Creamy Napa Chicken Salad Recipe Is Almost Perfection (10 Minutes) Salads Chicken Recipes Lunch Dinner Gluten-free Low Sugar Recipes
Chicken salad is basically its own food group. Who doesn't love a good chicken salad? This creamy chicken salad recipe has bright, fresh ingredients like lemon, dill, green onion and Napa cabbage that makes it pop with flavor.
To make this gluten-free lemon dill chicken salad you will need cooked, shredded chicken (this is a great use for leftover chicken), mayonnaise, a touch of sugar, Dijon mustard, a lemon for zesting and juicing, fresh dill, Napa cabbage (check out the health benefits of cabbage) and either green onions or fresh chives (or a combination!). The Napa cabbage, sometimes called Chinese cabbage, adds a nice crunch to the salad.
Serve this luscious high-protein chicken salad for lunch or for dinner piled on top of salad greens or on bread for sandwich night. If you like this chicken salad recipe, here are a few more to try:
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 4 cups cooked finely shredded chicken
- 1/2 - 2/3 cup mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 lemon, juiced and zested
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped dill
- 1/2 cup shredded and chopped Napa cabbage
- 1/4 cup chopped green onions or fresh chives
Recipe Notes
- Start with a 1/2 cup of mayonnaise and add more until you reach desired consistency.
- Chicken breast works well for this recipe, but you could use chicken thighs.
- Substitute any fresh herb for the dill.
- Store the chicken salad in an airtight container in the fridge.
- Fresh cracked black pepper adds a nice touch when serving this chicken salad.
- You could substitute celery for the Napa cabbage.
- This recipe could be cut in half.
- If you like egg in your chicken salad, add it!
Here's how to make it:
- Stir together the mayonnaise, sugar, mustard, lemon juice and zest and chopped dill in a mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add the chicken, Napa cabbage and green onions. Stir to combine. Taste and add more salt, pepper and/or lemon juice, if needed.
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