Southern Chicken Salad Recipe

In this southern chicken salad recipe, you'll find a great balance of colors, textures, and flavors between the ingredients. They all come from the combination of chicken, celery, pecans, red onion, pickle relish, and cranberries.

cook TIME 20 mins
prep TIME 10 mins
total TIME 30 mins

Course: Side DishCuisine: American

Keyword: How to make Southern Chicken Salad, Southern Chicken Salad, Southern Chicken Salad Recipe

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 241 kcal

Ingredients (13)

6 oz skinless boneless chicken breast
6 oz celery chopped
2 oz red onion diced
1 oz pickle relish diced
1/3 cup pecans chopped
1/3 cup dried cranberries halved
1/2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp ground black pepper divided
1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp traditional Dijon mustard
3 tbsp plain Greek yogurt
2 tbsp Japanese mayonnaise
2 tbsp parsley for garnishing

INSTRUCTIONS

Rub the 6 oz chicken breast with 1/4 tsp ground black pepper, and 1/8 tsp salt. Let rest for 5 minutes.

chicken breast and pepper, salt in a skillet

Heat 1/2 tbsp olive oil over medium-low heat. Sear the chicken until golden on both sides.

Remove from heat, allow to cool down, and chop into bite-sized chunks.

chicken breast cut into chunks on a plate by a knife

Make the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together the 1 tsp mustard, 3 tbsp Greek yogurt, 2 tbsp mayonnaise, and 1/4 tsp ground black pepper.

Toss the chicken chunks, 6 oz celery, 1/3 cup pecans, 2 oz red onion, 1 oz pickle relish, and 1/3 cup cranberries together with the dressing.

Transfer the chicken salad onto serving plates, sprinkle with parsley, and serve.

two plate of chicken salad and a small plate of chopped parsley

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