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Creamy Chicken Apple Salad
15 min prep time
8servings
Recipe by
Jen Bucko and Lara Hamilton
Source
Recipes for Healthy Living
How to Make Creamy Chicken Apple Salad
This salad is a low-carb, power-food dynamo. Easy to prepare and packed full of good nutrition—protein from chicken, fiber from the apple, and healthy fat from the walnuts—this is a quick diabetes-friendly recipe that's perfect for lunches and making ahead. Full of flavor and crunch—you won’t believe how easy it is! If there's extra chicken, whip up a Chicken Caesar Salad Lunch Wrap to go with it and you've got a balanced meal.
15 min prep time
8servings
1/2 cup
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Step-By-Step Instructions:
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In a medium bowl, combine the chicken, celery, green onions, apple, and walnuts
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In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, yogurt, lemon juice and pepper. Pour over the chicken mixture and gently stir to coat.
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Serve salad over your choice of lettuce leaves, bread or crackers.
Nutrition facts
8 Servings
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Serving Size
1/2 cup
- Amount per serving Calories 100
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Total Fat
5g
- Saturated Fat 1g
- Cholesterol 30mg
- Sodium 190mg
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Total Carbohydrate
5g
- Dietary Fiber 1g
- Total Sugars 3g
- Protein 11g
- Potassium 172mg
Ingredients
cooked chicken breast (chopped)
2 cup
celery (diced)
2 stalks
green onions (chopped)
2
medium Jonagold apple (finely diced)
1
walnuts (chopped)
3 tbsp
light mayonnaise
1/4 cup
yogurt (plain, fat-free)
1/4 cup
lemon (juiced)
1/2
black pepper
1/8 tsp
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I made this recipe as described and added just a few grapes as well. This chicken salad is so delicious and it made her super excited to eat something that had such a great flavor. Thanks for making our fuel super yummy.