and lemon juice.  Mix until well blended.
3. Pour the dressing over the salad ingredients and gently fold until the salad ingredients are evenly coated.

Serving Suggestions

• Sandwich. This chicken curry mango salad is delicious in a light fluffy croissant, but it works well in a baguette or between two slices of bread too!
• Tortilla Wrap. Spread a scoop on a flour tortilla with some lettuce and roll it into a wrap.
• Lettuce Wrap. If you want a lighter lunch, serve it on either butter leaf lettuce or Romaine leaves for lettuce wraps.
• Salad. Add a scoop or two on top of a large green salad or on sliced tomatoes.
• Crackers. Simply serve it with crackers for a light lunch.

Looking For More Salad Recipes To Make?

• Chicken Curry Salad
• Greek Tzatziki Chicken Salad
• Curried Chicken Mango Salad
• Avocado Tomato Chicken Salad

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Yield: 4 servings

Healthy Italian Chicken Salad

Prep Time 15 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

This Healthy Italian Chicken Salad recipe is a family favorite! Pile it high on lettuce leaves, thick juicy tomato slices or toasted sprouted bread. It's loaded with tender bites of chicken breast, red bell pepper, red onion, artichoke hearts, kalamata olives, celery and fresh herbs (basil, oregano and parsley), then it's all tossed in a creamy, slightly zesty dressing for a fun twist to a  classic chicken salad.

Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked chicken, chopped (store-bought rotisserie works)
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped
• 1 (14-ounce) can quartered artichoke hearts, drained and tough leaves cut away
• 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 3/4 cup sliced Greek olives
• 1/2 small red onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh basil, sliced
• 2 teaspoons fresh oregano, chopped

For the Dressing

• 1/4 cup Greek yogurt
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 heaping teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• Salt and ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. Whisk together the ingredients for the salad dressing in a bowl. Refrigerate while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
2. Put all the salad ingredients into a large bowl and gently toss.
3. Pour the dressing over the salad ingredients and gently fold until the salad ingredients are evenly coated.
4. Season with salt and pepper to taste and adjust ingredients, adding more herbs, olives, or whatever you like.
5. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. If properly stored, the salad should last up to 5 days.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 280Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 67mgSodium: 458mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 2gSugar: 2gProtein: 19g

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