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Lemon Chicken Salad

By Kristina LaRue, RD, CSSD 13 Comments

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Lemon Chicken Salad

So remember that amazingly good chicken salad from Rachel’s baby shower that I promised you?? We’ll the wait is over. Get excited!

Chicken salad is one of our go-tos during the week because I can make a big batch of it on the weekend which makes for easy lunch prep. I’m going to let you in on my two secrets for the best chicken salad…. are you ready?

Lemon Chicken Salad

Shredded Chicken…

and Lemon Yogurt. But not just any lemon yogurt works either, trust me.. I’ve tried them all. You’ve got to have the creamiest yogurt and lemonyest yogurt for this chicken salad.

This Liberte Classique Lemon Yogurt made with 2.9% milk fat is the stuff. I die.

Lemon Chicken Salad

Okay, the moment you’ve been waiting for… here’s the recipe.

PS–> Little Pearl is having surgery tomorrow… so we are making sure to love her a whole bunch more today. I know it’s going to be so hard for me to drop her off at the vet. 🙁

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Lemon Chicken Salad


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  • Author: Kristina LaRue
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 15 mins
  • Yield: 6
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Description

Lemon chicken salad made with all the good stuff… real lemon yogurt and shredded chicken


Ingredients

  • 2 cups shredded chicken
  • 1/2 cup sliced celery
  • 1/2 cup diced red pepper
  • 1/2 cup green onions
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/2 cup sliced grapes
  • 1/4 cup chopped parsley
  • 6 ounces lemon yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil mayo
  • pinch of salt and pepper
  • drizzle with agave nectar

Instructions

  1. In large bowl, gently toss all ingredients together until all ingredients are moist and covered in yogurt.
  2. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Stir in drizzle of agave nectar.
  4. Serve in croissant or over top a bed of lettuce.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1/6 recipe
  • Calories: 187
  • Sugar: 14
  • Sodium: 250
  • Fat: 6
  • Saturated Fat: 2
  • Carbohydrates: 17
  • Fiber: 1
  • Protein: 16
  • Cholesterol: 49

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Kristina LaRue, RD, CSSD

Hi I’m Kristina LaRue, millennial mom of two active and hungry boys, which makes me an around the clock milkmaid and cheerio picker upper. Here on Love & Zest, I share (mostly) healthy recipes to fuel the whole family and real life stories of modern motherhood.

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Comments

  1. jENNY says

    July 7, 2014 at 12:35 pm

    Hi, I just wanted to say that I am so glad I came across your site! I discovered it last week and have already made two of your recipes, this chicken salad was so delicious, I might just need to buy another Liberte Lemon Yogurt to whip up another batch. thanks so much for all you do!!

    ★★★★★

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    • Kristina LaRue says

      July 7, 2014 at 5:56 pm

      This is awesome! I’m really excited to hear that you enjoyed the chicken salad. Thanks for leaving this sweet note, made my day!

      Reply
  2. Michael says

    June 12, 2014 at 2:21 pm

    How did you get the Liberte yogurt? I didn’t see a place to order on the website and the do not distribute to stores in my area. I’d love to try the recipe they way you make it, it looks outstanding, and i love chicken salad!

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    • Kristina LaRue says

      June 12, 2014 at 3:24 pm

      hmmmm… I get mine at Publix. :/ I know I just talked up the yogurt in this post, but I’ve made the recipe with other brands too. I’ve noticed the Liberte is the creamiest because of the fat content but you could do a whole milk or 2% lemon yogurt. I’ll see if I can find another solution for you 🙂 Hang tight.

      Reply
    • Kristina LaRue says

      June 17, 2014 at 8:05 pm

      I emailed them and they said you can find Liberte in Whole Foods and Natural Co-Ops too.

      Reply
      • Michael says

        June 27, 2014 at 12:49 pm

        Hi Kristina,

        Thank you for following up for me! I will check the local Whole foods or try a whole milk or 2% lemon yogurt.

        Just found the site recently and really like it!

        Thank You!

        Mike

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  3. Meagan says

    June 5, 2014 at 12:51 pm

    Do you think I could just add lemon juice to yogurt? I don’t like sugar content in flavored yogurts!

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    • Kristina LaRue says

      June 5, 2014 at 4:47 pm

      Yeah, I’ve definitely done that before until I tried the seductive taste of the lemon yogurt. 😉

      Reply

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