Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad is the perfect healthy, no mayo chicken salad! You can get creative with whatever you want to add in; grapes, apples, cranberries, pecans, walnuts, or celery!
Serve it bread to make it a sandwich, or keep it low carb and serve it on lettuce!
I’m a fan of this recipe is because it’s a healthy chicken salad. I’ve never loved gloppy mayo salads, so when I created this chicken salad without mayo.
It’s packed with flavor and is the BEST recipe to have it prepped ready to go at anytime. It’s so quick and easy. Plus, there are so many fun ways to serve it.
This chicken salad has been a great way to switch up my kids lunches and make them exciting again.
SEE MORE: Be sure to see this collection of Canned Chicken Recipes
Chicken Salad Ingredients
One of the best things about this recipe is that it’s easy to keep most of the ingredients on hand. I’m going to give you some choices so you can customize it the way you like!
- Chicken – shredded chicken, rotisserie chicken, or canned chicken
- Greek yogurt – plain, full fat
- Lemon juice – fresh or from concentrate
- Honey – you could substitute granulated sugar, or omit for a healthier sandwich
- Milk – whole, 2%, half and half, or even heavy cream, optional
- Cheese – Swiss, cheddar, Pepper Jack, Monterey Jack
- Seasonings – garlic powder, salt, pepper (optional dill)
- Add-ins – grapes, apples, celery, onions, walnuts, pecans, almonds
Little Dairy on the Prairie Pro Tip: I make a big batch of chicken and shred it really quickly, then freeze for later. See exactly how I easily shred chicken with a mixer.
How to make Chicken Salad with Greek Yogurts
This recipe is really easy to make. Let’s walk through the steps really quick.
- Prepare Chicken by either shredding, cubing the chicken. Or draining and using a fork to pull canned chicken apart. Set aside until cooled.
- Slice grapes in half, roughly chop nuts, and dice the onions and celery. Grate cheese. Add to the chicken and carefully toss.
- Whisk Greek yogurt, honey, lemon juice, and seasonings. If it’s too thin, add a little milk. I like it thinner than sour cream. Pour over chicken and gently toss to coat.
- Adjust seasonings to taste.
- Refrigerate for up to 2 hours if possible. If not it will still be fine!
How to serve Chicken Salad with Greek Yogurt
You can get as creative as you want with this recipe! Once you have the salad made you’ve got so many meals that are basically read to go.
Here are some of our favorites!
- Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad Sandwiches – Make this salad to make sandwiches using any kind of sliced bread, rolls, or croissants.
- Wraps or Pinwheels – Spread down the center of a tortilla and wrap it up like a burrito.
- Pita Pockets – split pita bread in half and stuff with chicken salad. You could swap the add-ins to Greek-style toppings; diced cucumbers, olives, tomatoes, and crumbled feta.
- Lettuce – use lettuce to make a wrap, or serve the chicken salad over a leaf of lettuce, or even a wedge of lettuce to make a salad. This is a great low carb option.
- Dip – serve it with crackers
Other easy sandwich recipes
Sandwiches are such and easy lunch, but my kids get so sick of ho-hum, boring sandwiches.
Here are a few easy or make-ahead sandwich recipes we’ve created to switch things up and keep them exciting!
- Turkey Sandwiches – lots of variations
- Italian Chicken Sandwich – toasted
- Pizza Sliders – kids go crazy for these
- Dill Pickle Grilled Cheese – so much flavor
- Sandwich Kebabs – skewer your favorite sandwich ingredients
Grab my healthy chicken salad recipe
If you’ve never liked chicken salad before, you really need to try this chicken salad without mayo! I seriously love adding Greek yogurt in chicken salad! I know you’re going to love it!
Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad Sandwiches
Ingredients
For the Chicken Salad
- 3 cups boneless skinless chicken breasts shredded, cubed, or canned
- 1 cup Plain Greek yogurt
- 1 TBSP honey optional
- 1 TBSP lemon juice
- 1 TBSP whole milk
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt seasoned, or table salt
- 1 tsp dill weed optional
Optional Add-ins (Pick and choose any fruits, vegetables, or nuts that you'd like. You need a total of about three cups)
- 1/2 cup Swiss cheese cheddar, pepper jack, or monterey are all great choices.
- 1 cup apples finely diced
- 1 cup grapes cut in half
- 1/4 cup walnuts, pecans, or almonds chopped
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup diced celery
- 1/4 cup diced onion scallions are great too
Instructions
- Prepare Chicken by either shredding, cubing the chicken. Or draining and using a fork to pull canned chicken apart. Set aside until cooled.
- Slice grapes in half, roughly chop nuts, and dice the onions and celery. Grate cheese. Add to the chicken and carefully toss.
- Whisk Greek yogurt, honey, lemon juice, and seasonings. If it’s too thin, add a little milk. I like it thinner than sour cream. Pour over chicken and gently toss to coat.
- Adjust seasonings to taste.
- Refrigerate for up to 2 hours if possible. If not it will still be fine!
Notes
- Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad Sandwiches – Make this salad to make sandwiches using any kind of sliced bread, rolls, or croissants.
- Wraps or Pinwheels – Spread down the center of a tortilla and wrap it up like a burrito.
- Pita Pockets – split pita bread in half and stuff with chicken salad. You could swap the add-ins to Greek-style toppings; diced cucumbers, olives, tomatoes, and crumbled feta.
- Lettuce – use lettuce to make a wrap, or serve the chicken salad over a leaf of lettuce, or even a wedge of lettuce to make a salad. This is a great low carb option.
- Dip – serve it with crackers
I made this recipe today. I noticed the instructions did not have all of the ingredients, but I worked it out. My initial taste was pretty good! Thanks for this!
Thanks Denise. I just edited the instructions to include the honey and grated cheese. Thanks pointing it out!
Delicious recipe! I did chia seeds instead of the nuts, and we did a lettuce wrap instead of the bun. Super fun alternatives since we’re trying to loose weight. Yum! Thanks so much for the recipe!
That’s a great idea! Greek yogurt is one of my very favorite ingredients! Glad you loved them!