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California Chicken Salad

Sonoma Chicken Salad

This Sonoma Chicken Salad tastes just like the Chicken Salad at Whole Foods! It's creamy and crunchy all at the same time with diced celery, red grapes and chopped pecans!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Entree, Main Course, Salad
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings
Calories 303 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups shredded chicken breasts 10-12 oz chicken breasts

Dressing

Add-Ins

  • 1 cup red grapes sliced
  • 1/3 cup celery finely diced, 1 stalk
  • 1/4 cup pecan chopped

Instructions
 

  • If starting with raw chicken breasts, sprinkle chicken with salt, pepper, garlic powder and rosemary. Bake or air fry chicken breasts (bake at 350 for 30 min, air fry at 375 for 12-15 min).
    Use an instant read meat thermometer and check temperature in thickest part of chicken breast and make sure it reads 160º
    3 cups shredded chicken breasts
  • Remove chicken and let cool for 30 minutes
  • In a large bowl, mix together dressing ingredients (mayo thru rosemary) and whisk together
    1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1 tbsp honey, 2 tsp apple cider vinegar, 1/8 tsp salt, 1/8 tsp white pepper, 1 tsp poppy seeds, 1 tsp dried rosemary
  • Refrigerate dressing until chicken is cooled
  • With two forks, shred chicken breasts into bite sized pieces
  • Remove dressing from refrigerator and fold chicken, grapes, celery and pecans into dressing mixture with spatula
    1 cup red grapes, 1/3 cup celery, 1/4 cup pecan, 3 cups shredded chicken breasts
  • Refrigerate until ready to serve

Notes

**We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. The information in the nutrition box are calculated through a program and there is room for error. If you need an accurate count, I recommend running the ingredients through your favorite nutrition calculator.**

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 303kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 23gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 67mgSodium: 224mgPotassium: 269mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 71IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 28mgIron: 1mg
Keyword chicken, chicken salad
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