This summer we spent a week on vacation with my parents. While there, I helped my mom whip up some chicken salad for lunch. We used canned chicken because it was quick and convenient. A vacation is suppose to be a vacation, we didn’t want to spend too much time in the kitchen. It tasted so good, I had to come home and make a recipe with measurements and all to share with you.
Now, you can always cook chicken and use it in this recipe but like I said, we made it with canned chicken to make life easy. That is why I gave it the name “QUICK” chicken salad.
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Quick Chicken Salad
- 2 ( 12.5 oz) cans of chicken (or 3 cups diced cooked chicken)
- 3/4 cup light mayonnaise
- 1 cup red grapes, halved
- 1 green onion, diced
- 1 stalk celery, diced
- 1/2 cup diced apple
- salt and pepper to taste
- pecans or cashews, optional
- In a bowl, combine the chicken, mayo, grapes, green onion, celery, apple, salt, and pepper. Combine until well blended.
- Serve on rolls, bread, or croissants sprinkle with some cashews or pecans. This can also be served on a lettuce leaf.
I know a restaurant owner who is famous for her delicious chicken salad recipes. This is almost EXACTLY the same as one of my favorites of hers! So yummy!
The best I’ve EVER had !!
Chicken out of a can…… go America.
Thanks for sharing this with us. We made this over the weekend and it was fabulous!
It will be a regular in our house.
Thanks!
Mari try using Rotisserie chicken any flavor…it is delicious!
I have not made this exact recipe, but I have one my family loves that is very similar, the difference being adding a little pickle relish. I use the sweet and then you get that sweetened taste with the chicken salad. I serve on crescent rolls.
love how easy this recipe is to put together. made it exactly as written, however my family and i thought it was very bland. will have to play around with this recipe before i serve to company.
I agree, it wasn’t as flavorful or as sweet as I expected. I added extra grapes and apples. My kids (16 and 8 yr old) loved it though…
I make a very similar chicken salad but I use (a lot of) dill instead of green onion and I mix a little sweet honey mustard with the mayo for a bit more flavor. It’s delicious.
Actually I don’t use the apples either.
I want to use this delicious sounding recipe tomorrow. I will be serving 5 women and any left overs for my husband….how many does this recipe serve??? Please answer ASAP! Thanks!
I make mine just like this recipe except i use half miracle whip salad dressing and half mayonnaise
Hi! I like to add a little dill to mine. I love mine with extra grapes and I have also addes candied pecans. YUMMY!!
This is really similar to my recipe, but I use Hellman’s Mayo and add several diced eggs to the mixture! Really yummy!!!
This is very similar to the way I make mine. However, I don’t use celery or apple. I do add garlic powder and onion powder. I’ve also used walnuts before…super yummy! It’s GREAT inside a pita pocket, too.
Thanks for sharing!
Delicious recipe! Before adding apples, I soaked them in water with lemon juice to keep them from turning brown.
I use a mixture of half mayo and half sour cream with some lemon squeezed. Mix it up and add your other things and it is soooo good!!
This is basically how I make mine but without apples. Sooo yummy! I normally use rotisserie chicken or roast my own breasts when the split breasts go on sale, but canned chicken will definitely work, too! I love using croissants as a special treat!
I just made these for lunch today and they were so delicious! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe. They will be perfect for those 100 degree summer nights
I love chicken salad. I will be giving this recipe a try this weekend, but I will be using my leftover turkey from Thanksgiving. What a great way to use up all those leftovers!
Love this and I throw in a touch of cayenne pepper..SO good!!
Just saw this posted on Pinterest and it looks amazing – and easy, the best part. Not sure about the canned chicken part but our grocery store sells an awesome rotisserie chicken so I think I’ll substitute that. Thanks!
This is one of my favorite quick dinners or lunches. I like to use a rotissere chicken. So good!
This is exactly how I make my chicken salad (Except I usually use my own roasted chicken)! EVERYBODY in my family loves it, even my super-picky nine year old son. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
What a versatile recipe !! thanx so much for sharing….
Believe it or not, i love canned chicken… lol This is just the way i like my chicken salad…… do you make your own mayo? You should try it sometime, i will never go back to jarred….. EVER!
How do you make your own mayo? Can’t wait to try this recipe… might try it with Craisins too sometime. That sounds good as well.
I just ordered your cookbook, can’t wait to try the recipes!
Chicken salad is an awesome way to use leftover chicken
I also like to use Miracle Whip instead of mayonnaise for a different flavor.
I’ve made this with craizins and used a wrap….seems very versitile to whatever floats your boat!
This is a yummy recipe but we tried using poppyseed dressing instead of mayo and it was amazing!!!! Just thought I would share this fun twist!!!
Yummy! This is one of my favorite meals. Thanks for sharing a great recipe.