Best Chicken Salad Ever

4.95 from 54 votes

Light and creamy Best Chicken Salad Ever is made with chicken, red onion, crisp celery, and just the right amount of seasoning!

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Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings: 3 cups

Course: Leftovers, Lunch, Meal Ideas, Salad

Cuisine: American

Calories: 639

Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients

3 cups cooked chicken (leftover shredded chicken, rotisserie chicken or 2 cans Costco canned chicken)
1/4 cup red onion
2 pieces of celery (including leafy tops) chopped, about one cup
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp sour cream
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1/2 tsp salt
pepper to taste

Method

Finely chop red onion and celery.
In a medium bowl, break up, finely chop or shred the chicken.
Add chopped onion and celery, lemon juice, sour cream, mayonnaise, salt and pepper and stir to combine.
Chill until ready to use. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 639kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 36gFat: 53gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 27gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 133mgSodium: 853mgPotassium: 381mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 157IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 35mgIron: 2mg

Notes

This is delicious on it’s own – pecans or walnuts can be added if not using for the Baked Buffalo Chicken Dip recipe. Also makes excellent sandwiches and cracker spread.

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