Description
Creamy, crunchy, and sweetly refreshing, this Easy Chicken Salad with Grapes is the perfect no-fuss meal for warm days, busy lunches, or picnic baskets. Packed with tender shredded chicken, juicy red grapes, crisp celery, and a dreamy honey-Dijon dressing, it's a comforting classic with a bright, modern twist.
Ingredients
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- 2 stalks celery (chopped)
- 1 medium carrot (peeled and chopped)
- 1/4 red onion (chopped)
- 1 lb cooked boneless (skinless chicken breasts (or 3 cups shredded rotisserie chicken))
- 1 1/2 cups red grapes (halved)
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp fresh dill (chopped (or 1 tsp dried dill))
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- Optional: bread (lettuce cups, croissants, or crackers for serving)
Instructions
- Add celery, carrot, and red onion to a food processor. Pulse 8–10 seconds until finely minced. Transfer to a large bowl.
- Add cooked chicken chunks to the processor. Pulse 5–7 times until finely shredded. Add to the bowl.
- Stir in grapes, mayonnaise, yogurt, honey, dill, mustard, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Mix until creamy and well coated.
- Taste and adjust seasoning with more salt, pepper, or honey if needed.
- If chicken was warm, chill salad for 4+ hours before serving.
- Serve cold in lettuce cups, on toasted bread, in croissants, or with crackers.
Nutrition
- Calories: 320
