Fresh & Delicious Chicken Salad Recipes

These fresh salads are anything but ordinary. Our irresistible ideas for pairing chicken with fresh veggies and fruits will dazzle you.


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How to Boil Chicken
Chicken, Tomato & Cucumber Dinner Salad

Whip this tasty salad up in 20 minutes with chicken breast tenders, feta cheese, and other fresh, Mediterranean-inspired ingredients. Drizzle on white wine vinegar dressing and add a touch of thyme for garnish.

Makes: 4 servings
Start to Finish: 20 mins
Spicy Buffalo Chicken Salad

We've taken your favorite restaurant appetizer and turned it into a tasty salad. Spicy chicken brings the heat while our blue cheese dressing and cabbage and celery slaw cool things down.

Makes: 4 servings
Prep: 20 mins
Marinate: 3 hrs to 4 hrs
Grill: 12 mins
Tangy Chicken Salad

Bring a little tang to your salad tonight with our delicious mango chutney dressing. Add chicken breast strips for protien and juicy grapes for extra sweetness.

Makes: 2 servings
Start to Finish: 15 mins
How to Boil Chicken

Watch how to boil chicken to add to any recipe that calls for cooked chicken.

Chicken and Wild Rice Salad

Hearty grains and chicken make a delicious flavor pairing with tangy cabbage and artichoke hearts in our unique salad. French-style green beans deliver just the right amount of crunch.

Makes: 6 servings
Prep: 40 mins
Chill: 2 hrs
Grill: 12 mins
Mango Chicken Salad with Coconut

Take a trip to the tropics with our fresh chicken salad that features mango, coconut milk, and a hint of lime.   

Makes: 4 servings
Start to Finish: 30 mins
Oven: 350°F
Roasted Chicken, Focaccia & Olive Salad

This tasty salad comes together quickly, thanks to deli-roasted chicken and a tangy dressing made from pantry staples.

Makes: 4 servings
Start to Finish: to 30 mins
Poached Chicken Salad Stackup

For a quick and casual supper, serve lemon- and garlic-infused chicken with a fresh salad of seedless cucumber and tomatoes; drizzle with Greek yogurt dressing.

Makes: 4 servings
Start to Finish: 30 mins
Papaya & Coconut Chicken Salad

Coconut-crusted chicken tops fresh greens, papaya, and blueberries. A homemade vinaigrette adds a spicy-sweet kick.

Makes: 4 servings
Start to Finish: 30 mins
Bake: 12 mins 450°F
Crispy Chopped Chicken Salad

Crispy, wafer-thin slices of prosciutto and a lemony dressing top this mix of sauteed chicken, vegetables, and blue cheese.

Makes: 6 servings
Prep: 45 mins
Bake: 8 mins 400°F
Cook: 8 mins
Chicken-Berry Salad

This healthful salad packs protein from chicken and lots of antioxidants from blackberries. Feta adds creaminess.

Makes: 4 servings
Prep: 30 mins
Marinate: 1 hr to 4 hrs
Grill: 12 mins to 15 mins
Greek Chicken Salad

Chicken adds filling protein to this quick and easy Greek salad. If you¿ve got leftovers, fill whole wheat pitas with the salad for a delicious (and simple) lunch the next day.

Makes: 4 servings
Start to Finish: 15 mins
Margarita-Grilled Chicken Salad

Creamy avocado, red onion, and grilled chicken marinated in margarita mix, cumin, and lime peel tops juicy tomato slices.

Makes: 4 servings
Prep: 25 mins
Marinate: 2 hrs
Grill: 12 mins
Mango Chicken Salad

Jazz up your chicken salad by tossing in juicy mango, fresh blueberries, crumbled blue cheese, and crunchy broccoli.

Makes: 4 servings
Start to Finish: 30 mins
Couscous Chicken Salad

Mango chutney, raisins, and cucumbers combine to make a refreshing and exotic chicken and couscous salad. Swift-cooking couscous is tiny grain-shape pasta made from semolina flour.

Makes: 4 servings
Start to Finish: 15 mins
Grilled Chicken Salad

Sliced grilled chicken is arranged atop fresh greens and sprinkled with pine nuts, goat cheese, and grapes for a prettily composed salad.

Makes: 4 servings
Prep: 20 mins
Grill: 12 mins
Stand: 1 hr
Spring Greens and Roasted Chicken

Rip open a bag of crisp greens, toss them into a big bowl along with flavor-packed extras such as berries, cheese, nuts, and chicken, then add a splash of dressing, and call it dinner. With a bag of greens as a base, you can have a main-dish salad ready in about 20 minutes. Complete the meal with a loaf of bread or warm tortillas.

Makes: 6 servings
Yield: 6 main-dish servings
Start to Finish: 20 mins
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