Easy & Healthy Cherry Chicken Salad w/ Greek Yogurt

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5 from 3 votes

Easy & Healthy Cherry Chicken Salad w/ Greek Yogurt

Sweet yet healthy alternative to traditional chicken salad, made with plain greek yougurt and fresh cherries!

Prep Time15 mins

Total Time14 mins

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Meal Prep, Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: best chick salad recipe, cherry chicken salad, chicken salad, chicken salad recipe, chicken salad sandwich recipe, easy lunch, fresh fruit salad, fruit salad recipe, healthy, Meal prep

Servings:

Calories: 358kcal

Ingredients

4 cooked chicken breasts cook in the Instant Pot, on the grill or stove, or use store-bought rotisserie chicken (~15.7 oz or 445 g)
2 cups cherries ~277 g
3/4 cup salted sunflower seeds 90 g
3/4 cup plain greek yogurt 170 g (add more if you prefer a creamier chicken salad)
1/4 cup craisins ~40 g, optional but recommended
1/2 red onion ~70 g
salt to taste

Instructions

Shred your cooked chicken in a large bowl. If you have a stand mixer or hand mixer, use this to quickly shred the chicken, otherwise use two forks.
Finely chop the red onion and add to the large bowl with chicken.
Wash, pit and chop cherries. If available, use a cherry pitter. Otherwise, use a pairing knife to cut the cherry twice all the way around (in both directiosn), then pull away from the pit. Add pitted and chopped cherries to the large bowl.
Add remaining ingredients to bowl — sunflower seeds, plain greek yogurt, craisins and salt.
Mix until well combined and until the greek yogurt fully coats the remaining ingredients. Feel free to add additional yogurt if you desire a creamier chicken salad.
Add to a tortilla wrap or toasted bread for a chicken salad sandwich, plop on top of a salad or eat with crackers, chips or veggies. Enjoy!

Notes

Store the prepared cherry chicken salad in an airtight container for a week.

Nutrition Facts

Easy & Healthy Cherry Chicken Salad w/ Greek Yogurt

Amount Per Serving (5 g)

Calories 358 Calories from Fat 126

% Daily Value*

Fat 14g22%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Trans Fat 1g
Cholesterol 89mg30%
Sodium 158mg7%
Potassium 611mg17%
Carbohydrates 21g7%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 13g14%
Protein 39g78%

Vitamin A 60IU1%
Vitamin C 5mg6%
Calcium 72mg7%
Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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