Best Chicken Salad Ever


4.6 of 5 (24)
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 132.5
  • Total Fat: 4.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 46.2 mg
  • Sodium: 155.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 3.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
  • Protein: 18.8 g

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Introduction

Fat free mayo and BBQ sauce make this a great sandwich filling! Fat free mayo and BBQ sauce make this a great sandwich filling!
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    2 bonless skinless chicken breast grilled and shredded or cubed (I marinade in BBQ or hot sauce for extra flavor)
    4 tbsp fat free mayo
    1 tbsp bbq sauce (or hot or other low-cal fat free sauce)
    1 ounce crushed nuts, I prefer walnuts for their texture
    .25 diced apple
    1 tbsp diced onion

Directions

Grill chicken. *7 minutes on George Foreman.
Dice onion and apple and crush walnuts.
Combine ingredients and mix well. You can use more or less mayo depending on consistency of salad (at 15 calories a tbsp, it's okay to be liberal).
I like to chill over night to let the flavors mesh, but you can eat right away.
I eat with 1/2 a serving of reduced fat crackers, a lite english muffin toasted or on top of salad mix (no need for dressing then).
Depending on how much you use, this will yield between 6-8 portions.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PHILOSCHIC.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Incredible!
    5 of 5 people found this review helpful
    OMG just had this for lunch I changed a couple things like I didn't use onions and I used a grannysmith apple this is sooooooooooo good I am thinking about having it for dinner as well! Yummy - 8/28/07


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    This is Great, quick & easy to prepare. Ingredients seemed an odd combination but once together the flavors blend nicely. I made as directed minus apple because I didn't have one. Held its own w/a heavily grained/seeded bread. Will Make Again and be sure to have an apple on hand. - 6/12/12


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    GREAT!! very tasty and a great twist on regular chicken salad! The bbq sauce tastes amazing. I used 2 tbs regular mayo and 2 tbs fat free plain yogurt since I only had regular mayo on hand. - 7/9/10


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I love this recipe. I used my food processor to mix everything together. I put the spread on a thin whole wheat bagel by thomas. MMmm Good - 6/11/10


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    Incredible!
    This chicken salad recipe is absolutely delicious - 6/7/19


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    I love this chicken salad recipe! Incredible! - 6/7/19


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    Incredible!
    This is very good. Used dried apples and almonds, was what I had on hand. This will be a great summer lunch! - 6/7/14


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    Wow Delicious. I was looking for a simple fast recipe for lunch and this exceeded my expectations. I changed the recipe a bit.I did not have a grill and replaced the onion for shredded lettuce. For the chicken I diced and put over sliced red pepper in the oven. Served with corn tortilla.YUM - 2/9/13


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    Incredible!
    Very yummy! I loved the apple. I used a granny smith & threw everything in the processor. This is definitely a remake! - 12/5/11


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    Very Good
    Used the granny smith apple. Delicious with a twist. Also marinaded the chicken in KC Masterpiece Garlic Balsamic rather than BBQue sauce & used a little for flavor. Yum - 6/9/11


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    I just make this and it is a keeper. Love the barbecue flavor, it really adds to the recipe. - 4/12/11


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    Very Good
    it was good, I put almonds instead of walnuts cause its what I had on hand and it wasnt what I was looking for so next time ill try walnuts, thank you! - 3/21/11


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    Made this and the kids though I was a soopa star!! - 7/19/10


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    Incredible!
    This was great! Didn't use the apple or the onion but added a little dill relish...it was sooo good!! Might try it with the apple next time also. - 4/12/10


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    I didnt have fat free mayo either so used half low fat mayo and half fat free yogurt instead - still delicious! A lovely recipe, thank you - 2/17/10


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    Incredible!
    Awesome. I will be making this time and again. Nice change up of flavors. - 1/29/10


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    Incredible!
    This was outstanding. It sounded kind of odd with the BBQ sauce. But it is very tasty. I bring it for lunch over a salad - no dressing needed! - 7/9/08


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    This is the best chicken salad ever!!! It was great!! - 11/18/07


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    Very Good
    this was good - 11/5/07


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    This is quick and yummy. I added a little heat with cayenne pepper. - 10/22/07


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    Very Good
    Very good! I love chicken salad and this recipe was a nice twist with the BBQ sauce. Unfortunately my batch wasn't quite as healthy because I only had lite mayo instead of fat free. I also substitued raisins for apples - but still yummy! - 9/23/07


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    Very Good
    this was delious and very delightful i feel full nd i only had one sandwich very good its Poppin - 7/14/07


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    Incredible!
    very good! - 7/8/07


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    Incredible!
    wonderful! this is nice. easy enough that the kids got to help. i made it the night before so that lunch was ready for the next day. the refridgerator even smelled good... - 5/30/07


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    Incredible!
    Super! made this last night to take to work today - everyone was envious! Will most certainly make again! - 5/28/07