Pickle Chicken Salad
This quick pickle chicken salad is light, healthy and delicious. Perfect for meal prep through the week or as an easy high protein lunch. The juicy boiled chicken is diced into small pieces then tossed with crunchy celery, crisp red onion, tangy pickle, grated egg and fresh herbs. All coated in a healthy yogurt Dijon dressing, you’re going to love this combination.
Serve this pickle chicken salad over a slice of your favorite toasted bread, tucked inside of a wrap or loaded onto lettuce cups. No matter how you serve it, you’re going to love this combination.
Ingredients Needed for Quick Pickle Chicken Salad
Chicken – You’ll need one pound of chicken breasts for this recipe. Bring 2 cups of water plus 1-2 cups of chicken broth to a boil. Add the chicken and boil the chicken for 15-20 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees to ensure doneness. Once the chicken has cooled, dice it into very small pieces.
Dressing – Combine 0% Greek yogurt, Dijon mustard, salt, pepper, garlic powder, fresh squeezed lemon juice in a mixing bowl. Mix well and set aside.
Vegetables – You’ll need diced celery, diced red onion, and diced dill pickles for this recipe. You want them all to be able the same size for even distribution and easy eating.
Herbs – This recipe calls for freshly diced parsley. Make sure it’s a fine dice.
Egg – This recipe calls for two grated hard-boiled eggs. Grate the eggs directly over the bowl for easy clean up.
How to Make Quick Pickle Chicken Salad
Boil the Chicken
Bring 2 cups of water plus 1-2 cups of chicken broth or stock to a boil. Add the chicken and boil the chicken for 15-20 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees to ensure doneness. Once the chicken has cooled, dice it into very small pieces.
Prep the Other Ingredients
Dice the celery, red onion and dill pickle. Make sure they are all roughly the same size for even distribution and easy eating. You’ll also want to finely dice the fresh parsley. Set aside.
Make the Dressing
In a large mixing bowl, combine 0% Greek yogurt, Dijon mustard, salt, black pepper, garlic powder and fresh squeezed lemon juice in a mixing bowl. Mix until well combined.
Assemble the Dish
Add the diced chicken, diced celery, diced red onion, diced dill pickle, freshly diced parsley, and grated eggs to the same bowl as the dressing. Toss until well coated. Serve over toasted bread with lettuce and a few slices of spicy pickle chips. Enjoy!
Storage
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for three to four days. Looking for more recipes? Try my Southwest Chicken Salad.
Pickle Chicken Salad
Ingredients
Pickle Chicken Salad
- 1 lb. chicken breasts, boiled, diced small
- ½ cup celery, diced small
- ½ cup red onion, diced small
- ½ cup dill pickle, diced small, about 1 whole pickle
- ¼ cup Italian parsley, finely diced
- 2 hard-boiled eggs, grated over bowl
Dressing
- ⅓ -½ cup 0% Greek yogurt
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1-2 tablespoons lemon juice, fresh squeezed
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
Equipment
- 1 pot
Instructions
How to Make Quick Pickle Chicken Salad
Boil the Chicken
- Bring 2 cups of water plus 1-2 cups of chicken broth or stock to a boil. Add the chicken and boil the chicken for 15-20 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees to ensure doneness. Once the chicken has cooled, dice it into very small pieces.
Prep the Other Ingredients
- Dice the celery, red onion and dill pickle. Make sure they are all roughly the same size for even distribution and easy eating. You’ll also want to finely dice the fresh parsley. Set aside.
Make the Dressing
- In a large mixing bowl, combine 0% Greek yogurt, Dijon mustard, salt, black pepper, garlic powder and fresh squeezed lemon juice in a mixing bowl. Mix until well combined.
Assemble the Dish
- Add the diced chicken, diced celery, diced red onion, diced dill pickle, freshly diced parsley, and grated eggs to the same bowl as the dressing. Toss until well coated. Serve over toasted bread with lettuce and a few slices of spicy pickle chips. Enjoy!
One Comment on “Pickle Chicken Salad”
Absolutely delicious and a fun twist on chicken salad! I enjoyed it on toasted sourdough with spinach. Thank you for this healthy, high protein lunch idea!!