Curry Chicken Salad
Curry chicken salad is a high-protein savory, sweet, quick, and healthy meal or meal prep for the week.
A deliciously spiced chicken salad that is budget-friendly for easy healthy meals. This curry chicken salad is healthy, high-protein, and perfect on top of bread, a lettuce salad, in a wrap, or with veggies and crackers. Creamy and crunchy chicken salad comes together quickly with shredded chicken, crunchy celery, sweet raisins, and a creamy curry dressing.
You will love Curry Chicken Salad because:
- Curry chicken salad salad is the perfect mix of sweet and savory
- A light and crunchy chicken salad that is packed with flavor
- An easy meal prep recipe for healthy meals all week long
- Gluten-free and full of healthy fats, protein, and fiber
- A quick and simple to-make high-protein meal
- This recipe comes together easily in 15 minutes for quick meal prep
Curry Chicken Salad is made with:
- Chicken: use rotisserie chicken or I often bake or cook chicken in the instant pot to shred
- Celery: adds a light crunch to the chicken salad
- Green onions: are a great onion for this recipe because they do not have an overpowering flavor
- Golden raisins: add a touch of sweetness to balance the savory
- Cashews: chopped cashews for extra crunch and some healthy fats
- Mayoanise: I like to use chosen food or primal kitchen mayo for an avocado oil-based mayo
- Greek yogurt: Use a thick Greek yogurt, I tend to like 2% for this recipe
- Honey: Adds a touch of sweetness to the curry
- Spices: in this recipe, we will need curry powder, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper
How to make Curry Chicken Salad:
- Shred your cooked chicken or rotisserie chicken. Here are 4 easy ways to shred chicken
- Chop celery, green onions, and cashews
- In a bowl mix together chicken, celery, green onions, raisins, and cashews
- In a small bowl combine mayo, greek yogurt, honey, and spices
- Add the dressing to the chicken and mix together to combine
- Enjoy or store in the fridge for up to 4-5 days
Substitutions:
- Swap golden raisins for any raisins you have on hand
- Swap the green onions for red onions if you don’t have any on hand
- Chopped grapes can also be used in place of raisins
- You can substitute the cashews for almonds or pistachios
Recipe Tips:
- Shred chicken easily by using a hand mixer or stand mixer
- A great way to use up leftover chicken or rotisserie chicken
- When I crave chicken salad and have no chicken cooked I throw it in the instant pot to cook then shred it with a hand mixer
Taste and Texture::
Curry chicken salad is a delightful blend of savory, sweet, and creamy dressing with the crunch from the celery.
Serve and Store:
- Enjoy as a sandwich, on a salad, in a wrap, or serve with crackers and veggies
- This recipe lasts up to 4-5 days in the fridge and still tastes fresh
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Curry Chicken Salad
Curry chicken salad is a high-protein savory, sweet, quick, and healthy meal or meal prep for the week.
Ingredients
Chicken Salad:
- 3 cups shredded chicken
- 2/3 cup chopped celery
- 1/3 cup chopped green onion
- 2/3 cup golden raisins
- 1/2 cup chopped cashews
Chicken salad dresssing:
- 1/3 cup mayo
- 1/3 cup greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp honey
- 2 tsp curry powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Shred cooked chicken
- Chop celery, green onions, and cashews
- In a bowl mix together chicken, celery, green onions, raisins, and cashews
- In a small bowl combine mayo, greek yogurt, honey, and spices
- Add the dressing to the chicken and mix together
- Enjoy on bread or wrap, or as a dip with veggies and crackers
Notes
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