Tzatziki Style Chicken Salad
Light, healthy and easy to make, this tzatziki style chicken salad is a winner. Made from simple ingredients this recipe comes together in under 30 minutes.
Meal prep this chicken salad for lunches through the week or as a healthy snack to enjoy throughout the day. You can serve this chicken salad in a wrap, over a bed of lettuce, or scoop it up with crackers. No matter what, you’ll love this simple recipe.
About Smart Chicken
For this recipe, I used Smart Chicken’s chicken tenderloins but their breasts would work perfectly too. If you’re new here, Smart Chicken is the reason I started eating chicken again after 9 years without. Their products are superior in every way.
In fact, Smart Chicken’s chickens are fed a high-quality diet, humanely handled, and never given antibiotics, hormones, or animal by-products. Smart Chicken is USDA Process Verified as pure air chilled, without added water and are hand-trimmed for your convenience. The result is the best-tasting, highest-quality fresh chicken on the market!
This post is sponsored by Smart Chicken. I was compensated for my time, but all opinions are my own.
Ingredients Needed for Tzatziki Style Chicken Salad
Chicken – For this recipe, you’ll need one pound of Smart Chicken tenderloins or breasts. Boil the chicken for 15 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Once cooked, drain and cool. Cube the chicken into bite-sized pieces. Use promo code Healthyish20 for 20% off site wide. Shop here.
Vegetables – You’ll need cored and diced English cucumber, rinsed and drained chickpeas, and diced red onion for this recipe.
Herbs / Seasoning – This recipe simply calls for salt, pepper and freshly chopped dill.
Dressing – Combine 0% Greek yogurt, olive oil, fresh squeezed lemon juice, mild dill pickle juice, salt, minced garlic and warm water. Mix until well combined.
Feta Cheese – Option to top the entire dish with feta cheese. This salty cheese adds so much flavor to this recipe. If you do not like feta, you can use shredded mozzarella or halloumi.
How to Make Tzatziki Style Chicken Salad
Make the Dressing
In a small mixing bowl, combine 0% Greek yogurt, olive oil, fresh squeezed lemon juice, mild dill pickle juice, minced garlic, salt, and warm water. Mix until well combined. Set aside.
Prepare the Chicken
Boil a pot of water and cook the chicken tenderloins for 15 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
Drain the water and let the chicken cool.
Once cool to the touch, cube the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
Assemble the Dish
Combine the diced chicken, cored and diced cucumber, rinsed and drained chickpeas, finely diced red onion, chopped dill, salt and black pepper. Mix until well combined.
Add the dressing and toss until everything is well coated.
Top with crumbled feta and enjoy.
Storage
Store leftover chicken salad in an airtight container in the refrigerator for three to four days. Serve chilled. Option to tuck it into wraps, enjoy over lettuce or scoop it up with crackers. Looking for more recipes?
Tzatziki Style Chicken Salad
Ingredients
Tzatziki Style Chicken Salad
- 1 lb. chicken tenderloins, boiled and cubed, Smart Chicken
- 1 cup English cucumber, cored and diced
- 1 cup chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- ½ cup red onion, diced small
- 2 tablespoons dill, freshly chopped
- ¼ cup crumbled feta
- salt, to taste
- cracked black pepper, to taste
Tzatziki Style Dressing
- ½ cup 0% Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice, fresh squeezed
- 1 tablespoon dill pickle juice, mild flavor
- 1 tablespoon warm water
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Equipment
- 1 pot boil chicken
- 1 mixing bowl chicken salad
- 1 small mixing bowl dressing
Instructions
How to Make Tzatziki Style Chicken Salad
Make the Dressing
- In a small mixing bowl, combine 0% Greek yogurt, olive oil, fresh squeezed lemon juice, mild dill pickle juice, minced garlic, salt, and warm water. Mix until well combined. Set aside.
Prepare the Chicken
- Boil a pot of water and cook the chicken tenderloins for 15 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Drain the water and let the chicken cool.
- Once cool to the touch, cube the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
Assemble the Dish
- Combine the diced chicken, cored and diced cucumber, rinsed and drained chickpeas, finely diced red onion, chopped dill, salt and black pepper. Mix until well combined.
- Add the dressing and toss until everything is well coated.
- Top with crumbled feta and enjoy.
One Comment on “Tzatziki Style Chicken Salad”
I made this for my lunches this week, and I was honestly disappointed when I ran out! The flavor was great and it really held up over the three days I had it. I will definitely be making this again.