Before we move onto the chicken salad recipe, I want to thank all of you for your kind words and support on my personal account of our time at the Boston Marathon. Your comments were so touching, and they truly help to make this time easier.
And now, onto the recipe.
It's time for another quick and easy lunch idea. Over the past weeks, I shared a 10-Minute Thai Shrimp, Cucumber & Avocado Salad and my favorite Low-Fat Salmon Salad Sandwich with Capers Recipe. This time, I'm tackling the typically mayo-laden chicken salad. So, how do you take out the mayo without losing some of the classic creaminess and flavor? And while we're at it, why not add in a little crunch, a touch of sweetness and some subtle savory spice?
The answers are easy: non-fat Greek yogurt, diced celery, dried apricots and a touch of curry powder.
And how should you serve it? Well, that's up to you. You could tuck it between two pieces of whole wheat bread, spoon onto some Wasa crackers, or serve on a bed of lettuce.
For the chicken, I poached two chicken breasts and then chopped the meat once it cooled. To make things even easier, use the breasts from a store-bought roasted chicken.
The recipe:
In a medium-sized bowl, mix together the chicken, dried apricots, celery, green onion, Greek yogurt, curry powder and salt.
Adjust the seasoning, to taste.
Serve on bread or crackers, or over a bed of lettuce.
Other healthy lunch ideas:
Cookin' Canuck's Low-Fat Salad Sandwich Recipe with Capers
Cookin' Canuck's Chicken Pinwheel Sandwich Recipe with Roasted Red Pepper, Kalamata Olives & Herb Yogurt
FatFree Vegan Kitchen's Lentil & Cauliflower Rice Tacos
Baked at Midnight's Asian Chicken Salad & Sesame Soy Dressing
Southern in Law's Avocado Quinoa
Printable Recipe
Low-Fat Chicken Salad Recipe with Curry & Apricots
Ingredients
- 2 cooked skinless boneless chicken breasts, diced
- 10 dried apricots cut into small pieces
- 1 stalk celery diced
- 1 green onion thinly sliced
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoon plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1 ¼ teaspoons curry powder
- ¼ - ½ teaspoon salt to taste*
- pepper to taste
- ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
Instructions
- In a medium-sized bowl, mix together the chicken, dried apricots, celery, green onion, Greek yogurt, curry powder and salt. Adjust the seasoning, to taste.
- Serve on bread or crackers, or over a bed of lettuce.
Notes
Nutrition
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Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet
Love the apricots in chicken salad! Pinned!
Kalyn
Love the addition of apricots!
Linda
Love the sound of this recipe! Another winner. Thanks, Dara!
Kelly Senyei | Just a Taste
This looks fantastic! Tons of flavor without all the fat. Love it!
Ali | Gimme Some Oven
Wow this sounds amazing! Love the healthier take! 🙂
carrian
So much healthier than what I had yesterday. I totally need this today
Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough
I'm just coming down from one epic eating weekend and I was a little sad to have to eat healthier foods for a few days... but this? I'd totally crave this every day. LOVE the curry and apricots!
Tieghan
Suo healthy. I love this for a nice quick light lunch!
bellini
Such a healthy snack of lunch Dana. I see that you are staying strong.
Liz @ The Lemon Bowl
We buy dried apricots in bulk so you better believe I'm loving this recipe!!! What a great idea!!