Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad Sandwich
From the plump grapes to the sweet cranberries, this lightened up sandwich won’t even taste healthy! PROMISE!
This is one of my favorite (and easiest – DUH!) ways to whip up a light, healthy lunch when I’m in a rush.
All you need is some leftover rotisserie chicken from the night before, Greek yogurt, some grapes and apples, and you’re golden.
Yes, Greek yogurt. I promise you.
You won’t miss the mayo. At all.
Trust me on this one. You’ll thank me tomorrow. And the next day. And the next. And pretty much for the rest of your life.
Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad Sandwich
From the plump grapes to the sweet cranberries, this lightened up sandwich won’t even taste healthy! PROMISE!
Ingredients
- 2 cups leftover rotisserie chicken
- ½ cup diced red onion
- ½ cup diced apple
- ½ cup grapes, halved
- ¼ cup dried cranberries
- ¼ cup slivered almonds
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice, or more, to taste
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 8 slices bread
- 4 leaves Boston bibb lettuce
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine chicken, red onion, apple, grapes, dried cranberries, sliced almonds, Greek yogurt, lemon juice, garlic powder, salt and pepper, to taste.
- Serve sandwiches on bread with chicken mixture and lettuce.
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I’m not a huge fan of raw red onion..do you think that celery would be a good substitute?
Yes, absolutely.
I made this this afternoon and also skipped the bread and put it on top of raw spinach, absolutely wonderful! Thanks for the great recipe!
I added a few tablespoons of olive oil for a savory twist. Also added salt and pepper, and enjoyed on an english muffin with some leafy lettuce. Delish 🙂
ufff!!!!! really can’t wait to test it
So good! I’ve been craving something healthy and homemade and this hit the spot. Even with my crazy pregnancy hormones and food aversions – this pretty much knocked my socks off. It was delicious. And I’ll be having it again for tomorrow’s dinner.
LOVING the greek yogurt instead of mayo. Yum!
Just caught your website.
Thank you for the delicious (and healthy) recipes!
Trying to live and get healthy, and from looking at your recipes I think I can get there from here, and enjoy the journey!
Thanks so much!
Cheryl
made this was very delicious instead of the bread piled on crackers and omitted the onion simple to make great tasting will from now on use Greek yogurt in place of mayo in salad recipes thanks
This was awesome! Like others, I was looking for a chicken salad recipe WITHOUT mayo and stumbled upon this. I used chopped pecans instead of almonds (because that’s what I had on hand), and I added a teaspoon of honey to the dressing to balance the tartness. Wrapped it up in romain lettuce leaves instead of serving it on rolls. Delish! Looking forward to having the leftovers for lunch tomorrow. Thanks for yet another great recipe! You never disappoint! =)
Hi, looked thru all the questions but didn’t see one asking if you use fat free or whole milk yogurt? Looks delish, cant wait to make it!
Thanks!
Yolanda
I made a meatless version by using chickpeas in place of the chicken. They’re a good replacement for chicken or tuna. I smashed them with a fork to replicate the shredded texture and it turned out very well with no other altercations to the recipe! As a vegetarian I was happy to have a mock chicken salad.
How long does this salad stay fresh in the fridge? Going to the mountains this weekend and am responsible for lunch on Sunday for group of 7 or 8. Planning to make on Friday afternoon before we leave town. Should I double the recipe for this size group?
Anne, this should keep in the fridge for 1-2 days. The recipe also yields roughly 4 servings so please make the adjustments as needed to suit your group.
Can’t wait to try it:)
I made it this morning and used honey Greek yogurt and replaced almonds with walnuts. All I can say is this is my new favorite salad! I’m officially an addict. Thank you
I have an allergy to apples. What would you recommend in place of them?
Amie, you can omit the apples as needed.
Hi, you say that this recipe makes 4 servings. Can you tell me how large those servings are, or approximately how much the total recipe makes? I am wanting to scale it for a larger audience.
Thank you.
This recipe should yield about 4-5 cups.
Anyone have an innovative idea instead of bread? Maybe even an appetizer portion. Thanks
With using the Greek yogurt, does the salad dressing turn watery if it is refrigeratord till the next day. This happened when I used Greek yogurt for egg salad.
Unfortunately, I cannot answer this with certainty as I have not tried storing the leftovers. There were no leftovers to store! 🙂
I put some dijon mustard in it and used a rotisserie chicken…2 cups shreded and it turned out amazing. going to eat it on brown rice rice cakes!
Gosh! This looks amazing!
I am going to link you in my blog this Friday 🙂
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I don’t have grapes on hand right now, what can I substitute with?
You can certainly try substituting something else for the grapes but without further recipe testing, I cannot speak for how much this will change the overall taste/texture of the dish. Using a substitution may also result in a mediocre outcome.
i made this recipe and i hated it, others liked it, but the taste of the yogurt was too much for me since im not a yogurt person, would try again but i think i would try mayo to replace the yogurt and a bit less of the red onions they’re so overpowering. Thanks
Allison, if you are not a yogurt person then I just don’t think this recipe was meant for you.