Chicken Salad

Chicken Salad Ingredients
The ingredients in this recipe are the perfect balance of flavors and texture. Scroll to the bottom of the post to get the full printable recipe with measurements and instructions.

Cooked Shredded Chicken: Read below for my tips and tricks on shredding chicken. Another great idea is to keep frozen shredded chicken on hand.
Grapes: This is the ingredient that usually throws people for a loop, but it adds such a perfect texture and sweetness to the recipe.
Red Onion: I love red onions in salads because they bring a subtle sweetness with their onion taste.
Celery: The celery in this recipe adds the perfect crunch.
Mayonnaise: We are using mayo as the base of our chicken salad dressing. You should feel free to use light mayo. It cuts some calories without sacrificing taste or texture.
Lemon Juice: A little lemon juice goes a long way in this recipe to add sense of freshness.
Salt: As with all recipes, you may want to start with just a little salt and add more once you taste the dressing.
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
Black Pepper
overhead of the ingredients for chicken salad broken up by ingredient in a bowl
Ingredients
3 cups cooked chicken chopped (see notes in the post for how to cook shredded chicken)
1 cup red grapes cut in half
1/2 small red onion diced small
2 stalks celery diced
1/2 cup mayonnaise (I used light)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
In a large bowl combine the cooked chicken, red grapes, red onion, and celery.
In a small bowl whisk togethr the mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and black pepper. Taste and add more salt and pepper to taste being careful to start out with just a little.
Stir the dressing into the main ingredients.
Serve right away or store in an airtight container for 3 to 5 days. Please note that if this salad sits out for more than 2 hours, the leftovers should be thrown away.